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VW and Audi sales continued to rise in March, with VW posting a 2.7 percent gain and Audi rising 1.7 percent.

Ford's March sales slipped for the third straight month thanks to a cutback in fleet sales and a weak car market.

Fiat Chrysler's U.S. sales declined for a seventh consecutive month in March, dropping 4.6 percent despite sales gains from Ram and Dodge.

Ford, General Motors, Renault-Nissan and Daimler are best positioned for long-term success in a self-driving car future, according to a report from Navigant Research.

U.S. sales at American Honda dipped slightly in March, ending the month with a 0.7 percent decline to 137,227 vehicles, as weak car demand and losses at Acura Division continued to pull down the automaker's fortunes.

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Former VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech has agreed to sell a major part of his stake in the holding company that controls Volkswagen Group.

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U.S. light-vehicle sales dropped 1.7 percent in March as decreases at Ford, Honda, Toyota, FCA, Hyundai and Kia overshadowed gains at Nissan and GM, even amid higher spending on discounts.

Ford Sollers says it has a deep understanding of the impact of localising component manufacture in Russia on ruble cost and foreign currency fluctuation.

French car sales rose 7 percent in March, helped by an extra selling day. Among volume brands, Toyota's gain was the biggest at 33 percent, while registrations at both Fiat and Kia jumped 18 percent.

Tesla sales have surged to a new quarterly record in Q1 as the company rebounded from weaker sales and production problems at the end of last year.

The world's automotive market is drifting towards two separate poles according to Anand Mahindra, the chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group.

The world's automotive market is drifting towards two separate poles according to Anand Mahindra, the chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group.

A strategic partnership has been signed by Oliver Jung, chief operating officer of Schaeffler AG, and Qian Gang, CEO of the steel manufacturer CPS. The two companies want to strengthen their business relationship both economically and technologically.

Pirelli says it grew its revenues by 7% in 2016, aided by better sales mix across its product range.

The arrival of Kia's fourth-generation Optima as an estate in the UK last year - along with a plug-in hybrid version - gave the Korean automaker two new opportunities to expand its business in Europe. Continuing just-auto/QUBE's review of interior design and technology trends, we borrowed an Optima Sportswagon to take a closer look and got the inside story from Gregory Guillaume, Kia Motors' chief designer for Europe.

A German court has rebuffed VW Group's attempt to prevent prosecutors from using information seized during searches of the law firm Jones Day, which the automaker had hired to investigate its emissions scandal.

ElringKlinger has posted 2016 sales revenue up 3.3% to EUR1.6bn (US$1.7bn), fuelled by the Group's performance in the fourth quarter, which saw sales revenue grow by 4.4%.

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine is ready to view. The new edition looks at the next steps PSA will need to take to make its purchase of Opel and Vauxhall a success.