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The CC was a good seller, especially in Germany, the UK and the US. Why then did Volkswagen decide to change the name, the body style and the size when planning a replacement for its four-door coupé?

A Ford employee shot and killed himself at the company's stamping plant in Woodhaven, Mich., on Friday.

Volvo Group Q3 2017 net sales increased 12% to SEK77.2bn (SEK68.8bn a year ago).

PSA CEO Carlos Tavares has signaled possible cost cuts at Opel, noting in a newspaper interview that production costs were at least 50 percent higher than at the company's French factories.

The future of the ride-hailing industry depends on the capricious largesse of two internet billionaires on opposite sides of the globe.

Has FCA found the secret recipe for turning small cars into big profits? It would seem so, with sales of the premium priced Abarth 500 range climbing ever higher, even though the basic Fiat model is more than a decade old.

BMW confirmed that EU antitrust staff have searched its offices. EU regulators are investigating whether German automakers held meetings to discuss suppliers, prices and standards to the disadvantage of foreign rivals.

BMW's headquarters were raided by EU officials investigating an alleged cartel among German carmakers as rival Daimler claimed whistleblower status in an effort to avoid fines.

News 20 Oct, 2017

The Porsche Macan Turbo Exclusive Performance Edition boasts 36bhp more than the standard Turbo, and will cost £86,267

Our second feature in a series looking at future models of brands under the Toyota Motor Corporation umbrella was all about Lexus and went down a treat with readers.

News 20 Oct, 2017

Piccadilly Circus' famous billboard will soon be able to detect different makes and models of car and stream ads aimed at their drivers

News 20 Oct, 2017

As part of Lotus' 70th anniversary, the ultra-exclusive Elise Cup 260 is race-bred for the track

Opinion 22 Oct, 2017

What can be done to improve F1? Mike Rutherford gives us a number of proposals, which includes ditching cars for running shoes

Nissan Motor announced last night it would suspend vehicle production for the Japanese market at all Nissan and Nissan Shatai plants in Japan.

Wolfgang Durheimer will step down as CEO of Bentley effective February 1 and be succeeded by Adrian Hallmark, former global strategy director at Jaguar Land Rover.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors' (YFAI) says its Trencín Technical Centre in Slovakia is due to receive common European benchmark certification within weeks as it looks to capitalise on testing capabilities.

Bentley said Jaguar Land Rover's head of global strategy, Adrian Hallmark, will become the brand's CEO as part of a reshuffle that also brings in new board members for engineering, sales and marketing and human resources.

Kobe Steel said it had found a new case of data fabrication at a subsidiary that cuts and processes steel plates.

Toyoda Gosei has developed Japan's first steering wheel with a grip sensor, which is compatible with todays advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and used in the new Lexus LS.