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Schaeffler will spend 180 million euros ($209 million) to build a assembly and packaging center near Leipzig, Germany, to supply auto spare parts and tools to warehouses across Europe. The facility will begin operations in 2019.

Nissan has reported a big drop to operating profit this year as it has been hit by costs related to vehicle inspection issues in Japan and a Takata airbag recall class action in the US.

The hydrogen fuel cell sector has been in and out of the automotive limelight over the past decade. Toyota's announcement in 2015 of making thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents available on a royalty free basis brought the technology back into focus. Does this mean affordable fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs) could be on our driveways any time soon? Although there is still some work to go, Kia believes it has the solution.

Tougher emissions testing procedures for new cars threaten to disrupt the European market. A key risk is big fines for automakers that miss CO2 emissions reduction targets, according to a JATO study.

Daimler will launch a customer support voice-activated "chatbox" app. Customers will be able to pose questions to the app either in vehicles where it has been installed, or by using a smartphone version of the service.

Daimler will launch a customer support voice-activated "chatbox" app. Customers will be able to pose questions to the app either in vehicles where it has been installed, or by using a smartphone version of the service.

EV production in the EU will get a boost when regulators act to tighten CO2 emissions limits. New targets will include incentives for automakers to shift to EVs, an EU official said.

The European Commission is proposing a 30 percent CO2 emissions reduction target for new cars by 2030 with credits for zero- and low-emissions vehicles.

Nissan's operating profit slid 22 percent in the latest quarter as outlays for a Takata airbag class action settlement and recalls in Japan hit earnings.

Mercedes has added the X-class pickup as it seeks to make its vans division more global and less reliant on Europe. The unit's boss, Volker Mornhinweg, spoke to Automotive News Europe about how important the new model is to the automaker.

Carvana more than doubled revenue and unit sales in the third quarter but losses mounted as the newly public used-vehicle retailer continued its national rollout.

The next generation of Lamborghinis -- previewed with the Terzo Millennio concept -- could act as their own superpowered batteries and be able to repair themselves.

Authenticom suffered a legal setback in an antitrust case against CDK and Reynolds, but the trial will go ahead.

Ally Financial is tripling its bet on one of the auto industry's disrupters by committing $2 billion to finance retail contracts for online used-vehicle retailer Carvana over the next year.

COMMENTARY: President Donald Trump may have stumbled onto a useful home truth in his criticism of Japan's car industry.

For shoppers with an eye on the new Navigator SUV -- or any Lincoln, for that matter -- General Motors is offering a $5,000 discount to make them think twice.

The next iteration of BMW's X5 midsize crossover is taking shape and appears to be on schedule for launch in the second half of 2018, possibly as a 2019 model. The redesign appears conservative -- except for the X5's new snout.

New Zealand's Motor Industry Association (MIA) said the 15,530 new vehicle registrations last month set a record for October which was also the second best month ever.

Yes, the brand of your grandfather's sedan has received an astonishing reputation and lineup overhaul in recent years and appears to be the front-runner to receive the semiautonomous highway driving system.

Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell by 18.3% to 16,833 units in October from 20,612 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).