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Opel CEO Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann has stepped down as the Speaker of the Management Board and CEO of Opel/Vauxhall.

BMW's UK car workers have rejected a pension deal designed to end a long-running dispute over plans to close the automaker's final salary pension scheme.

The German Transport Ministry has ordered an investigation into whether Porsche used a cheat device to hide high NOx emissions from the Cayenne V-6 diesel.

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has announced new 2018 model year Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models with the new, UK-made, two litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engines and a new 240PS diesel that are also filtering into the Jaguar line.

News 12 Jun, 2017

JLR's latest investment sees its InMotion venture team up with Lyft to develop new services and technology

News 13 Jun, 2017

Striking new Hyundai Kona to rival the Nissan Juke and Citroen C3 Aircross when it arrives in November

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) says the emergence of megatrends such as autonomous driving will present it with significant business opportunities as it looks to capitalise on its joint venture with seating specialist, Adient.

Compact hatchbacks are still the preference of the majority of Brazilian car buyers despite the rising number of SUVs and crossovers on sale. Meanwhile 2017 is becoming known for redesigns and technology updates at a level seldom seen in the history of the local industry. The first of the new hatchback breed to arrive is the Fiat Argo, of which sales have started already, while the new Volkswagen Polo will take a little longer.

Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews, we spoke to Thomas Ebenfeld, psychologist and managing partner of Concept M, about what makes car consumers tick. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany with offices worldwide, Concept M consists of a group of psychological market researchers with a focus on the automotive industry.

Daimler is planning a new assembly facility in Thailand as it looks to rebuild its presence in south east Asia's largest heavy truck market.

New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by 17% to 35,469 units in May, from 30,317 units in the same month of last year, according to a data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

Workers from a threatened French auto-parts factory have secured a meeting with Finance Ministry officials and their main carmaker clients, Renault and PSA, after a union delegation accosted President Emmanuel Macron.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2017 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Marketing is Steven De Ploey, Jaguar Land Rover's global marketing strategy and planning director.

General Motors' stockpiling ahead of lower production planned for later in the year has driven up industrywide inventory levels.

North America, Alan Batey's domain at General Motors, is responsible for 99.4 percent of GM's total adjusted earnings since January 2014. And it's becoming even more critical to the automaker's future.

Toyota engineers were asked to create two distinct versions of the redesigned Camry that would help broaden its reach. The cars also had to pass the 200-yard test.

Some traditional Audi sedan buyers aren't ready for crossovers, which is one reason the luxury brand is offering its new A5 and S5 Sportback models.

Since the start of the year, 13 high-profile executives have departed, and Uber has not filled many of those roles.

By selling still-fewer vehicles to Enterprise and Hertz, GM hopes to boost residual values and improve the economics of its leasing business.