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Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers continued to fall in May, by 7.1% to 135,443 units from 145,815 units in the same month of last year, according to preliminary data released individually by the country's vehicle manufacturers.

New vehicle sales in Vietnam continued to drift lower in May, by 3.2% to 21,829 units from 22,553 units a year earlier, according to member data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

Kia said the Stonic will be its "most customizable" car to date. The new model will be a key launch for the brand in the booming subcompact/SUV segment.

Volkswagen has said that it has almost achieved its target of 9,300 jobs being removed from the company by early retirement.

ZF says it has designed and developed a new advanced centre airbag system concept aimed at significantly 'helping to reduce occupant excursion across a spectrum of crash scenarios'.

VW Group brand SEAT is aiming to reduce by half its environmental footprint by 2025, compared with its 2010 consumption and emissions figures.

Dana says it has broke ground on a new 7,500 sqm (80,000 sq ft) manufacturing and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will produce advanced driveline products for the Chinese market. 

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Faclifted Jeep Cherokee is likely to appear early next year, possibly at the 2018 Detroit Motor Show

Renault-Nissan is recruiting a new second-in-command for the alliance, Reuters reported. The move is designed to prepare for Carlos Ghosn's succession.

Russian giant, AvtoVAZ  recently unveiled sales figures which appear to bear out the slightly more optimistic tone struck by the AEB after four years of unrelenting market falls. The market is undoubtedly beset by challenges almost unknown anywhere else as a combination of international economic sanctions and a reliance on commodities have a correlation on consumer behaviour, but a stabilising ruble and exchange rate may see business pick up.

AvtoVAZ says the Russian government is looking to additional measures to ensure the fledging recovery recently witnessed in the domestic market can be maintained.

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Opel hopes a wide selection of advanced safety equipment in its new Insignia will move the model upmarket and lure buyers from premium brands.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2017 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for General Management is Maria Grazia Davino, who is managing director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles's operations in Switzerland.

Buyers of Tesla Inc's upcoming Model 3 car will only get two choices in configuration, a policy that will let the company quickly ramp up production of its mass-market vehicle, CEO Elon Musk told investors.

Buyers of Tesla's Model 3 will get to choose between just two colors and two wheel sizes under a configuration policy that will let the company quickly ramp up production of the mass-market electric vehicle, CEO Elon Musk told investors Tuesday.

Carvana, in its first quarterly report as a publicly traded company, reported a sharply wider loss on costs related to its expansion even as revenue surged.

Derrick Hatami is leaving his job as U.S. sales chief at Hyundai Motor America, following a tough sales month for the Korean automaker.