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Russia's remarkable run of surging sales came to something of a halt in January with a slender rise of just 0.6%.

Groupe PSA reported a new record for sales in 2018 at 3.9m units with worldwide sales up 6.8%. In Europe, PSA said it was helped by a 'perfectly managed' new WLTP standard implementation phase. Dave Leggett caught up with Maxime Picat, Groupe PSA Executive Vice President, Operational Director Europe, to find out more.

Autoliv has paid tribute to founder, Lennarat Lindblad, who has died aged 89.

PSA says it is acquiring TravelCar, offering parking and car rental solutions two years after its equity investment in the start-up.

European Commission (EC) officials have approved, through the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Stena Rederi of Sweden, part of the Stena Sphere and Glovis Europe of Germany, controlled by Hyundai Glovis.

Seating and interiors Tier 1 Adient booked a fiscal Q1 net loss and EPS of US$17m and $(0.18), respectively. Adjusted-EBIT and Adjusted-EBITDA were $105m (down 35%) and $176m (off 34%), respectively.

Ford is spending US$1bn and adding more jobs to plants in the Chicago area to expand production of the redesigned Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles, CNBC reported.

Tips & advice 25 Feb, 2019

Is it best to part exchange your car? Our handy guide will tell you how to get the most cash for your car

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover Automotive has booked a GBP273m loss for the third quarter of its fiscal year. The automaker said the results mainly reflected lower sales in China and higher depreciation and amortisation of investment expenses.

News 7 Feb, 2019

Limited edition Nissan Qashqai N-Motion adds additional equipment to the mid-range N-Connecta, plus a new DCT automatic gearbox

Renault reportedly is investigating a sponsorship deal with the Chateau de Versailles that included a EUR50,000 (US$57,000) personal benefit to its scandal-hit former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

News 7 Feb, 2019

Ford’s autonomous safety system sets up communication between vehicles and pedestrians, through a light-based “visual language”

Features 8 Feb, 2019

The challenges facing fleet operators continue to grow, but the Volkswagen e-Golf answers them all

General Motors has outlined an incentive plan for the head of its self-driving car unit that, Reuters suggested, points the way toward a possible initial public offering for the business.

News 7 Feb, 2019

JLR posts biggest-ever quarterly loss of £273m; fourth consecutive quarter of losses; value of assets down £3.1bn

The West European car market fell by 5% year-on-year (YoY) in January, according to data released by LMC Automotive.

Geely-owned Volvo Cars reported a fall in 2018 profit margins as a prolonged trade war between Washington and Beijing pushed up costs and resulted in pricing pressure in its main market of China.

Even though AutoShanghai opens to the media on 16 April, there will still be quite a few important vehicle premieres on the following day at the New York International Auto Show. As ever, just-auto lists the debuts with a constantly updating roster of world first appearances. The latest addition is Nissan North America's 2020 370Z.