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Remember the days when Kia was the butt of jokes? How things have changed. From the funky Soul to the hybrid Niro to the flagship Stinger, all have helped lift the Korean carmaker's position in the global market place. Meet the third and latest member of the Kia Ceed family: ProCeed, an estate car that's impersonating a coupe. Carrying the name over from the second-generation pro_cee'd three-door coupé, the ProCeed is a product of Kia's European design, product development and R&D teams. Continuing QUBE/just-auto's review of interior design and technology trends, we slipped inside to see what distinguishes it aside from the punctuation.

Toyota has abandoned plans to build Corolla cars at a new joint assembly plant it is building with Mazda (Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA - MTMUS) in Alabama and will instead build a new crossover there.

Ray Hutton says Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary has finally defied the doubters to become one of the Europe's fastest-growing car brands. But SEAT's history illustrates that it wasn't easy...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) said its distributor PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Sales Indonesia (MMKSI) will launch its flagship plug-in hybrid Outlander PHEV.

Novares Group has officially inaugurated a new, 9,600 square metre second building at its site in Janovice, Czech Republic.

Toyota's Lexus Europe first half 2019 sales rose 5% year on year to 40,450 units as 'self-charging' hybrids accounted for 95% of volume in western and central Europe, boosted by the newly launched UX compact SUV and ES premium saloon.

News 10 Jul, 2019

A revised version of SEAT’s compact SUV is due for launch next year with updated styling, fresh tech and a potential PHEV powertrain

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover retail sales fell 9.6% year on year in June 2019 to 47,060 vehicles.

News 10 Jul, 2019

The Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato will be limited to just 19 examples and each will be paired with a DB4 GT Zagato continuation model

Anyone remember the original, not-for-production BMW Mini all-Electric? We do.

News 10 Jul, 2019

The government needs to do more to encourage people to both build and buy electric cars, says Steve Fowler

News 10 Jul, 2019

The upcoming BMW M4 Cabriolet has been spied at the Nurburgring, ahead of its launch in 2021

Interiors supplier Dakkota Integrated Systems is to build a plant in Detroit supplying Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles on the 'brownfield' site of a shuttered high school, and will prioritise city residents for jobs there.

DRiV, a Tenneco business and leading global aftermarket and OE ride performance supplier, announced that its Öhlins brand DFV (Dual Flow Valve) adjustable suspension dampers will be featured in a performance package for the new, all-electric Polestar 2 five-door fastback.

Jaguar Land Rover says it is researching new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to understand our state of mind while driving - and adjust cabin settings to improve driver wellbeing.

Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai-Kia) has begun a series of 'sweeping changes' to its R&D organisations and development processes, enabling - it says - greater responsiveness to the changing future mobility technology landscape.