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News 8 Feb, 2017

Spy shots suggest only minor design tweaks for mid-life update, as 2 Series coupe goes under the knife for 2017

News 7 Feb, 2017

Spy shots reveal new SUV with design close to Detroit concept, while all-new variable-compression turbo engine is on the way.

News 7 Feb, 2017

Range Rover Sport spotted testing near Land Rover HQ with plug-in hybrid powertrain

Features 7 Feb, 2017

We get a glimpse of Audi’s factory of the future and the tech that’s set to boost efficiency, from drones to modular assembly lines

German energy group E.

French investigators have referred Fiat Chrysler for possible prosecution after alleging some of the automaker's diesels produce NOx emissions that are several times higher than regulatory limits.

Opel/Vauxhall has made the new Insignia wagon 200kg lighter and longer than rivals from Mercedes and Audi while borrowing heavily from its 2013 Monza concept to give the midsize model a sleek look.

Luxembourg has started criminal proceedings in response to the VW Group diesel-emissions scandal, saying that regulators had been cheated by car manufacturers.

News 25 Apr, 2018

Along with news of Volvo’s all-electric future, the firm has revealed its XC40 T5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid, with a pure EV coming next

News 21 Aug, 2018

Following on from the reveal of the Volvo XC40 T5 Twin Engine, the brand has revealed prices and specs for new T3, T4 and D3 engine variants

Western European car sales rose 9.5 percent in January on buoyant demand in Germany, France, Italy and Spain, according to industry data compiled by LMC Automotive.

After a four-year drop, Russia's car market looks to have bottomed out, leaving manufacturers optimistic that 2017 will bring signs of recovery for a market with the potential to become Europe's biggest for new-car sales.

UK new-car registrations rose 3 percent in January, helped by the first increase in demand from private consumers since March last year. The rise came despite fears a vote to leave the EU in June would hit private car sales.

PSA will begin assembling the Peugeot 3008 and 508 models in Kenya with local partner URYSIA, its long-standing Kenyan importer and distributor. The automaker previously assembled vehicles in the east African country between 1974 and 2002.

VW Group is being sued by German fish distributor Deutsche See for misrepresenting a fleet of vehicles it leased as environmentally friendly, making the company the first major German customer to sue VW over its emissions-cheating scandal.

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine is ready to view. The new edition looks at whether Russia sales are ready to rebound after a four-year drought during which sales halved.

Jaguar, Honda and Jeep were the biggest winners last year among brands sold in Europe, where overall vehicle sales rose 6.5 percent to 15.

Christian Senger, director of VW Group's electric model line, is predicting a fast model rollout with the launch of the VW I.D. in 2020. Audi, Skoda and Seat will also build models on the new MEB EV platform at an early stage, Senger said.