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Awards 5 Jul, 2016

Head of Jeep Mike Manley, takes his place in the Auto Express Hall of Fame

Nissan has published its annual Sustainability Report and says that its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have fallen by  22.4% over the past decade.

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

Hyundai wins the Auto Express 2016 Technology Award with their approach to alternative fuel research

Daimler AG's Supervisory Board has decided to add around EUR1.8bn to the company's pension assets. The pension contribution will be made in form of a transfer of the shares in Renault S.A. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. to the pension assets of Daimler AG. The transfer will result in a onetime positive EBIT impact in 2016 of about EUR0.5bn.

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

The Auto Express Car of the Year for 2016 is the Jaguar F-Pace

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

We asked you what your favourite car design is for 2016, and the Honda Civic Concept has taken the crown

SRG Global Inc, a subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp, provides high value coatings on plastics for a number of applications, including automotive. It also makes active grille shutters which respond to the driving environment in order to reduce drag and improve fuel economy. SRG Global Inc's vice president of engineering, tooling and advanced development, David Dunford explains its Integrille system and how the market for active grilles is developing worldwide.

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

The Toyota Prius is the 2016 Auto Express Green Car of the Year, with the BMW i3 and Kia Niro commended

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

The Volkswagen Transporter is the 2016 Auto Express Van of the Year, with the Ford Transit and Volkswagen Caddy commended

Automotive News Europe's Guide to Powertrains shows 91 locations -- up front 86 last year -- where the engines and transmissions that drive the auto industry in Europe and beyond are built.

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine is ready to view. This month's edition looks at how Volvo has turned itself into a legitimate rival to Germany's top premium brands.

Bentley attributes its sales tumble to a deliberate sell-down of demo fleets, designed to make room for the Bentayga crossover due in August. Sales of the Bentayga will bring a sales rebound, the company's top U.S. executive says.

When Stivers Ford-Lincoln gets an Internet lead, artificial intelligence software generates an email that fills the gap between the auto responder's message and contact from a salesperson.

Mercedes-Benz calls the new E-class sedan the most intelligent car in the world. It just went on sale with a range of semi-autonomous driving and safety features not seen before.

VW's settlements will likely spur buy-sell activity by removing some of the uncertainty that had hung over the brand. But the impact on dealership values is less clear.

Manufacturers would love to see more station wagon sales in the U.S. to help them offset the costs of developing them for Europe, where wagons and hatchbacks remain popular.

U.S.

Volvo Car Group probably wouldn't be enjoying its record-breaking renaissance without a badly needed pep talk, a confidence-building face-lift and the arrival of a new owner with a lot of cash and even more guts to take a chance on the...

VW has agreed to pay out piles of cash to diesel owners and government agencies as part of a record $15 billion in settlements of class-action claims. VW dealers -- faced with plunging sales and decreasing franchise values -- received nothing.

Lamborghini is exploring advances in carbon-fiber technology at a new lab in Seattle, with a goal of having the world's first production car with carbon connecting rods.