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News 6 May, 2016

We head to the Austrian Alps to see some fantastic modified VW Group products at the 2016 Worthersee show

April was another strong month for US light vehicle sales, although analysts have noted signs that the potential for further growth is limited.

News 9 May, 2016

New kit and subtle visual updates add to Citroen C4 Picasso's appeal, with UK launch in September

Western European car registrations rose 8 percent in April as Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain all saw a rise in sales last month, although momentum is slowing, according to data from a leading industry group.

Honda, in its quest for manufacturing efficiency, has turned the traditional assembly line model on its head.

Skoda said its new large SUV will be called the Kodiaq after a bear that lives on an island off Alaska. The seven-seat SUV will be a rival to the Nissan X-Trail and Hyundai Santa Fe.

Magna has posted first quarter sales up 15% to US$8.9bn, with net income from continuing operations attributable to Magna International, increasing 8% to US$492m.

Opinion 8 May, 2016

Stuffy motoring execs and jealously guarded secrets aren't the order of the day at SsangYong, as Mike Rutherford's been finding out

News that Geely-owned Volvo Cars had made first quarter earnings gains thanks to strong sales of its recently launched, and high margin, XC90 luxury SUV drew a lot of just-auto reader eyeballs this week. Thus proving my long-held theory that new product, and lots of it, usually leads to profits. Volvo has continued the new model roll with the S90/V90 and there's more to come - I'm off to Sweden next week to learn more about the products we can expect on the new CMA architecture co-developed with Geely.

Mann + Hummel has finalised its acquisition of Affinia's global filtration operations, which manufacture the Wix and Filtron brand of filters.

Almost 28,000 new vans were sold in the UK in April, an 11.7% year on year rise, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Toyota, after posting a 9.2 percent rise in China sales last month, is on course to meet its full-year sales target for the world's largest auto market, driven by lower retail inventories and a tax cut on small-engine cars.

New car registrations in the UK made a modest gain of 2% year on year in April, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 189,505 cars were registered in the month - the most in April since 2003, when 194,312 new vehicles found homes.

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) has marked the start of production of the redesigned 2017 Ridgeline pickup truck, on-sale soon at North American dealerships.

UK new-car registrations rose 2 percent last month even as sales of the market's three best-selling brands - Ford, VW and Vauxhall - fell.

"Independence Day" is how Boris Johnson - recent Mayor of London - and star turn of the UK's so-called Brexit wing looking for an amicable divorce from Brussels - is describing the day after next month's British referendum on European Union membership.

News 6 May, 2016

The latest addition to the Carabinieri's fleet is an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde model packing 503bhp

Forming part of India's Mahindra Group, Tech Mahindra is an IT service provider with an interest in developing driverless technologies. Matthew Beecham spoke to Karthikeyan Natarajan, global head of engineering and R&D at Tech Mahindra to learn more about its cyber security and connectivity solutions.

Pakistan is wooing foreign carmakers such as Volkswagen, Renault, Nissan and Fiat Chrysler with generous import duties as it seeks to boost auto investment in the country and shake up its Japanese-dominated car market.