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The EPA said it will drop controversial language from a proposed heavy- and medium-duty truck rule that had sparked fears of a new agency ban on street-to-race car conversions and recent scrutiny from Republican lawmakers.

The Volkswagen brand's recently appointed North America chief, Hinrich Woebcken, has been named CEO of the VW Group of America.

Toyota Motor Europe reported sales for the first quarter of 2016 of 241,600 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of 5.1% from Q1 2015, in a European market still split between growth in the west and central Europe (+7.9%) and further decline in the east (-10%). Total market share for the group was 4.8%.

Fiat Chrysler could build a rival to Tesla's Model 3 compact electric car with Italian flair if the business case makes sense, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said.

German labor rules may force Daimler, the 130-year-old inventor of the motor car, to create more software and technology jobs abroad as it strives to develop a new generation of driverless vehicles, a senior official told Reuters.

News 15 Apr, 2016

Next Jaguar's SVO division is already contemplating a 'more individual' successor to the Project 7 special edition

Opinion 17 Apr, 2016

It might not be as big as the New York motor show, but it will be of great benefit to Britain as a whole, says Mike Rutherford

General Motors said today it is recalling nearly 1.04 million newer pickup trucks for a seat belt flaw. The largest U.S.

Mercedes-Benz has gradually started production at its just-opened, 20,000-unit capacity assembly plant in Iracemápolis, 170km/106 miles north-west of São Paulo City.

News 17 Apr, 2016

New large SUV will appear at Beijing Motor Show this month, with 375bhp plug-in powertrain

Data released by LMC Automotive shows that the global light vehicle market improved by around 3% in March to hit an annualised selling rate of approximately 91m units a year.

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is reportedly whittling down the list of potential automotive merger partners and it's now down to three.

Our in-depth look at the redesigned Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV attracted a lot of reader interest this week. Only seemed it had been out a few years but, of course, it's been part of the auto landscape since 2007 and sold over 2.8m copies - I thought I was seeing a few about.

News 15 Apr, 2016

Global NCAP has written a letter to General Motors, asking for safety improvements following a record of zero-star ratings

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne sees Toyota, VW and Ford as the remaining potential merger candidates after his attempt to tie up with General Motors was rebuffed.

News 15 Apr, 2016

Multicoloured Bentley Continental GT luxury supercar was designed by Sir Peter Blake

In the first three months of 2016, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 113,100 vehicles to customers worldwide, a year on year growth of 4.3%. March deliveries rose 0.8% to 46,100.

Toyoda Gosei has officially opened new Brazilian subsidiary GDBR Industria e Comercio de Componentes Quimicos e de Borracha in Itapetininga, Sao Paulo state.