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News 2 Mar, 2016

Italian firm Italdesign rebodies and re-engineers a Lamborghini Huracan for its Geneva 2016 show concept

Dana has unveiled a new driveshaft engineered to further support engine downspeeding. 

Total production of Subaru All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles at Fuji Heavy Industries has reached 15m units nearly 44 years after the Leone 4WD Estate Van was introduced in September 1972.

General Motors Europe boss has told just-auto that the company is off to a strong sales start as it looks to hit breakeven in 2016. In a wide-ranging interview in Geneva, he also said that Opel is looking to address its weakness in SUVs, is concerned about the UK's currency movements and believes that Opel should focus on efficiency gains for combustion engines - rather than go for hybrids - in meeting tighter CO2 emission rules.

News 10 Mar, 2016

396bhp Mercedes-AMG E 43 revealed ahead of New York Motor Show debut

Software interface provider, Rightware, says it is collaborating with semiconductor solutions operator, Renesas Electronics to showcase the latter's R-Car H3 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Kanzi software.

Can what we now call the QX70, the car that started life as the FX, really be almost eight years old? It's still selling strongly too, deliveries in its largest market rising by 25% in February.

Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann has told just-auto that the brands are planning to increase diesel mix in Europe, in spite of the uncertainties caused for diesel's outlook due to the ramifications of VW's so-called 'dieselgate' scandal and its wider fallout.

Belgian automotive supplier, ECA says it has achieved hide efficiency of up to 80% using Lectra's Versalis cutting solution.

Relatively milder temperatures may have brought people outdoors but it was most likely incentives averaging 11% higher than last February and petrol prices averaging 27% less that brought them to dealer lots last month.

Fiat Chrysler came within a few weeks of pulling out of the UK in 2012 as sales plunged and dealers bailed out - then Steve Zanlunghi pitched a plan at his boss Sergio Marchionne.

Fiat Chrysler came within a few weeks of pulling Jeep out of the UK in 2012 as sales plunged and dealers bailed out - then Steve Zanlunghi pitched a plan at his boss Sergio Marchionne.

Fiat Chrysler came within a few weeks of pulling Jeep out of the UK in 2012 as sales plunged and dealers bailed out - then Steve Zanlunghi pitched a plan at his boss Sergio Marchionne.

Fiat is targeting the lower end of the compact car segment with its new Tipo hatchback and wagon, which the automaker says emphasize practicality, comfort and affordability.

News 2 Mar, 2016

Stunning new Morgan EV3 mixes zero-emission tech with retro-cool style and the promise of driving thrills

News 2 Mar, 2016

It wouldn't be a motor show without some great concept cars - here's our pick of the best at Geneva 2016

VW Group's Seat is touting driving dynamics to give its new Ateca a competitive edge in Europe's highly competitive compact SUV segment.

The auto industry's lean manufacturing system is extremely vulnerable to any tightening of Europe's border controls in the wake of the refugee crisis, Karl-Thomas Neumann and Dieter Zetsche, the respective chief executives of Opel and Daimler, said.