A consortium of 10 automakers investigating the root cause behind exploding airbag inflators made by Takata Corp. has fingered the ammonium nitrate propellant as a key factor in the deadly ruptures -- but not the only one.
Audi, in the midst of a scandal over parent company Volkswagen AG's diesel engines, took the top spot in Consumer Reports' annual report card on brand reliability and performance.
VW Group CEO Matthias Mueller expects the carmaker to win back the trust of its customers following the emissions test-rigging scandal after its core autos division swung back to growth in January, German news agency DPA reported.
Toyota has warned that a UK exit from the EU would "create additional business challenges" and said that it believes continued British membership of the EU is "best for our operations and their long term competitiveness".
RealVNC has announced it is supplying wireless MirrorLink technology to Volkswagen Group's Skoda unit and demonstrated the technology on the Octavia vRS at Mobile World Congress this week.
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23 Feb, 2016
Twin-turbo Coupe will sit below the bonkers C 63, previewing further ‘43’ badged models for launch later
It looks like we finally know what the 2013 BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe concept was all about; Autocar reports that BMW will resurrect the 8 series, dormant since 1999, in four years.
The next-generation Buick Regal sedan is likely to be longer than its predecessor but won't adopt the fastback styling of its corporate cousin, the Opel Insignia, according to new spy photos.
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24 Feb, 2016
Volvo's smallest car, the V40, gets the front end from the new S90 saloon and interior tweaks
Auto retailer Sonic Automotive's fourth-quarter net income rose 19 percent from the same quarter a year ago despite margin pressure on new vehicles, particularly in the luxury segment, because of oversupply, executives said.
Automobili Lamborghini president and CEO Stephan Winkelmann (51) will be the new CEO of Quattro, a fully owned subsidiary of Audi, which produces and distributes the high performance R and RS models.
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23 Feb, 2016
New Open 150 Edition of the MINI Convertible adds bags of kit and exclusive colour combinations
Stefano Domenicali will become the new President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini on March 15. He succeeds Stephan Winkelmann, who will take over as CEO of sports Audi affiliate quattro GmbH.
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23 Feb, 2016
Connected car will find and pay for parking, plus digital key sharing on its way
Mobileye has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nissan aimed to integrate Mobileye's new Road Experience Management (REM) technology into Nissan's fleets.
Michigan and California, vying for control of our driverless future, are each proposing crumbling World War II military sites as ideal locations to test robot cars. Michigan's secret weapon? Better potholes.
Rolls-Royce is replacing the $386,000 Phantom limousine, the brand's first model built under BMW AG's ownership, after a 13-year run as the maker of ultraluxury cars switches to building vehicles with lighter aluminum frames.
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