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GM will make its latest play to bring Buick back in the U.S. when the brand shows off a sporty coupe concept and a Chinese-built SUV at the Detroit auto show on Sunday, a person familiar with the plan told Bloomberg.

Apple has registered domain names related to automobiles, adding to speculation about the company's plans to develop an automobile.

Auto designer Henrik Fisker is joining former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and entrepreneur Gilbert Villarreal to create a new luxury sports car company.

Self-driving cars are involved in fewer crashes on average than vehicles with a driver behind the wheel, a study released today by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows.

Mazda said it will recall 374,000 U.S. vehicles linked to potentially defective front passenger-side airbags made by Takata Corp.

The number of off-lease vehicles slated to hit the market this year is expected to grow by more than 20 percent, but used-vehicle prices will decline only modestly in 2016, predicts Tom Webb, Manheim chief economist.

Fiat Chrysler is stuck in the corner at this year's Detroit auto show -- and the automaker couldn't be happier.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will host a Tuesday fundraiser at the same hotel where many media members and auto executives will stay at for the Detroit auto show.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance said it would launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive "technology" in the next four years.

In a new ad, the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is a luxury car -- at least in the minds of some consumers -- thanks to a simple badge removal.

As what promises to be the most expensive presidential election in U.S. history heats up, one constituency is dreading the coming barrage of political advertising perhaps more than any other: car dealers.

Like neighbouring New Zealand, Australia saw a new car sales in 2015 with 1,155,408 new passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles sold. Volume rose 3% year on year in December to 99,616.

Global sales of VW brand cars fell by 7.9 percent in December as the automaker's emissions crisis and weak Brazilian and Russian markets affected the marque's performance. VW Group sales dropped by 5.

Global sales of VW brand cars fell by 7.9 percent in December as the automaker's emissions crisis and weak Brazilian and Russian markets affected the marque's performance. VW Group sales dropped by 5.

New vehicle sales in New Zealand, which face strong competition from used vehicle imports, reached a record 134,041 units in 2015, a rise of 5.4% over 2014.

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen blasted Volkswagen today for citing German law to withhold documents from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software.

Kia Motors named its new SUV concept the Telluride and says the vehicle will feature the brand's first use of 3-D printed components. The three-dimensionally printed parts will add a 'distinct, modern' flair to the interior, Kia promises.

VW brand chief Herbert Diess will reduce the automaker's expensive engineering habits by re-using technology and components and avoiding the fussing over details that was common under the company's previous leadership, Bloomberg reported.

Denso is to showcase its safety, autonomous drive and environmental technologies with augmented reality displays at the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in Detroit next week.

Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tyre makers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Falken Tyres' newly-appointed European head of marketing, Stephan Cimbal. He joins at a crucial time for the business as parent Sumitomo Rubber Industries dissolves its relationship with Goodyear, allowing Falken Tyre to step out of the shadow of the Dunlop brand across Europe. With this, Cimbal is spearheading a new branding era and marketing approach for Falken.