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General Motors' captive finance company will open a financial servicing center in San Antonio early next year, pending state approval, the company said today. It plans hire 490 employees there.

Volkswagen of America hired attorney and compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg to independently review and resolve claims by owners of diesel vehicles with illegal emissions software.

One of the GM concepts from last month's Specialty Equipment Market Association show will be making the transition to dealer lots.

News 18 Dec, 2015

Honda study finds one in three Brits admit to driving the morning after heavy drinking

U.S. auto sales are on pace to break the industry's single-year record by more than 100,000 units, with December sales volume expected to be higher than any month in the past decade, according to a forecast issued today by LMC Automotive.

News 17 Dec, 2015

Bonkers Maloo LSA 'ute' gains supercharged 6.2-litre V8 with 99bhp more than before for £54,500

Daimler sales chief Ola Kaellenius could be in line to become the carmaker's next CEO, but not for several years as incumbent Dieter Zetsche may have his contract extended by three years through 2019, a German magazine reported.

News 17 Dec, 2015

The scheme will be split into two rates - £4,500 and £2,500 - with over £400 million to be invested to promote plug-in vehicles

Toyota aims to produce and sell 10.2m vehicles next year, keeping targets largely flat from its 2015 estimates amid sluggish demand in southeast Asia.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden, which bought the assets of bankrupt Saab Automobile, announced a 78-billion-yuan ($12 billion) deal today to supply 150,000 electric cars to Chinese leasing firm Panda New Energy.

Toyota's Mirai fuel cell saloon this week became London's first hydrogen-fuelled private hire car (minicab), operated by greentomatocars. The first fare payer was a medical student who travelled 10 miles,  "emissions-free"  from her home in Wimbledon to the West End.

Articles 22 Dec, 2015

We've compiled the ultimate car quiz of 2015. Our 50 motoring mindbenders will test you to the limit. Good luck...

British car manufacturing output increased 9.3% year on year in November 2015 with 150,084 cars built. Strong overseas demand continued to boost output, with export production up 10.8% to 120,484 units.

Features 22 Dec, 2015

We round up the biggest car news stories that made 2015 an unmissable year

News 17 Dec, 2015

New Renaultsport network will have full RS range for customers to try

European new car sales experienced a 27th consecutive month of growth during November 2015 with volume up 13.5% year on year, the second largest rise this year, according to analysts at JATO Dynamics. This followed a significant slowing of growth during October as a consequence of smaller increases in the 'Big Five' EU markets.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) and Chinese company, Panda New Energy have signed a collaboration agreement worth RMB78bn (US$12bn).

Volkswagen named five new leaders for its development, sales, design, production and product divisions as the automaker rebuilds its executive ranks following the upheaval spurred by an emissions cheating scandal.

News 17 Dec, 2015

The convertible version of Mercedes C-Class Coupe has been spied undisguised and roofless ahead of its mid-2016 launch