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Serra Automotive said it has closed on its long-planned acquisition of three northern Michigan dealerships from Otto Belovich.

Volkswagen successfully lobbied for changes to proposed new European emissions tests designed to more accurately reflect 'real world conditions', a newspaper report said.

Heavy rains in India's southern Tamil Nadu state have battered one of the country's largest auto manufacturing hubs and forced plants to shut for the second time in less than a month, crippling production and deliveries from the region.

"Around 50" Volkswagen employees have come forward just ahead of the deadline to testify in the group's internal investigation into the emissions controls cheating scandal, a spokesman has said.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson reconfirmed that he expects the Swedish automaker to show a 'substantial improvement' in its operating profit when it reports its 2015 results.

Volkswagen Group's billionaire owners, the Porsche-Piech clan, today underscored their commitment to the automaker, pledging to protect jobs as the company battles with its emissions crisis.

India's infamous monsoon brought the Chennai automobile cluster to a standstill for the second time in two weeks as rain pounded the city and suburban areas from Tuesday morning.

Nissan has set out new proposals to end parent Renault's control and block French government interference in their alliance, sources told Reuters.

Shares in German automotive engineering group Edag rose in their market debut, outperforming the market.

By sweeping in plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), China's BYD claims to be the world's top seller of 'EVs' to the end of October, and for six consecutive months.

VW Group has agreed with banks on the terms of a planned 20 billion euro ($21.2 billion) bridge loan to help it meet the costs of its emissions scandals, Reuters reported.

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Sales of Volvo vehicles rose 26 percent in November to reach a record high, helped by strong demand in the U.S. and China.

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Drivers breaking down on around two per cent of Britain's road network would have no signal to call emergency services

Skoda, whose car sales have fallen recently, said it will not introduce additional weekend shifts in December but it was not cutting production.

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New DS 3 crossover model will accompany all-new DS 3 hatch to take on MINI Countryman

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Maserati SUV to be priced in-line with Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport when it goes on sale next December

Volkswagen India's recall of 323,000 diesel cars fitted with emission cheating software will be the country's biggest.