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News 18 Nov, 2015

Infiniti takes the wraps off its jacked-up QX30 at the 2015 Los Angeles show, and it's four-wheel drive only

Nissan soon will allow customers to color customize the Versa Note, much the way they can with the Juke. Dubbed the Nissan Color Studio, the program will be expanding to the 2016 Versa Note.

News 17 Nov, 2015

The two-wheel drive Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2 is lighter and emits less CO2, too

What's old is new again at Lamborghini. After years of building supercars that were almost exclusively all-wheel drive, the Italian brand is going back to rear-wheel-drive basics with the debut of the Huracan LP 580-2.

News 18 Nov, 2015

A four-wheel drive diesel option and new media system for the Jaguar XE saloon are part of 2016 model year revisions

Penske Automotive Group Inc. has bought the Schneider Nelson Auto Group in a deal expected to generate annual revenue of about $175 million.

Tesla is in discussions with the German government about building a battery factory in the country. Tesla has said that Germany is a key market for its household battery-storage systems.

The Obama administration opposes a U.S. House bill on auto financing, saying it would revoke "important guidance designed to prevent discriminatory pricing of auto loans," the White House said on Monday.

GMC is extending its pricey Denali subbrand to its newest nameplate, the Canyon midsize pickup, and will introduce an even higher-end version of its Sierra Denali full-size pickup.

October's European Union numbers show the passenger car market continued its upward trend, despite a slower rate of increase (+2.9%), marking the 26th consecutive month of growth.

Business car service, Addison Lee, is to fit Michelin CrossClimate tyres across the majority of its 5,000-strong fleet.

Shell Lubricants says it is spending around 1% of its total outlay on the T25S concept car developed in partnership with The Gordon Murray Design Group and Geo Technologies and under the auspices of Project M.

Brembo has posted revenue for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015, up 16.3% to EUR510.2m (US$546.9m) compared with EUR438.6m in the same period last year.

Akebono Brake Industry has made the following personnel changes, which took effect on 1 and 4 November.

Baby boomers emptying the nest and their adult offspring starting families are driving demand for sport utility vehicles, which will account for two in five new auto sales in the U.S. by 2020, according to Ford.

BMW plans to make an investment of ZAR6bn (US$418m) in its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria to manufacture X3.

News 17 Nov, 2015

Volkswagen planning SUV boom with stretched Tiguan among plans. Our exclusive image shows how it could look

New vehicle sales in Japan fell by 4.1% to 380,089 units in October, from 396,505 units a year earlier, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).

New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 16% to 88,300 units in October, from 105,200 units sold in the same month of last year, according to data collected by local industry association Gaikindo. The country's economy is struggling with weak exports, low commodity prices and sluggish domestic consumption, held back by tight monetary policy. Cumulative ten-month sales fell by almost 18% to 853,000 units, from 1,037,900 units in the same period of last year