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Urban Science, the analytics company best known for helping automakers and dealers decide where to open stores, acquired AutoHook to expand its lead-management services. Financial terms were undisclosed.

The redesigned Chevrolet Malibu will start at $22,500, including shipping, slightly below the base-model prices of most key rivals in the competitive midsize sedan market.

Matthew McConaughey is back in another round of commercials for Lincoln, but this time, he lets the product do all the talking.

The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars rose above the rest. Josef Kerscher, plant manager for BMW factory in Dingolfing, Germany, is this year's winner for Manufacturing Executive.

The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars raced ahead of their rivals. Thomas Weber, Daimler board member for randd, is this year's Eurostar winner for Product Development Executive.

The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars achieved success by exceeding expectations. Kevin Stride, vehicle line director for the Jaguar XE, is this year's Eurostar winner for Project Leader for Individual Car.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public hearing next month on its effort to coordinate the Takata airbag inflator recalls affecting nearly 20 million vehicles in the United States.

CDK Global is accepting expressions of interest from select private-equity firms this week, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg, even as some shareholders urge the company to formally explore a sale effort and undertake a broader...

Nissan said U.S. pricing for its 2016 Versa sedan SL model has been reduced by $500 to $17,915 after shipping.

Toyota's Prius, a household name that has come to define hybrid cars for nearly two decades, was reborn in Las Vegas on Tuesday with the introduction of a redesigned and re-engineered model for 2016.

A well known consulting firm has issued a downbeat forecast for China's once-booming auto industry, forecasting growth slowing dramatically over the next seven years.

General Motors said it is recalling 121,000 Cadillac ATS sedans because the rear-window defroster can overheat and potentially catch fire. The automaker said it is aware of four fires related to the defect, but not of any crashes, injuries or deaths.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) says it has localised most components for its China operation as the country undergoes an unusually turbulent economic period.

News 10 Sep, 2015

More practical estate version of the new Vauxhall Astra has been unveiled ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show debut

MAN Truck & Bus has begun construction of a new cab paint shop at its Munich plant with the official ground-breaking ceremony. A new modern and efficient base coat line will be established next to the current paint building in a hall with a total floor area of approximately 18,000sq m over five main levels.

Several discontinued vehicle models, including the Pontiac Aztek -- well known for its spot atop many lists of the ugliest vehicles ever and for its role in AMC's 'Breaking Bad' TV series -- are finding new life on the used-car market...

Revealing its 'Warm Air Blanket' research, Tata Motors' luxury vehicle unit Jaguar Land Rover said the new technology could "dramatically reduce the energy consumed when heating a vehicle". Other innovations to reduce vehicle weight include concept seats 30% lighter than they are today and components made from carbon fibre mixed with flax. The automaker also wants to replace wiring looms and electrical components with innovative wafer-thin printed electronic circuits, currently used in curved televisions.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has told reporters that the brand saw 'good showroom traffic' in China in August, echoing remarks made by other company bosses that China's automotive sector may have weathered the worst of the country's recent economic volatility.

Tata Motors' luxury vehicle unit Jaguar Land Rover revealed some of the new and innovative low and zero emission powertrain technologies it is researching at this year's CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle event. Three Concept_e research demonstrators showcased the research which includes a new unique high performance, modular electric drive module (eDM) developed in-house.

BMW will pay $1.6 million and offer to rehire dozens of black former employees at a South Carolina plant who were fired after the company implemented a new criminal background check policy, according to a settlement agreement approved Tuesday.