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Opinion 7 Aug, 2015

Local authorities want crackdown on ‘anti-social’ supercar owners, despite providing support for UK economy says Mike Rutherford

News 7 Aug, 2015

New figures by the Department of Transport show 240 people killed in 2013 as a result of drink drive accidents.

Porsche sales rose 22% year on year to 20,733 cars worldwide in July.

Mazda will unveil a crossover concept at next month's Frankfurt auto show that may preview a variant of an existing nameplate or an update of the aging CX-9 crossover.

News 7 Aug, 2015

Suzuki's larger B-segment hatchback to bring back Baleno name from the past when it launches in summer 2016

News 7 Aug, 2015

Mazda reveals teaser image of new 'Koeru' SUV crossover concept, likely to become a seven-seat CX-7 successor to sit above CX-5

Honda is positioning and pricing its new HR-V in Europe to compete in the compact SUV segment, even though it is built on the same subcompact platform as the Jazz hatchback.

Western European new-car sales jumped 8.8 percent in July, boosted by higher demand in Germany and recovering Italian and Spanish markets, analysts LMC Automotive said. LMC raised its full-year forecast for the region.

Former General Motors purchasing chief Bo Andersson faced a massive task when he was hired to turn around AvtoVAZ, Russia's automotive giant, two years ago.

Western European new-car sales jumped 8.8 percent in July, boosted by higher demand in Germany and recovering Italian and Spanish markets, analysts LMC Automotive said. LMC raised its full-year forecast for the region.

Europe's first-half vehicle sales grew by a stronger-than-expected 8.2 percent, a gain that was double even the most optimistic full-year forecast made by analysts at the end of 2014.

Scott Painter, founder of the online car-shopping site TrueCar, is stepping down as CEO of the company this year. TrueCar said a successor is expected to take office by year end. Painter, 46, will remain chairman of the company's board of directors.

Lear is looking for acquisitions of as much as $1 billion for its electrical unit as automakers' demand for global vehicle platforms drives consolidation among their suppliers.

Lexus is relying more on leasing than BMW and Mercedes-Benz as it challenges the German brands for the lead in U.S. sales of luxury vehicle sales.

Engines are expensive items for an automaker to develop and, after sharing some powertrains with former owner Ford, Volvo, under new Chinese owner Geely, developed its own Drive-E engine range. The engines, which are all built with a maximum capacity of two litres and four cylinders, offer lower weight, size and complexity, all resulting in lower emissions, lower fuel consumption and greater driveability.

Australians continued their love affair with the versatile SUV last month with 13.4% more sold than in July 2014.

Mercedes-Benz set new sales records in July.

General Motors and its joint ventures booked record retail sales of 1,948,377 vehicles during the first seven months of the year in China.

Ford is inviting the gaming community during Gamescom to create online games that "could inspire real-life solutions to global mobility issues".

News 6 Aug, 2015

Estimated 10,000 2015 XC90s recalled over fears third-row airbag won't deploy properly, no figures for UK as yet