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News 19 Jun, 2015

Some parents spend over £1,000 a year and continue to help with car and insurance costs until children are into their thirties

Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal painkiller drugs.

Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has reportedly been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal pain-killer drugs.

Opinion 19 Jun, 2015

Driver lethargy is the reason why our roads are underfunded, says columnist Mike Rutherford

Renault unveiled the Duster Oroch no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.

Renault unveiled a no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.

AvtoVAZ says the current weak status of the Russian Rouble is a "huge advantage" as it looks to make hay while the currency sun shines.

GAZ Group says it is constantly evaluating its supplier base as a depreciating rouble provides genuine opportunity to capitalise on what otherwise is a bleak Russian economic position.

Four EU nations and European politicians from across the political divide called on the European Commission to publish next year a challenging 2025 emissions standard for new cars.

GAZ Group says it aims to achieve RUB5bn (US$93m) in cost savings this year as it prepares to launch its new full metal van based on the Gazelle Next chassis.

Infiniti intends to officially unveil the English-made Q30 hatch in September at the Frankfurt motor show. It goes on sale in Europe late this year and is expected in U.S. showrooms some time in 2016.

Car buyers continue to shun full-electric cars but that could change with the next generation of battery technology, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said. 'Customers are not impressed with it currently,' he said.

Tom Benson, a New Orleans and San Antonio dealer and the owner of the NFL's Saints franchise, was found competent to manage his own affairs by a Louisiana judge overseeing part of a fight by spurned heirs trying to oust the billionaire from control...

A politically connected media firm owner who billed Louisiana dealerships for fictitious advertising that cost them more than $1.2 million was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Wednesday, the Department of Justice said.

General Motors said today that Fitch Ratings had raised the credit ratings of both GM and GM Financial to investment grade.

Driver assistance systems use a combination of warnings and some degree of active intervention to help steer the driver away from trouble. While active intervention clearly holds many possibilities, it is also fraught with difficulty. Matthew Beecham considers the stage we have reached with three advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS): rearview cameras; autonomous emergency braking systems; and head-up displays (HUDs) in cars. This first instalment considers rearview cameras.

Moves by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to force General Motors into a merger might have been laughed out of court by now, had its CEO been anyone other than Sergio Marchionne.

MILAN (Reuters) -- General Motors seeking advice from investment banks shows it is taking an attempt by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to force a merger with its larger U.S. rival seriously, analysts and traders said.

Data released by JATO Dynamics shows that Europe's car market slowed to growth of just 0.8% in May. However, the underlying picture remains one of national markets in recovery.

Daimler said it had hired Sajjad Khan, a senior BMW executive responsible for the automaker's Connected Drive program, in a coup for the Mercedes-Benz parent company.