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Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has said it would continue to work on reducing vehicle emissions.

Nissan could be joining a host of other foreign carmakers, dealers and parts suppliers in China to be hit by antitrust penalties following a probe by the government into new car and aftermarket parts prices.

Toyota, facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target.

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 252,567 vehicles in May in China, down 4% year on year, due mainly to model changeovers or phase-out.

Honda's US unit (American Honda Motor) is recalling an incredible 5.1m cars to replace dual stage, driver's side, front air bags with potentially faulty Takata inflators. The official NHTSA announcement - which came after an earlier announcement by the automaker - was followed a few days later by a news agency report some already replaced air bags may need to be renewed again and there is confusion over exact numbers of vehicles affected overall.

China-based premium carmaker Qoros has announced a sales collaboration with a Chinese automotive e-commerce platform, Bitauto, that will provide Qoros cars for test drive with potential customers.

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Ten, maybe 20 years ago, you'd have been laughed out of the pub car bores' group for suggesting a BMW would one day be offered with a three cylinder engine (or front wheel drive, for that matter). Laugh ye no more.

Mahindra has launched a four-door pure electric car, the E-Verito, at a public event in India that was held to promote hybrid and electric vehicles on the World Environment Day. It is the country's first four-door pure electric car.

Mercedes-Benz has revamped its used van operation here in the UK.

Hydraulic suspension, once key to the appeal of the original Citroen DS, is to be scrapped by PSA/Peugeot-Citroen as the carmaker cuts costs, sources said.

Takata, the troubled Japanese supplier behind the massive global airbag recall crisis, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance, Hiroshi Shimizu, more authority by naming him to the board of directors.

Volkswagen has inked a cooperation agreement with JV partner SAIC to intensify cooperation in e-mobility and prepare for the local production of electrified vehicles.

Automakers failed to jumpstart the slowing growth in car sales in China last month despite offering steeper discounts, as consumers opted to defer purchases and invest in the world's biggest stock-market rally instead.

Audi is investing heavily as part of its effort to overtake BMW as the world's largest premium automaker. CEO Rupert Stadler is particularly bullish about Audi's fast-growing SUV lineup, as he explained to Automotive News Europe.

Canada's Multimatic, which specializes in building niche cars such as the Ford GT and Aston Martin One-77, will start production in the UK next year of the Metrocab plug-in hybrid taxi to meet growing demand for low-emission cabs.

Fourteen young and talented automotive executives have been selected as Rising Stars within the automotive industry by Automotive News Europe.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to proceed with a July 2 public hearing to probe Fiat Chrysler's handling of 20 recalls despite several changes and new initiatives by the company designed to improve its recall performance.

GM has assigned Bryan Nesbitt the new global head of design for Buick amid a broader shuffling of design executives at the company. Nesbitt shot to fame when he penned Chrysler's retro-styled PT Cruiser. He joined GM in 2001.