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Canada's biggest railway reached a last-minute tentative agreement with one of its unions on Monday, averting a lockout that threatened to delay imports from Asia and compound a US West Coast port logjam.

Ford says it has now trained more than 8,000 skilled trades and production workers at its Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City assembly site to support production of the Ford F-150.

New vehicle sales in Malaysia increased slightly to 50,602 units in January, from 50,273 units sold in the same month last year, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

Features 24 Feb, 2015

We look into why car manufacturers put so much effort into producing concept sketches

News 25 Feb, 2015

Famous for the Interceptor muscle car, Jensen is back - and the GT will be its first new model in 2016

Sonic Automotive said today its new One Sonic-One Experience program to speed up transactions is making progress toward hitting its goal of cutting closing times to 45 minutes on average.

Sonic Automotive, the nation's fourth largest dealership group, reported increases in revenue for both the fourth quarter and full-year 2014.

Ricardo has unveiled its new electric vehicle motor in prototype form as part of a collaborative research and development project RapidSR - Rapid Design and Development of a Switched Reluctance Traction Motor.

News 25 Feb, 2015

The Aston Martin Vulcan is a mad track-only supercar based on the One-77 with a £1.5m price tag. We meet the man behind it

Mike Fine was perfectly happy with his 2011 Nissan Xterra. Then he got a look at his son's ride. The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee was packed with technology: a touchscreen loaded with apps, Bluetooth, all-wheel drive and push-button start.

Nissan will unveil the Sway concept car at the upcoming Geneva auto show. The Sway will preview the automaker's next Micra subcompact, reports said.

News 24 Feb, 2015

Hyundai reveals full pricing of its updated i30 range, including the new 183bhp Turbo

IG Metall has secured a 3.4% pay rise for 800,000 employees in Germany, as well as a one-off payment of EUR150 (US$170).

Toyota celebrated the launch of its high-tech Mirai fuel cell vehicle today from its noticeably low-tech production line. And President Akio Toyoda chose today as the celebration date for a reason.

Continental says it has launched production of transmission control units on a second line at its plant in Tianjin, China. The German supplier's transmission division entered China in 1998.

HMIL (Hyundai Motor India Limited) says it will soon reveal a crossover based on the Elite i20. This would mean a third bodystyle for Hyundai's increasingly globally important B segment model.

News 24 Feb, 2015

Next Volkswagen Touran will be up to 19 per cent more economical, sharing its platform with Golf and SEAT Leon

News 25 Feb, 2015

Volkswagen's Geneva Motor Show concept car hints as a new Passat CC 4-door coupe to rival models from Mercedes and BMW

News 24 Feb, 2015

Honda reveals stylish, spacious new supermini ahead of Geneva. Set to get more safety kit and improved refinement

Samsung SDI has agreed to acquire the battery pack business of Magna International, with the transaction expected to be completed during the first half of this year, pending regulatory approvals