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Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple for allegedly poaching engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that could offer further evidence that Apple is developing a car.

Goodyear will pay around US$32m in salaries in arrears, interest and related payroll taxes to about 320 employees at its subsidiary Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Hellas SAIC.

Hyundai aims to sell 500,000 vehicles in India in the near future. To achieve this target, the company plans to launch several models and enter new segments.

The UK produced 5,443 commercial vehicles in January, down almost 19% year on year.

Lotus unveiled the Evora 400, a revised version of its flagship Evora sports car that will spearhead the brand's return to the United States.

News 19 Feb, 2015

Peugeot's facelifted Fiesta rival set to appear at 2015 Geneva Motor Show, with styling tweaks and new engines

Deliveries from the Volvo Group's truck operations in January 2015 fell 4% year on year to 13,055 vehicles.

German auto supplier Mahle has agreed to buy rival Delphi's air conditioning business for $727 million, expanding its thermal management expertise as cars make greater use of electric motors and batteries that need special cooling.

Mahle is to acquire Delphi's thermal business reducing the size of the once huge supplier business, built up under General Motors ownership, still further.

The UK's car manufacturing sector reported a fall of 1 percent in output last month as automakers invest in production of new models and technologies.

All automotive sectors ended 2014 with a strong final quarter, according to the Automotive News Europe PricewaterhouseCoopers Transaction Services Shareholder Value Indices.

Volvo is targeting U.S. sales of 28,800 in a full year for the redesigned XC90 crossover that goes on sale in May.

Cadillac will debut its new advertising direction during the Oscars broadcast Sunday with a contemplative commercial that quotes from a Teddy Roosevelt speech, anchored by the tag line "Dare Greatly."

News 18 Feb, 2015

Rugged Alltrack version of VW's Passat Estate to debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2015

Skoda's third-generation Superb unveiling to a global audience included the Slovakian model and actress Adriana Karembeu, Cuban couturier Osmany Laffita, a section of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and an ensemble featuring 1980s songstress Chaka Khan.

News 18 Feb, 2015

Upgraded Citroen C4 will be priced from £14,645 when it goes on sale in April 2015

Piero Ferrari, son of the eponymous luxury sports car company's founder Enzo Ferrari, said today he had no intention to sell the 10 percent stake his family owns in the company.

News 18 Feb, 2015

European Parliament says mileage correction companies to be wound up by 2018

News 18 Feb, 2015

Volkswagen announces updated Sharan MPV will appear at Geneva Motor Show with new engines

Lexus will unveil the LF-SA concept at the Geneva auto show. The car could preview a future rival to the Mini, Audi A1 or Smart ForFour, reports said.