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A dispute between Prestige Motor Car Imports and Group 1 Automotive over a buy-sell deal in Florida gone wrong is settled and the deal back is on -- for now, both sides said.

Kia Motors will unveil a rugged concept car with electric all-wheel drive at the Chicago Auto Show, the automaker said today as it released a teaser image.

After the year of the recall, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shared some positive news about vehicle safety: The likelihood of driver deaths in late-model vehicles has fallen more than a third in the US in three years, IIHS said in a...

Federal safety regulators want to find whistleblowers with knowledge 'of possible defects or any wrongdoing' by Takata, stepping up pressure on the airbag maker whose products are linked to five deaths and dozens of injuries.

General Motors will suspend production at its plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, from mid-March until mid-May and is raising prices for its products because of the weak and volatile Russian ruble.

News 29 Jan, 2015

You’ll be able to get an automatic gearbox in diesel-powered SX4 S-Cross models from summer 2015

Edmunds.com has predicted automakers will sell 1,155,866 new cars and light trucks this month for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.7m.

News 29 Jan, 2015

First details on upcoming BMW 5 Series rival: new Hyundai Genesis will cost from £47,995

Toyota is testing new technology it said could make hybrids and other vehicles with electric powertrains more efficient.

General Motors' recent move to steer 100 percent of its Buick, Cadillac and GMC lease incentives in the US to captive finance company GM Financial took Ally Financial by surprise, Ally CEO Michael Carpenter said during a conference call today.

News 29 Jan, 2015

Faster, lighter and more extreme Aventador caught completely undisguised ahead of an expected world debut at the Geneva show in March

Features 31 Jan, 2015

With the 32nd anniversary of Britain's seatbelt law today, we chart the history of safety features in the cars you drive

Toyota Motor Sales USA said it plans to recall about 52,000 Avalon sedans from the 2011-12 model years for wiring that could cause a fire.

VW Group ought to be able to cut costs at its passenger-car brand by "substantially more" than the 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) planned by the carmaker's top management, VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh said.

VW Group ought to be able to cut costs at its passenger-car brand by "substantially more" than the 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) planned by the carmaker's top management, VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh said.

Hyundai has become the first South Korean brand to top 80,000 sales in a calendar year in the UK, selling 82,159 in 2014 and is looking to raise its numbers even further this year in what is expected to be a flat market.

The Timken Company boosted fourth quarter 2014 sales 2% to $762.2m which saw operating income rise to $38.9m from $33.7m or $0.35 per diluted share from a year ago.

Auto safety products supplier Autoliv today said it saw slightly higher margins in 2015 as it posted fourth quarter earnings above market expectations, helped by strong sales in Europe and lower costs for raw materials.

Gentex's net sales for fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014 were up 7.23% to US$350.41m compared with $326.77m in the same period in 2013.

The leaders of German car companies have united in support of a free trade agreement between the EU and the US that they believe would slash their costs and boost competitiveness.