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With gasoline prices plunging, the average fuel economy of light vehicles purchased in the US in December was down slightly from November, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute report said.

After a bumper 2014 in Asia-Pacific, buoyed by growth in China's car market, Tony Pugliese considers the outlook for markets in the region in 2015.

Czech new-car registrations jumped 17 percent in 2014 to a record high of 192,314 units, with more growth seen this year.

News 6 Jan, 2015

Lightweight road car set-up for the track to be revealed at this year's Autosport International show

About 1,400 vehicles -- including 1,200 made by Jaguar Land Rover, 65 Minis, and one Rolls Royce Wraith -- could be damaged after a cargo ship carrying them ran aground on a bank in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.

About 1,400 vehicles -- including 1,200 made by Jaguar Land Rover, 65 Minis, and one Rolls Royce Wraith -- could be damaged after a cargo ship carrying them ran aground on a bank in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.

President Obama is scheduled to visit the Detroit area on Wednesday and visit a Ford assembly plant to talk about the auto industry's successes in the five years since his administration rescued General Motors and Chrysler Group.

It's been slow in coming, but the Detroit Electric sports car is taking shape.

AutoNation said its new-vehicle sales jumped 12 percent in December compared with a year earlier, reaching 33,069 vehicles.

UK coastguard authorities are expressing frustration at a lack of information coming from salvors tasked with handling the Hoegh Osaka car ship, which was deliberately run aground at the weekend (3 January) and is currently listing at up to 50 degrees.

News 7 Jan, 2015

Official teaser image confirms the Aston Vantage GT3 we spied in October is on its way to Geneva 2015

Features 6 Jan, 2015

Selling a personalised plate can be an extremely lucrative business. Here’s how you can cash in

An F performance version of the Lexus GS sedan will make its world debut at the Detroit auto show, becoming the third mass-produced vehicle to receive Lexus' high-performance makeover, after the IS F sedan and RC F coupe.

Johnson Controls has named Joe Walicki vice president and president of its Power Solutions (batteries) business. The board also named him a corporate officer.

Seating and electronics supplier Lear has closed on its $850 million acquisition of automotive leather supplier Eagle Ottawa LLC.

Many of the 1,300 vehicles currently stranded on the stricken car ship, Hoegh Osaka on a bank outside Southampton, were bound for destinations in Germany and the Middle East.

News 6 Jan, 2015

Rolls CEO positive about SUV prospects, plus first details on Phantom successor and plug-in hybrid as company reports record sales

Renault-Samsung Motors said it plans to sell more than 30,000 of its newly-launched SM5 Nova models this year, of which around 60% will be LPG-powered models.

News 6 Jan, 2015

Fancy an Atom, but need to go off-road? Try this new Ariel Nomad instead... (Plus video)