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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)

Honda has raised the prices of its vehicles in India after input costs rose and the government axed an import duty concession.

Toyota and Volkswagen have introduced standard airbags in all vehicles they offer in India.

In a bid to boost profit, BMW's Mini reportedly plans to axe three of its models and offer only four.

Renault plans to launch the second generation Duster globally in 2016.

Suzuki plans to roll out the first car from its Gujarat plant in mid-2017.

Mercedes-Benz USA will relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta to lower operating costs and to chase sales growth it foresees in the South.

News 6 Jan, 2015

First official pictures of Lexus' hot BMW M5 rival released ahead of Detroit unveiling, sporting the 5.0-litre V8 from the RC F

Global automotive executives are prioritising near term market issues, such as optimising engines and entering emerging markets, over investing in self driving cars and other innovations, according to KPMG's global automotive executive survey 2015.

BMW AG is trying to make charging cables optional as it plans plug-in hybrid versions of top models from the 3 series to the X5 SUV.

News 7 Jan, 2015

Last hurrah for Land Rover Defender with three limited edition models set to go on sale later this year

Kongsberg Automotive's Driveline has been awarded a contract for the supply of manual shifter systems worth an estimated EUR75m (NOK684m) over its lifetime, the supplier announced on Tuesday (6 January).