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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler enjoy a long-term and stable future, and all of their shared projects remain on track, the companies' CEOs said in their annual media update at the Paris show.

Features 3 Oct, 2014

The Auto Express team pick their favourite cars from the 2014 Paris Motor Show

News 3 Oct, 2014

PHEV tech to be introduced across the range, with a rival for the Nissan Juke to follow

New vehicle sales in Taiwan increased by 20.1% year-on-year to 34,746 units in September, according to local industry sources.

Daimler and Renault-Nissan are extending their alliance to include engines and transmissions. Renault will supply Daimler with a 1.6-liter diesel for the Mercedes C class. Mercedes will supply its 2.0-liter gasoline engine to Infiniti.

The sleeping giant is waking at last. Honda's stand at the Paris show was filled completely with refreshed or redesigned cars for the first time in a long while ahead of a big year in 2015.

PSA CEO Carlos Tavares is already achieving positive results with his turnaround plan at the money-losing automaker.

News 3 Oct, 2014

Ferrari could increase production volumes under the new leadership of Sergio Marchionne

Germany joined France and Italy in reporting a rebound in new-car registrations last month after poor results in August. Sales in Germany rose 5 percent in September helping to lift nine-month registrations by 3 percent.

News 3 Oct, 2014

Skoda's new seven-seat SUV will rival the Kia Sorento, but even top-spec models are unlikely to cost more than £35,000

News 3 Oct, 2014

Boss of upmarket Citroen's DS brand promises three all-new models, faster variants and a bold plan for exclusive dealerships

One reason why Renault shocked the auto world in 1998 by acquiring Nissan was the emergence of a delightful Renault design language in the 1990s. Credit for that look goes to former Renault styling chief Patrick Le Quement.

News 3 Oct, 2014

Peugeot boss confirms a Quartz-inspired 7-seater SUV could be on the cards

News 3 Oct, 2014

Renault's Paris show star could still make it to the UK in right-hand drive form

Ford Europe chief Stephen Odell has told just-auto that Ford is happy with its production capacity position in Europe, which he feels is right for prevailing market conditions and amid a 'very modest recovery' to car sales across the region.

Renault is considering building engines in Morocco to serve growing production in the country and trim costs.

Mercedes and BMW aim to sell more standardized cars and services to boost profit margins and simplify the complex list of options for buyers -- while also giving them the choice of a bespoke car if they want.

Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann is confident that the automaker will achieve its goal of returning to profit by 2016, helped by pushing into new segments, leveraging GM's global vehicle platforms, and reducing parts and labor costs.

Fiat Chrysler has no need for a capital increase to fund its five-year growth plan but its board will examine all capital-boosting options, including taking on more debt, a mandatory convertible bond and a possible capital increase, CEO Sergio...

From IMSA

Turning his fastest lap in the final 15 minutes, Gustavo Yacaman led Thursday evening's TUDOR United SportsCar Championship night practice for Saturday's 17th Petit Le Mans.

Yacaman ran a lap of 1m14.923 in the No. 42 OAK Racing Ligier J2 P2/Honda co-driven by Alex Brundle and Ho-Pin Tung.

The 10-hour distance classic at Road Atlanta will be the second race for the Ligier chassis in the U.S., coming off a TOTAL Pole Award by Brundle and a second-place finish in the recent race at Austin's Circuit of The Americas.

Richard Westbrook was second in the No. 90 VisitFlorida.com Corvette DP, 1m14.991, followed by Sebastien Bourdais, 1m15.056 in the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP shared by Prototype points' leaders Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi. Bourdais had the fastest lap of the day during the afternoon session, 1m14.610.

Bryan Sellers also waited until the closing minutes to lead GT Le Mans (GTLM), running 1m19.060 in the No. 17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR that won the ALMS GT class in last year's event.

Alex Job Racing ran 1-2 in the night session in GT Daytona (GTD). Mario Farnbacher ran a lap of 1m22.504 in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Porsche 911 GT America.

IndyCar racer Jack Hawksworth led Prototype Challenge (PC) with a lap of 1m17.250 in the No. 08 RSR Racing AutomaxUSA.com ORECA FLM09.

Fifty-one cars participated in the session. The largest field for Petit Le Mans was 52 cars for the race in 2011.