A safety advocate group has petitioned federal regulators to open an investigation into an estimated 4.9 million Chrysler vehicles for issues that could lead to engine stalls and other problems, according to documents posted online by the U.S.
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30 Sep, 2014
VXR name returns for latest Corsa, which could outpace today’s Clubsport special
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29 Sep, 2014
Volkswagen have announced full pricing and specs of their new Passat saloon and estate, ahead of UK deliveries in January.
BMW is teaming up with Chinese Internet giant Baidu to start highly automated driving trials in Beijing and Shanghai.
The Passat GTE - making its global debut at the Paris show later this week - is the first plug-in Volkswagen hybrid offered in saloon and estate body style. It follows the earlier launch of the Golf GTE hatchback (and the battery-only e-Golf).
Germany has been given two months to comply with a European Union (EU) Directive on Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) applications for use in vehicle refrigerant systems.
The Source London electric vehicle public charging network reportedly has flagged nearly a third of its charging point locations as temporarily unavailable.
German government ministers have backed a bill that would enable cities to offer electric vehicle drivers free parking and the right to use bus lanes from next year in a bid to increase demand.
Continental has expanded turbocharger production at its Czech location in Trutnov, while systems for other customers are being produced in Lahr, among them what the company says is the world's first turbocharger with an aluminium turbine housing.
With a limited quota of just 3,000 full imports a year, plus the strict Inovar-Auto government auto policy rules to contend with, there are rumours locally that Volvo and its Chinese owner Geely are considering building a car manufacturing plant in Brazil.
Lanxess subsidiary, Bond-Laminates, says it has completed capacity expansion at its site in Brilon, Germany, for the composite Tepex, on schedule.
General Motors' European unit has issued a rare 'do not drive' warning for about 8,000 Opel/Vauxhall Adam and Corsa models registered since May 2014.
Malaysia's UMW Toyota Motor plans to spend up to MYR500m (US$153m) to expand its dealer and aftersales network to meet growing demand for Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Fiat Chrysler's decision to have a home base in London matters less than the jobs and opportunities that the combined company will create in Italy.
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29 Sep, 2014
The 2015 facelift of the Kia Venga mini-MPV will debut at the Paris Motor Show this week
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29 Sep, 2014
Kia is forging ahead with hybrid technology and will showcase the diesel-electric Optima T-Hybrid in Paris
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29 Sep, 2014
Kia has revealed an updated version of the Rio supermini, which will debut at the Paris Motor Show later this week
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29 Sep, 2014
Performance meets economy in new Volkswagen Passat GTE, revealed ahead of a Paris show debut
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