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The Indian government needs to fix the country's roads rather than demand increasing safety measures from carmakers, their key trade group said.

Slowing demand for diesel vehicles in India has led to Maruti Suzuki halting plans to increase engine production by 150,000 units at its Gurgaon plant.

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Rolls Royce confirms a second convertible model based on the Wraith will join the range in mid-2016

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Californian tuner Road Race Motorsports decides Fiat 500 needs 247bhp and aggressive carbon fibre styling

Despite record vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2014, adverse exhange rates held back a rise in BMW Group revenues to just 1.8% (EUR19,905m). But EBIT rose 26% to EUR2,603m and net profit climbed 27.2% to EUR1,771m. Unit sales were up 5.3% to 533,187.

Will the new plug-in Golf fry the Focus Electric and mulch the Leaf? It's certainly good enough to become the sales leader in its class.

American Axle & Manufacturing has posted second quarter net income of US$52.2m, more than double the previous figure of US25.8m last year.

Toyota Motor boosted both operating and net profit in its first fiscal quarter as unit sales (+0.4%) and revenue (2.2%) only inched up compared with a year ago. Nonetheless, operating profit beat analysts' estimates.

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz unit said it is cooperating with China's anti-monopoly authorities over an investigation into unspecified matters, after local Chinese media said the automaker's Shanghai office had been raided.

Shanghai GM has revealed the first images of the Cadillac ATS-L, a long-wheelbase model unique to China.

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Following exterior sketches last week Kia has revealed the seven-seater Sorento's interior design in an official drawing

JAC has launched the Refine S3, a new B segment crossover similar in size to the Ford EcoSport.

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We meet Honda's robot Asimo in Brussels, where he plays football, dances and even serves a drink!

Two years after production ended in Japan, the Mazda CX-7 has returned to life courtesy of China's FAW Mazda joint venture.

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Hennessey predicts over 1,400bhp and a 290mph top speed for new Venom F5 when it arrives in 2016

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Cost of medical reports will be drastically cut in a bid to limit false whiplash insurance claims

Toyota said net income in the April-to-June period rose to a record 587.8 billion yen ($5.7 billion) as surging SUV sales in the United States eclipsed shrinking demand in Japan. The company raised its North America vehicle sales target for the year.

BMW said its second-quarter operating profit rose 26 percent, as new models, a rebounding Europe and strong China sales boosted earnings.

Volvo wants self-driving cars to be a cornerstone of its efforts to produce the safest cars on the road, the automaker's randd chief Peter Mertens said.

Volvo wants self-driving cars to be a cornerstone of its efforts to produce the safest cars on the road, the automaker's randd chief Peter Mertens said.