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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.

Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Officer Torsten Müller-Ötvös confirmed that the high-end luxury automaker is currently developing “a contemporary interpretation of a pinnacle drophead tourer” in time for a mid-2016 launch.

“The announcement of a new Rolls-Royce model is always a seminal moment in the automobile industry,” said Peter Schwarzenbauer, Chairman of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. “When it arrives in 2016, this elegant and sensuous new car will build on the success of our current models and will play a key part in fulfilling Rolls-Royce Motor Car's commitment to long-term sustainable growth.”

The new model, which could be a Rolls-Royce Wraith Drophead, is currently undergoing a rigorous process of prototype testing as it enters its next stage of development.

Further details will be provided at a later date.

Source : Rolls-Royce

General Motors wants to sell more diesel vehicles in the U.S. in the next few years, tapping into a market segment that's expected to grow to a 10% share by 2020.

The announcement was made by Steve Kiefer, GM's vice president of global powertrain, during the 2014 Management Briefing Seminars.

Right now, GM only sells the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel as well as offering a Duramax option with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. A new 2.8L 4-cylinder diesel engine will join the lineup in 2016, powering the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.

“The Chevrolet Cruze diesel will be the first of many diesel-powered passenger cars General Motors will offer in the U.S.,” Kiefer said without revealing their identity, let alone confirming their availability in Canada.

Source : autonews.com

Jared Rowe, former president of Kelley Blue Book, has been appointed president of AutoTrader.com, effectively immediately, the two companies said Monday.

Gannett, the owner of USA Today, has agreed to buy out the other companies that own online shopping site Cars.com for $1.8 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported.

The upcoming Jaguar XE small sedan is poised to become the most fuel efficient car Jaguar has ever built, based on fuel economy estimates for the European diesel model.

Lightweight vehicle materials are delivering significant side benefits to automakers striving to improve fuel economy.

Federal safety regulators are working on a 'seamless' technology that can detect alcohol by touch and breath and can be used to reduce or eliminate alcohol-related vehicle crashes.

ZF Friedrichshafen is considering selling its steering business as part of its proposed acquisition of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. to resolve expected antitrust issues, people familiar with the matter said today.

ZF Friedrichshafen is considering selling its steering business as part of its proposed acquisition of TRW Automotive to resolve expected antitrust issues, sources said.

Toyota is hitching its future to green cars, investing billions of dollars in gasoline-electric hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles, but for now its record profit performance is being powered largely by a gas-guzzling U.S. market.

New factory technology is in the pipeline that will turn workers' clothing into data-emitting devices for plant management.