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Reuters reports that Kia is in talks to open a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico.

Shanghai GM has teased the new Buick Envision, announcing its Chinese name as 'Ang Ke Wei', revealing ing its specifications and the first official photo. The new high-end midsize SUV will go on sale across China later in 2014, targeting the likes of Audi's Q5.

Chrysler Group said it would recall an undetermined number of older model SUVs in connection with an investigation of ignition switch performance.

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Honda's Indian unit will account for 25% of Honda's Asia-Pacific (APAC) sales volume by March 2017, according to the company's Managing Officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto.

No NHTSA employees have been fired or disciplined even though it seems that GM's ignition switch recall complaint data was handled improperly, The Detroit News said.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne quashed all speculation of a possible tie-up with Volkswagen, saying the idea had never been on the agenda.

South African component representatives are stressing the vital nature of the country's so-called 'peace clause' that appears to be the sticking point in the country's delicate search to find a solution to the four-week old metalworking strike.

Italian brakes manufacturer Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on the continued strength of the country's automotive sector.

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Latest Driver Awareness Research Vehicle from Toyota has debuted in Colorado, targeting improved safety when using in-car tech

New BMW Group UK managing director Graeme Grieve is a former sales director of the British unit and starts on 1 October 2014.

Daimler booked a EUR2.2bn net profit in the second quarter of 2012 after boosting unit sales 4% to 628,900 and revenue 6% to EUR31.5bn. EBIT rose 12% to EUR2.5bn.

New vehicle sales in Malaysia increased by 9.2% to 58,561 in June, from 53,631 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

Ford's Fiesta is now the UK's best-selling vehicle nameplate of all time after total sales topped 4,115,000 this month, 37 years after launch.

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Ford confirms Fiesta nameplate is now the UK’s best-selling car of all time, exceeding 4,115,000 sales since 1976

Daimler said second-quarter profit rose 12 percent as Mercedes S-class sales doubled and the company scaled back spending.

Volkswagen faces a battle with workers over cost cuts at its biggest car division, a central plank of its drive to meet profit margin targets.

Bentley named VW Group executive Marlies Rogait as its new head of human resources.

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn was addressing thousands of workers at the automaker's biggest plant today as he attempts to win their support for cost cuts at the VW brand.