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New vehicle sales in Malaysia rose by 11.9% to 58,732 in April, from weak year-earlier sales of 52,489 units, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

Windshield washer fluid may be a breeding ground for bacteria that causes the deadly pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease.

New vehicle sales in Indonesia increased by 4.5% to 106,811 units in April, from 102,257 units a year earlier, according to data released by Indonesia's automotive industry association Gaikindo.

Gian Maria Olivetti joned Federal-Mogul in 2007 as VP, pistons, rings and liners. He was previously at Fiat Group, where he was executive director, worldwide engines and transmissions, responsible for Iveco. He talked to Simon Warburton at Federal-Mogul's recent Media Technology Day at the company's Wiesbaden plant near Frankfurt about key elements of the business including legislation, the future of ICE engines, CO2 emissions and materials.

News 19 May, 2014

New BMW 2 Series Active Tourer will arrive in showrooms this September, priced from £22,150

News 19 May, 2014

Three new ads from Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant aim to promote the hybrid BMW i8

With parts production running seven days a week on multiple shifts, General Motors plans to produce enough repair parts by October to have the ability to repair the majority of the vehicles impacted by the ignition switch and ignition cylinder recalls.

Volvo Group is getting closer to testing an electric road that would enable city buses to be charged wirelessly in operation using inductive charging.

The smallest Mercedes will remain the A-class compact, although the Smart brand could expand into subcompacts, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said.

The smallest Mercedes will remain the A-class compact, although the Smart brand could expand into subcompacts, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said.

General Motors has agreed to pay the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) a US$35m fine for failing to report in a timely manner the ignition switch defect.

German supplier Hella and state-owned Chinese automaker Beijing Auto have agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to produce lighting in Beijing.

Johnson Controls (JCI) and Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems, the component group of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), say they have signed a definitive agreement to form a global automotive interiors joint venture.

News 19 May, 2014

Northamptonshire Police will prosecute motorists caught taking photos of accident

Cars could be driving themselves down the world's streets far sooner than expected because of a change in a global treaty backed by European countries.

News 19 May, 2014

Triple Formula 1 world champion passes away at home aged 88

Now that the 24 Hours of LeMons season is in full swing, I'm getting more opportunities (in my role as

Jaguar has given the world a sneak peek at their upcoming XE sedan on Facebook and Twitter, four months before its debut at the

-- Jay Leno drives the McLaren P1, because he just bought a McLaren P1. It's the first one in America.

It came from the scrap heap, welded together from the long-dead carcasses of four golf carts and a Pontiac Grand Am: Behold, The Frankentruck!