Volkswagen Group said it lost production of several hundred vehicles at the weekend following a power outage at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Off the top of my head, and not driving them back-to-back, I'd say this Ford F-150 XLT Supercab is better than the
Hyundai will begin sales of its first battery-powered electric vehicle in 2016 as well as continuing with the development of fuel cell vehicles.
Volkswagen delivered 923,100 passenger cars in the first two months of this year, up 3.3% from the 893,300 in the same period last year. Sales also grew in February by 1.5% to 407,600.
Audi will increase its model range from 50 to 60 by 2020 and raise output from 1.57m last year to 2m.
Nissan had a little fun at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Australia earlier this month. For an exhibition, it pitted its Leaf Nismo RC versus its
Volkswagen group's Audi is planning to regain its crown as the manufacturer of the most streamlined cars on the road as part of its plan to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 25% before 2020.
Audi has again reported record sales in 2013 and out-performed the market in every region, if not every country, in which it operates.
A new free trade agreement with South Korea will throw a wrench into Canada's auto sector recovery, Ford and Canadian union leaders warned on Tuesday, highlighting the pressure on an industry already struggling with competition from Mexico.
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The world’s most famous racetrack, the Nurburgring, has been sold for £84 million to a German parts company
Cox Enterprises, the media holding company, and buyout firm Apax Partners LLP -- the owners of AutoTrader -- are interested in bidding for auto-sales Web site Cars.com, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
Toyota, Nissan and Honda have agreed to increase base wages in Japan - in Toyota's case for the first time since 2008, as it heads for record profits.
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New Jersey follows Texas and Arizona in banning Tesla from selling its cars directly to consumers
The stock of cars in use on UK roads has risen to a new high of almost 32m according to data released by the SMMT.
Russian new-car sales fell 2 percent in February, which was an improvement on a 6 percent drop in January, as a sliding ruble encouraged consumers to place orders.
Toyota agreed to increase base wages in Japan for the first time since 2008 as the nation's largest company heads for record profits.
Mercedes-Benz says its position remains "unchanged" following the Joint Research Centre's (JRC) endorsement of the r1234yf refrigerant, insisting the scientific body's scope was "too limited."
Chrysler is recalling about 19,500 twin clutch automatic Fiat 500L cars sold only in the US and Canada to upgrade their transmission software.
US federal prosecutors are examining whether General Motors is criminally liable for failing to properly disclose ignition switch problems with some now out of production vehicles that were linked to 13 deaths and led to a recall last month, a source familiar with the investigation told a news agency.
The French government will reduce its stake in supplier Valeo, reversing a move it made five years ago as part of its attempts to shore up the country's crisis-hit car industry.
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