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GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC) is to start sales of the locally assembled Eclipse Cross in China.

BMW has strengthened its logistics to include air freight options as part of contingency plans to prepare itself for the UK's exit from the EU.

Japan's new vehicle market jumped by 12.5% to 418,992 units in October from strong year earlier sales of 372,469 units, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Reliable sources close to Schaeffler indicate around 585 British jobs are at risk as the company unveiled plans to close two manufacturing sites in the UK, but insisted Brexit uncertainty was not the main reason for the move.

Nissan says it has committed to working with the government of Ghana to establish an automotive manufacturing industry in the country. The company will also make Ghana its hub for sales and marketing in West Africa.

New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 1.3% to 35,048 units in October from 35,512 units a year earlier, according to local reports citing registration data compiled by Taiwan's Directorate of Highways.

Sales of imported passenger vehicles in South Korea jumped by 23.6% to 20,833 units in October from 16,833 units a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Nissan's Qashqai Pilot One Edition is this month's test vehicle in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT ) reporting series. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, this HOT report series looks to benchmark the connectivity functionality of each manufacturer based on various test criteria. Nissan's attempts to leapfrog competitors to deliver a next-generation package that will future-proof its popularity and perhaps jobs in post-Brexit Britain have mixed results.

Opinion 7 Nov, 2018

Deputy editor John McIlroy thinks more and more people in the UK are now willing to give electrified vehicles a try

BMW reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit to $2 billion amid currency headwinds, trade tensions and higher randd expenses.

BMW reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit to $2 billion amid currency headwinds, trade tensions and higher research and development expenses.

With the mass-market introduction of electric vehicles it is time to think less of horsepower and more of kilowatts when judging a vehicle's power.

Overtaking Toyota to become Europe's top-selling Asian automaker has long been the aim of Nissan and Hyundai. But Toyota's success selling hybrids is making the goal tougher.

Ford made a profit in India for the first time in a decade in the last fiscal year, signaling that the automaker's strategy conceived two years ago is starting to show some success.

Ford made a profit in India for the first time in a decade in the last fiscal year, signaling that the automaker's strategy conceived two years ago is starting to show some success.

The gradual flip in Toyota Motor Corp.'s product and sales mix in the U.S. over the past decade has exposed some weak performers on the car side.

With automakers facing financial pressure on many fronts -- Wall Street, trade and tariff issues, slowing sales, intense competition -- the product development chief's job has never been more important.

Lincoln plans to introduce the production version of the Aviator crossover in L.A., roughly eight months after it showed off a "production preview" in New York.

A top Samsung executive said he expects strong growth at the company's audio and auto electronics unit Harman, which has put the company "firmly in the picture of the automotive industry."