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French car registrations tumbled 12% in February, the country's main car industry body said on Friday, as a weak economy continued to weigh on demand for new vehicles.

Spanish car sales fell 9.8% year on year in February, mirroring January's fall of 9.6%, car manufacturers' association Anfac said.

News 5 Mar, 2013

Chevrolet has given the Captiva a mid-life facelift, and the revised car has been unveiled at Geneva

Brussels Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht, says he has made it clear to Japan there will be no Free Trade Agreement (FTA) unless the contentious issue of its tariff barriers is addressed.

NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I analyzed the 2013 Chevrolet Volt from both of its sides during my one-night stint.

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Our sister magazine, evo, has pitted the new MINI JCW GP against three track-focused rivals

Spanish car sales fell 10 percent year-on-year in February, mirroring January's decline, car manufacturers' association Anfac said on Friday.

Toyota's UK engine plant, in Deeside, North Wales, has celebrated the creation of 70 new jobs in order to meet increased engine demand.

Ferrari revealed what we hope is the last teaser for its Enzo successor on Friday.

Although advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are increasingly fitted to new cars as drivers request them, Euro NCAP's tightened safety requirements will boost such installed equipment rates over the next few years. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with executives of Ficosa to get a better understanding of the market for certain camera and sensor based ADAS, namely lane departure warning systems, cruise control systems and traffic sign recognition systems.

Getting a close look at the Alfa Romeo 4C when it debuts in Geneva will be a challenge if there is a repeat of what happened two years ago at the same show.

News 5 Mar, 2013

SsangYong has revealed a stylish new VW Tiguan-rivalling SIV-1 concept, as well as an all-new version of the Rodius

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The Toyota FT-86 Open Concept has made its world debut at Geneva

GAZ Group - part of Russian Machines - the machinery and engineering holding of Basic Element - recently started Chevrolet Aveo production at its Nizhny Novgorod facility 250 miles east of Moscow and also produces vehicles for Volkswagen and Skoda.

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CarBuyer.co.uk has crowned the Dacia Duster its Car of the Year for 2013

ThyssenKrupp AG, Germany's biggest steelmaker, said an antitrust watchdog in the country raided its offices in the western city of Duisburg.

This year's Geneva auto show highlights how automakers are increasingly pushing into new market niches as they seek to maximize showroom sales and profits.

Give credit to the organizers of the Geneva auto show, they know better than to mess with Ferrari.

European automakers are marking record achievements in the United States. Jesse Snyder, a former editor for Automotive News Europe, explores why in this segment from Automotive News TV's First Shift newscast on Feb. 26.

Tristan Vautier (Schmidt Motorsports) proved once again that he was a fast driver by leading a 1-2-3 sweep for France at the IndyCar test at Sonoma.

Vautier ramked first ahead of the Chevy-powered Dragon Racing entry of Sebastien Bourdais and his teammate Simon Pagenaud.

“I didn't set any expectations for myself before. Before that last run, I was a bit further off, so the good lap at the end was a big step, which was good, but none of these times count when the season starts,” said Vautier.

The French trio was followed by Tony Kanaan who lost the morning session after a fire broke out in the engine bay of his KV Racing Chevy.

Panther DRR's Oriol Servia finished fifth followed by Dragon Racing's Sebastian Saavedra, KV's Simona de Silvestro, Panther Racing's JR Hildebrand and Ed Carpenter (Ed Carpenter Racing).