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News 25 Sep, 2018

Sporty R-Design trim added to the new Volvo V60's line-up, starting from £35,410

News 25 Sep, 2018

Ford and Vodafone are testing a system to alert drivers of upcoming incidents, and instruct them to clear path for emergency services

BMW's second-generation self-driving system will likely debut before the middle of the next decade. To reduce costs, the automaker wants to partner with other companies in the system's development.

Chinese automaker Chery will open a development and design center in Germany as it prepares to launch models in Europe to be sold under the Exeed brand.

Chinese automaker Chery will open a development and design center in Germany as it prepares to launch models in Europe to be sold under the Exeed brand.

U.S.-based International Automotive Components Group has seen a decline in its heartland, which has helped boost the prominence of its European unit.

Webasto aims to boost its sales to 5 billion euros by 2020. But the German supplier worries that the industry could be badly damaged if a trade war between Europe and the U.S.

Aston Martin plans to convert the Rapide to a limited-edition electric vehicle so the company can learn how to deliver EVs to customers addicted to its trademark gasoline growl.

Derive Systems agreed to pay $6.

Ford's head of global operations said he's optimistic all three countries can reach an agreement, despite news late last week that talks between the U.S. and Canada had stalled.

The disclosure puts an end to months of speculation about how much the automaker ponied up for the vacant building off Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford finalized the depot purchase May 22.

The disclosure puts an end to months of speculation about how much the automaker ponied up for the vacant building off Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ford finalized the depot purchase May 22.

Fiat Chrysler is nearing the appointment of Pietro Gorlier, COO of its components business, as the new head of Europe as part of a broad reorganization that may be announced as early as this week, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Fiat Chrysler is nearing the appointment of Pietro Gorlier, who heads the automaker's components business, as head of Europe as part of a broad reorganization that may be announced as early as this week, people familiar with the matter told...

Satellite radio company Sirius XM Holdings, whose subscription service is offered by most automakers in the US, is to buy online music service Pandora Media in a US$3.5bn all-share deal that observers said would help it battle growing competition from streaming rivals Spotify and Apple Music.

News 24 Sep, 2018

Government’s contingency planning flags insurance issue; motoring body warns of “restrictions that go straight back to the 1960s”

The Golf is six years old, twice the age of the somehow far less popular Opel/Vauxhall Astra. Ford of Europe's new Focus ought to be pummeling its elderly rival but that isn't happening either. Toyota, Hyundai, Peugeot, Renault, Kia - the list of major makes selling cars in the C segment which Volkswagen's long-time king stays ahead of is long. What is the Golf's secret?

To test how Americans feel about its plan for rolling back car and truck pollution standards, the Trump administration is holding an initial public hearing on Monday in Fresno, Calif.

Features 24 Sep, 2018

Amateur racer secures British GT title in Donington Park finale, as teammate Jonny Adam wins record third crown