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Saab owner Spyker is now confirming it is holding talks with BMW for a possibly supply relationship agreement. Full story...

Among the first product moves that Volvo is considering as it adapts to new management is the addition of a small sedan that targets BMW's 1 series and a compact crossover to go up against the BMW X1. Full story...

Lexus' sales lead in the luxury wars is under threat from BMW and Mercedes-Benz, in part because of aging products in crucial segments. But several new or redesigned Lexus models are due to be launched in the next year. Full story...

BMW owned Rolls-Royce has expanded the leather shop at its car assembly factory in southern England due, it said, "to the continued success of its Phantom and Ghost models". An additional 10 machinist jobs are being offered. Full story...

Nexteer Automotive is a multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business solely dedicated to electric and hydraulic steering systems, steering columns and driveline products for original equipment manufacturers. Its 6,200 employees serve more than 60 customers in every major region of the world with 15 manufacturing sites, six engineering and 14 customer service centers strategically located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Nexteer Automotive's customers include GM, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and PSA Peugeot Citroen, as well as automakers in India, China and South America. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Laurent Bresson, Nexteer Automotive's executive director in Europe and executive director of its global sales and marketing operations. Full story...

Prospects for small cars have perhaps never been better. As the share of the global car market accounted for by emerging markets rises, so the share of small cars in the total will rise, too. Long-run trends in energy costs would also suggest that small or compact cars - broadly defined - have a bright future in mature car markets. Full story...

Infiniti will unveil its Performance Line G convertible concept at this week's Paris show, featuring aerodynamic styling, an IPL-tuned V6, exhaust and suspension, 19-inch IPL aluminum-alloy wheels, three-piece retractable hardtop and a red leather interior. Full story...

The Changan Ford Mazda Automobile joint venture is to build a second engine plant in China. Full story...

Italian marque teams up with Swiss watchmakers to create most hardcore Gallardo yet.

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GAZ plans a joint venture with China's FAW Group to produce trucks in the Urals -- continuing a trend of the Russian automotive sector looking abroad for the know-how and technology to revitalize itself. Full story...

2012 debut for Range Rover’s new leaner, greener flagship SUV.

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French car parts supplier Valeo said on Monday its second-half 2010 revenue would be significantly higher than forecast as the global car market steams ahead toward an expected annual rebound in production. Full story...

Saab is declining to comment on reports it will work with BMW on parts and technology. Full story...

Vehicle sales in Indonesia rose 34.6% to 64,762 units in August, from 48,099 units a year earlier, according to industry association Gaikindo. Full story...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) in Valenciennes will build a small hybrid vehicle starting in 2012. As is its custom, the automaker has not named the model but the French plant currently builds the Yaris which, on normal replacement schedule, should have been redesigned by 2012. Full story...

More practical version of 'baby' Range Rover leaked onto web.

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German car parts and tire maker Continental AG will take out a bond worth up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.67 billion), the third in a series of issues to take advantage of a resurgent junk-bond market. Full story...

Saab and BMW have agreed on a deal that allows the Swedish automaker to use engines made by BMW, a source said. Saab will purchase BMW engines for the new 9-3. Full story...

First Drive: 2011 Ford F-150 (V-6s)

Making up for lost cylinders.

Big pickups and little engines are a marriage made somewhere south of heaven. V-6s are for women. They won’t tow. They sound funny. They are impossible to sell used. These are the abject prejudices Ford faced when the need for a more fuel-efficient F-150 became inescapable. With CAFE obligations looming and the Ranger disappearing after the 2011 model year, something had to be done.

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VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said his target for the company to overtake Toyota as the world's biggest automaker by 2018 will be tough and he aims to remain in his job to ensure continuity to reach the goal. Full story...