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Mazda Motor Corporation sold a record tally of vehicles in the 2017-18 fiscal year ended 31 March 2018.

News 27 Apr, 2018

Safety experts warn of 20 per cent greater risk of dying in an accident in a heavily corroded vehicle

Honda has reported a 12% increase in its January-March quarter profit thanks to growing sales and in spite of adverse currency effects.

News 27 Apr, 2018

Unique paint finish and extra kit for the latest limited run MX-5; 300 units will be produced when it goes on sale towards the end of May

Since the lifting of sanctions on Iran in early 2016 the country's automotive industry has recovered significantly with latest figures compiled by QUBE, just-auto's research portal, showing that light vehicle production increased by 13.6% in the Iranian year 1396 (equivalent to 21st March 2017-20th March 2018) to 1.51 million units. This is just shy of the country's all-time record of just over 1.6 million recorded in 1390. 

Opel's works council has halted a voluntary buyout plan at the automaker, crimping parent company PSA's ability to pursue deeper staff cuts, internal memos seen by Reuters showed.

Opel's works council has halted a voluntary buyout plan at the automaker, crimping parent company PSA's ability to pursue deeper staff cuts, internal memos seen by Reuters showed.

Denso has announced financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31 that show operating profit almost 25% ahead of the previous year on revenues 13% higher. However, adverse currency effects (yen appreciation versus the dollar) are forecast to dent operating profit in the current fiscal year.

Hyundai Motor quarterly profit in the first quarter was halved as the company struggled in the US and China. However, there was better news in the domestic market, where the company benefited from troubles at GM's Korean operations.

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Live M62 traffic news and updates for M62 junctions, plus real time travel reports on delays, accidents, roadworks and snow

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Live M62 traffic news and updates for M62 junctions, plus real time travel reports on delays, accidents, roadworks and snow

Daimler has posted a first quarter decline to net profit despite achieving higher revenue than last year; the company said the drop was mainly down to the comparison with last year's quarter which had large positive special reporting items.

The hard work is not killing cars. It's finding new and creative ways to make them appealing.

News 27 Apr, 2018

The engineer behind the Gumpert Apollo teams up with Chinese start-up AIWAYS to unveil a methanol powered car

Thanks largely to Volkswagen, diesel's had a bad rap the last couple of years. When you add in sway-in-the-currently-fashionable-breeze politicians, such as the UK government which has laid out only vague details of its next tax-the-diesels assault, it's little wonder potential buyers are adopting a wait-and-see approach and sales are down.

Autoliv said its first-quarter operating profit rose 3.2 percent and said it would not deliver financial guidance for the group ahead of its impending creation of two seperate units - Passive Safety and Electronics - later this year.