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PSA Peugeot Citroen's diesel-electric hybrid SUV looks set for a launch in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report today. Full story...

Honda confirms hotter, track-focused version of the Civic Type R is under development

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“No compromises” on new Aston city car vows boss Bez: "Top-quality cabins promised"

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Smart tech means three dimensional sat-nav is close Full story...

Britain will help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, government business secretary Peter Mandelson said during a van plant visit on Friday. Full story...

Britain will help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, government business secretary Peter Mandelson said during a van plant visit on Friday. Full story...

Chinese state-owned automaker Beijing Automotive (BAIC) has submitted an indicative, non-binding offer for Opel, sources familiar with the situation were quoted as saying on Friday. Full story...

Fiat picks up top gong for 'Panda' ad Full story...

UK Ford dealers have taken over 12,000 orders for new cars under the government's scrappage scheme - rising by about 300 sales a day, the company said today. Full story...

BMW's Q5 beating X1 finally breaks cover

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There has been another lift in the sale of new vehicles in New Zealand with June's new car sales figures showing an 8% increase over May's registrations. However, year-so-far totals were still behind 2008. Full story...

BMW plans to celebrate a Mini milestone at its Oxford, UK plant on Monday when the 1.5 millionth car comes off the line at 10.45. Full story...

BMW will continue working short hours in its German plants in the second half of this year, a company spokesman has said. Full story...

Ford was the top-selling automaker in Canada last month, for the first time in over 50 years, after selling 27,408 units, up 24.6% year on year and the first such increase in 2009. Full story...

The Renault-Nissan alliance and EDF have announced the launch of a large-scale electric vehicle test in the Paris region. Full story...

Volkswagen Group China's executive vice president, sales and marketing, Weiming Soh, has been named to an additional VW Passenger Cars role running sales activities in Hong Kong, the ASEAN countries and Taiwan, effective 1 August. Full story...

UK government business secretary Lord Peter Mandelson is today (3 July) visiting GM's van plant in Luton to meet unions and Vauxhall workers. Full story...

The head of Fiat's UK distribution company believes the brand is making good progress to transform its prospects and reposition itself ahead of what he thinks will be a concerted challenge, globally, for European brands from emerging companies in places like China. Full story...

Don't miss the Vancouver Olympic Games if you want to catch a glimpse of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid! While General Motors is busy developing a "parallel"-type hybrid variant of this midsize sedan for the 2011 model year (rumor has it the car could also be a plug-in hybrid), the bankrupt automaker announced in June that the few 2010 models being produced would find their way into vehicle fleets across the continent. Full story...

Whitby, ON. BMW Canada is pleased to confirm that the BMW X1 will go on sale in Canada in calendar year 2011. The X1 has been conceived with the flexibility to offer traditional rear-wheel drive and xDrive all-wheel drive configurations, as well as a wide variety of gasoline and diesel powertrain choices. In light of rapidly evolving North American market demands, fuel prices, and regulatory standards, elements of the X1's Canadian launch plan, including engine and drivetrain configurations, are not yet confirmed and will be announced closer to market launch. Full story...