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A Mexican maker of catalytic converters and exhaust systems has agreed to buy Delphi Corp.'s global exhaust business for $17 million. Katcon S.A., a subsidiary of Mexican holding company Bienes Turgon S.A. Full story...

Porsche has announced pricing for its freshened 2009 Boxster and Cayman models. Full story...

Supplier BorgWarner Inc. said today it will form a joint venture with a consortium of 12 Chinese automakers to manufacture dual-clutch transmissions in China. Full story...

Nissan North America Inc. will continue running its two U.S. assembly plants on reduced hours "indefinitely" because of slow U.S. sales. Nissan's auto plants in Smyrna, Tenn., and Canton, Miss. Full story...

Kia Motors Corp. will start offering in Europe this spring a stop-start feature that can improve fuel efficiency by up to 15 percent by turning off the engine at traffic lights. Full story...

Toyota's updated Prius faces off with all-new Honda Insight Full story...

Porsche has announced pricing for its freshened 2009 Boxster and Cayman models. Full story...

Striking electric MPV makes its world debut at Detroit – and it'll reach showrooms later this year Full story...

Lisa Jackson, President elect Barack Obama's nominee as EPA administrator, promised today to "immediately revisit" whether states should be allowed to enforce limits on vehicles emissions of greenhouse gases. Full story...

A new Lion is about to leap into view! In a UK exclusive, Auto Express can bring you these amazing pictures of the all-new Peugeot 208.Scooped by Auto Plus, our sister magazine in France, the Ford Fiesta rival gets a dramatic look which takes some of its inspiration from the RC Hybrid concept, revealed at the Paris Motor Show last September.As you can see from Auto Plus’s spy shot and our main illustration, the 207 replacement features a more prominent nose with a huge badge, enormous headlights and bold air intakes. Full story...

This is the Mercedes that we reckon should be called the C-Glass! It’s the replacement for the current CLK – and, as our spy shot shows, it has a special targa top with full-length opening sunroof. Full story...

Dramatically styled newcomer will feature three new diesel engines, and go on sale in Britain in June Full story...

Ford of Europe said it was Europe's second biggest selling brand after Volkswagen in 2008 despite its new-car sales falling by 7.4 percent in its major markets. Ford's sales in its main 19 markets fell by 115,200 units to 1. Full story...

Kia has announced that it plans to grow sales in Russia by almost 15% this year, despite the market slowdown. Full story...

Never before was the automotive world so focused on what news would come out of the Detroit auto show. The question being asked was: Would the U.S. Full story...

Visteon Corporation has predicted it will report a steep fall in fourth quarter product sales as vehicle production at its major customers continues to slump. Full story...

Visteon Corporation has predicted that it will reports a steep fall in fourth quarter sales as vehicle production at its major customers continues to slump. Full story...

Each January, enthusiasts flock to Arizona for the most exciting events on the auction calendar. Seven companies--Barrett-Jackson, RM Auctions, Gooding and Co. Full story...

Toyota has said that some 2,200 general managers may buy Toyota cars by the end of the financial year on March 31 in a 'voluntary' effort to help minimise earnings deterioration. Full story...

Renault's Romanian unit Dacia in Romania may axe up to 4,000 jobs if sales don't improve. Full story...