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As market-preference pulls further away from sedans, Toyota is redesigning the Avalon as a sign of faith for the segment.

Electric vehicle and clean-energy proponents are urging Congress to preserve a consumer tax credit they insist is critical to mass adoption of the technology.

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will give the keynote speech at the Detroit auto show's AutoMobili-D exposition in January.

We've known for a long time that General Motors was going to respond in a big way to Ford's lightweight aluminum F-150. Here it comes.

Record November sales have kept the Australian motor industry on target for another best selling year, according to the latest results released by the industry's statistical service VFACTS.

Volkswagen has stopped delivery of a popular van line due to concerns over emissions.

New-car sales in Russia rose 15 percent in November. VW and Ford sales both jumped 29 percent.

General Motors customers will be able to order and pay for their morning coffee by tapping their in-vehicle touchscreen via a new commerce platform that will allow a range of on-demand reservations and purchases from inside the car.

Hyundai Motor is planning to expand its car-sharing activity through a deepening of its collaboration with Korean ride-share start-up Luxi.

The EU and Japan concluded negotiations on a free trade deal that will remove EU tariffs of 10 percent on Japanese cars and the 3 percent rate typically applied to car parts.

News 8 Dec, 2017

New turbocharged direct injection petrol four-cylinder goes on sale across Europe in January with a UK introduction planned for late 2018

A story about an upcoming new model for a much loved brand drew a lot of readership this week. Such interest in the Home Team (just up the road from us) was no surprise, of course.

VW has stopped delivering T6 vans to German dealers after detecting that diesel models emit excessive nitrogen oxide levels. The automaker has reported the findings to the KBA, Germany's motor transport authority.

News 10 Dec, 2017

The McLaren Senna is the successor to the P1, borrowing its name from the legendary Formula 1 racer

Canada's ambassador to the U.S. said he thinks reaching a March target to revamp the NAFTA is still possible. The sticking point? Negotiators must overcome thorny issues like American demands for tougher auto quotas.

News 8 Dec, 2017

Exclusive Mazda MX-5 Z-Sport is limited to 300 models, and comes with a red roof, 17-inch wheels and new leather trim

Volkswagen has at long last entered Europe's C-crossover segment, with a rival for the Qashqai. The T-Roc is strong on driving dynamics and, from certain angles, looks. One major surprise however, is an interior with plastics which will disappoint anyone who owns a Golf or Polo. Is this the first new vehicle to suffer from the company's post-emissions scandal cost cutting?

Opinion 9 Dec, 2017

Mike Rutherford mulls over the recent changes to the UK motor industry and thinks that the future looks bright