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VW executive Oliver Schmidt will be sentenced in court in Detroit for his part in the automaker's diesel scandal. Schmidt, a German national, faces up to seven years in prison.

PSA says its joint venture to design and build electric motors with Nidec will put the automaker in a stronger position as the car industry transitions to electrification from internal combustion.

Mercedes-Benz delivered 195,698 vehicles in November, a rise of 7.2% year on year and the 57th successive record month in succession.

News 6 Dec, 2017

The updated Audi TT Coupe and TT Roadster have been spotted with camouflaged bumpers and RS trinkets, ahead of a 2018 launch

Opinion 6 Dec, 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, the car industry will change more in the next five years than it did in the previous 100, says Steve Fowler

Fully electric vehicles come with a number of challenges, of course.

News 6 Dec, 2017

A faster and more powerful version of the new Alpine sports car is on the cards, producing up to 300bhp from a tuned 1.8-litre turbo

News 6 Dec, 2017

Developed for Chinese megacities, the REDS EV can turn stationary traffic jams into office meetings

The  Philippines' government is demanding that old fleets of public utility vehicles, mostly comprising colourful iconic Jeepney vehicles, be replaced with safer, more comfortable and more environmentally-friendly vehicles. Tony Pugliese reports

A new in-car application from General Motors that lets drivers order coffee and browse for hotels while behind the wheel has been met with outcry from a prominent safety group.

Jaguar looks set to beat Audi and Porsche to become the first premium automaker to sell a credible all-electric Tesla rival after announcing that it will unveil a production version of its I-Pace in March.

Ford reportedly is set to announce a deal with Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba to trial car sales online.

A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K. and have its legislature consider a ban on vehicles powered by fossil fuels.

Ford is expected to sign a deal with Alibaba that may allow the automaker to test selling cars to consumers in China through Alibaba's online retail arm Tmall, as well as via a new "auto vending machine" store concept.

Future models plans for all of the Volkswagen Group's passenger car brands are being covered in this latest series of articles. First off, it was a look at Volkswagen itself with a round up of what's available now and what's ahead for VW cars. This is now followed by a feature concerning pick-ups and MPVs. Another, which concentrates on electrified models, crossovers and SUVs, is to come.

Fast-moving economies will be able to take advantage of Industry 4.0 techniques as their need to operate at faster rates capitalises on new technologies to drive efficiencies.

Toyota's Hilux truck has returned to Japan after 13 years. This time, it's made in Thailand, a hub for Japanese and Ford brand pickups (though European Hilux supplies come from South Africa).

Seat is aiming its Arona subcompact crossover at inhabitants of "the urban jungle" who don't need off-road functionality but rather a "sturdy car" for everyday life, the automaker says.