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Fiat said the idea of moving the group's legal headquarters to the United States following a planned merger with Chrysler Group is not on the company's agenda.

Ford, moving to ease production constraints in North America, plans to shift output of the Fiesta subcompact from Mexico to Thailand in 2016, The Detroit News reported today.

The steady growth in sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles, along with public and private investment, is expected to drive a sharp rise in the number of charging stations worldwide by 2020, a new study says.

Japanese carmaker to supply British team’s engines from 2015, marking a return to the sport after it pulled out in 2008 amid spiralling costs

Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche was leaning back in the rear seat of a prototype Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan in 2010 when he realized it didn't recline far enough.

Toyota Europe has started making the Yaris for North American export at its plant in Valenciennes, France, marking the first time the automaker's European-built models have been exported to the United States and Canada.

Car manufacturing rose 17% in April as the global appeal of British cars helped the industry overcome weak demand in the rest of Europe

Audi is counting on bigger sales of high-performance cars like the RS5, as well as the new version of the A3 compact, to propel volume this year amid intensifying economic headwinds.

Honda will return to Formula One racing as an engine supplier to help develop vehicle technology after exiting the racing series in 2008.

The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have won top honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, becoming the only small SUVs to ace the group's new "small overlap" crash test.

The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have won top honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, becoming the only small SUVs to ace the group's new "small overlap" crash test.

The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have won top honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, becoming the only small SUVs to ace the group's new "small overlap" crash test.

Volkswagen is to invest 12 billion yuan (1.95 billion USD) to build a new plant in Changsha, Central China, along with its partner Shanghai Auto Industry Corp. The scope and size of the new facility was confirmed today during the official signing of the new facility, Volkswagen senior executives, Hunan Provincial and Changsha city officials were present to view the signing. The new plant was will initially have output of 300,000 units in the first initial phase that can be expanded later and should be online in 2015.

After focusing on the Chinese North, East and South, VW are finally looking to the West of China to further push sales in the worlds largest auto market as the company fights with its arch rival GM for sales figures in the Chinese market. The contract between SH-VW and Changsha City leaders was signed at a ceremony earlier today and work commencing on the new factory as early as Thursday this week.

Volkswagen are pushing to open ten new factories this year around the world, with seven of those factories landing in China. Volkswagen will create new factories in Urumqi, Foshan and Ningbo, new parts factories will also come online in Changchun and Foshan later this year. Volkswagen’s Chinese total production capacity is currently 2.6 million vehicles per year, but VW aims to expand this figure to 4 million units by 2018 with average annual growth aiming to be around 35% each year

SAIC are planning to follow in the steps of regional rivals Geely and Chery with an increased impetus on international sales, SAIC has already introduce the Roewe 750 into Egypt with a local partner which will go into production on June 19th this year.

SAIC also have plans for a Thailand plat to facilitate sales in the South East Asian and Middle Eastern markets with initial production capacity reaching 50,000 units with plans to increase it to 20,000. SAIC’s international sales are still relatively small but the company does have large expectations to expand sales by 20% in 2013.

Since the launch of the Baojun brand and its first 630 sedan news from the sub brand from GM and SAIC has gone quiet, now we have learned that BaoJun are prepping a new SUV for the Chinese market. The new SUV will be based on the Baojun 630′s platform and will continue to use the existing Baojun style language. Currently the Baojun uses 1.5L and 1.8L engines, the new SUV will likely continue to use the same engines and the same gearbox. Baojun are also planning to introduce small displacement turbo engines in the near future, in addition a compact MPV will also join the Baojun line up after the introduction of the MPV.

Tesla Motors plans to issue 2.7 million new shares and debt to repay its U.S. Energy Department loan faster than a five-year plan.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has confirmed David Friedman, previously a transportation analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, as its new deputy administrator.

With the U.S. Department of Energy's help, a research group managed by the Detroit 3 is launching a drive to speed development of next-generation battery technologies for hybrids and electric vehicles, the department said today.

Rising cybersecurity risks to drivers as their cars become increasingly powered by and connected to computers have prompted federal auto safety regulators to start a new office focusing on the threat.

Mercedes-Benz is heralding the redesigned 2014 S class as a flagship that will set new benchmarks for luxury sedans with its packaging of technology, safety gear and opulence.