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France

The first autonomous taxi robot from French start-up hits the market

The car industry thinks cities will start to change with less cars on our roads

15/05/2018

Eco-Innovation

Rolls-Royce reveals new luxury SUV

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its long-awaited SUV, marking several firsts for the super-luxury car company.

10/05/2018

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Watch contestants crash and bang vehicles at the 2018 Car Jumping Championship

A lot of crashing and banging took place at the 2018 Car Jumping Championship.

08/05/2018

Russia

Putin ditches imported cars in favour of 'Russian-made limousine'

The Russian president has been known to favour Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

07/05/2018

Eco-Innovation

Land Rover turns 70 years old

The iconic British brand turned 70 years old this week and marked its anniversary with a global broadcast.

03/05/2018

Eco-Innovation

Lamborghini Urus - the SUV that thinks it’s a supercar

Living It reports from the dynamic media launch of the all-new Lamborghini Urus.

02/05/2018

Economy

New streamlined structure for VW

The restructuring comes in the face of increasing challenges from self-driving and electric cars.

13/04/2018

Germany

Is Volkswagen CEO Mathias Mueller on the way out?

German car manufacturer might replace CEO with former BMW executive Herbert Diess

10/04/2018

Economy

Carmakers mull over diesel's demise at Geneva auto show

Diesel cars sales are declining in Europe but automakers are divided over plans to meet looming EU environmental targets

06/03/2018

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Geneva International Motor Show

The 88th Geneva International Motor Show, the first on the European auto industry calendar in 2018, will welcome more than 10,000 accredited media from around the world

06/03/2018

World News

Volvo XC40 wins Car of the Year

The Volvo XC40 has been named Car of the Year 2018, beating six other finalists: the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi A8, BMW 5-Series, Citroen C3 Aircross, Kia Stinger and Seat Ibiza.

06/03/2018

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Geneva motor show opens its doors to showcase top brands

The 88th Geneva International Motor Show is here with 110 world and European car premieres from top car brands.

05/03/2018

Germany

Volkswagen's CEO calls diesel test "unethical" and "repulsive"

Volkswagen's CEO has described one of the company's pollution tests which involved monkeys and humans inhaling diesel fumes unethical and repulsive.

30/01/2018

Germany

German government blasts 'unjustifiable' fume tests on humans

BMW Group and Daimler claim they were not aware the exhaust fumes tests were being tested on humans and monkeys — while Volkswagen concedes some of its employees may have been aware of the testing at the time.

29/01/2018

Cult

Trabant celebrates 60th anniversary

It was 60 years ago that the first Trabant rolled off the production line. A symbol of mobility in Communist East Germany, 'Trabis', nicknamed 'plastic bombers', have achieved cult status and are now a collector's item.

07/11/2017

Economy

What next for Catalonia's businesses?

Banco de Sabadell and CaixaBank among a string of companies moving out of the region.

09/10/2017

Germany

Angela Merkel opens Frankfurt Motor Show

Merkel opens Frankfurt Motor Show with call for action.

14/09/2017

Eco-Innovation

Vintage style and collector cars

Plunge into the 40s, 50s and 60s at Goodwood Revival: this historic revival on a grand scale blends vintage style with collector cars.

12/09/2017

Italy

Ferrari celebrates 70 years

09/09/2017

Eco-Innovation

The 'hypercar' by Mercedes-Benz, a formula One for the road

Mercedes presents the AMG's Project One, a so-called 'hypercar' with Formula One-level performance for the road

04/09/2017