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When your Roller is a suitcase

Rolls Royce has launched a range of luggage to match your luxury car and, at 40,000 euros for the set, it costs as much as an ordinary car.

02/05/2016

Business Line

Braking bad: auto industry plagued by scandals

In this edition of Business Line we focus on the 'Dieselgate' scandal - the effects on Volkswagen and Mitsubishi along with the unanswered questions for European owners of VWs.

27/04/2016

Business Series

Mitsubishi scandal drastically hits Japanese orders

Mitsubishi Motors says orders for its cars in Japan have halved since it announced last week that it cheated on fuel economy tests.

27/04/2016

Japan

Scandal engulfing Mitsubishi widens with new revelation about testing methods

Managers have now admitted they have been using an improper fuel-efficiency testing method since 1991.

26/04/2016

Business Series

US authorities ask Mitsubishi about falsifying mileage data

US auto safety authorities have asked Mitsubishi for more information after it admitted falsifying mileage data for 635,000 cars sold in Japan.

22/04/2016

Germany

Volkswagen agrees to compensate US owners of rigged diesel vehicles

The settlement would give US consumers the choice: having Volkswagen buy back the rigged cars or repair them.

21/04/2016

Business Series

Tesla Model 3 orders hit 400,000

Electric car maker Tesla says it has received almost 400,000 orders for its model 3 and boss Elon Musk said the level of interest had "surprised" even him.

21/04/2016

Germany

VW nears deal with US authorities over diesel emissions cheating - reports

Volkswagen has reportedly reached a deal with US authorities to buy back up to half a million cars that cheated diesel emissions tests.

21/04/2016

Japan

Mitsubishi centre raided as Japan probes faked fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi’s shares plunged a further 20 percent on Thursday after it admitted faking fuel economy data on cars sold in Japan.

21/04/2016

Japan

Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi Motors has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests on at least 625,000 of its small cars.

20/04/2016

Culture news

Flashy cars take over Dubai for Gulf Car Festival

More than 300 custom-made cars were on display at the latest edition of the“Gulf Car Festival in Dubai”:http://carculture.ae/gulf-car-festival-2016/

19/04/2016

Business Series

VW sales slow again

VW cars recorded another month of falls in sales in March, the 16th out of the last 18 months for Europe’s number one motor manufacturer. Losing only

15/04/2016

Business Series

VW to slash board bonus package in the wake of emissions scandal

The scandal hit car manufacturer Volkswagen looks set to dramatically reduce management bonuses.

11/04/2016

Business Series

Peugeot unveils new plan to maintain profit

French carmaker, Peugeot Citroen, has unveiled its plans to return to consistent sales growth. In what chief executive Carlos Tavares described as a

05/04/2016

Business Series

Electric reaction to new Tesla with 180,000+ ordered

A sneak preview of Tesla Motors' Model 3 has generated more than 180,000 pre-orders in less than two days, even as sales of all-electric and hybrid vehicles are down.

01/04/2016

Economy

Maserati safety recall for China over mat and pedal problem

Italian luxury car maker Maserati is recalling nearly 21,000 vehicles in China because of concerns the driver's side floor mat could cause the accelerator pedal to get stuck down.

29/03/2016

Business Series

Renault recalls some Zoe EVs

French carmaker Renault is recalling 10,649 of its Zoe electric vehicles as a preventative move to check brake fluid hoses that could rupture.

24/03/2016

Business Series

Avtovaz boss Bo Andersson is out following sales slump

Russian car ,manufacturer Avtovaz has dumped its chief executive Bo Andersson after the Lada maker reported a record loss following slumping sales.

07/03/2016

Business Series

The supercars are the stars of the Geneva motor show, but what about hybridization?

As the Geneva motor show opens we check out the Bugatti Chiron, the Lamborghini Centenario and the hybridization of our daily drivers.

03/03/2016

Switzerland

Supercars vye to rev up Geneva auto show

They’re not to everyone’s taste and they’re certainly not for everyone’s pocket but supercars may be screaming the loudest at this year’s Geneva

02/03/2016