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Our verdict on the new McLaren MP4-12C, exclusive Peugeot RCZ first test, Lexus LFA first UK drive, Aston's four-door Rapide put to the test Full story...

A California superior court jury has awarded US$18m to a family who lost their 11-year-old son in a rollover accident caused by the catastrophic failure of an aged, recalled Firestone tyre. Full story...

Premium supermini will start from £13,145 and top out at £18,280

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Skoda may reach a new record in unit sales this year, CEO Reinhard Jung said. "We believe that our newly reworked range of models will help us, together with new factories in growing markets," Jung said. Full story...

The Mito sporty supermini launched here in the UK a year ago has boosted Alfa Romeo's UK sales and lured new 'conquest customers' to the brand, executives told just-auto. Full story...

Striking interior of Kia's Mondeo-rival previewed, while Magentis name could be no more

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Autoliv, the world's top maker of airbags and seatbelts, hiked its outlook for first-quarter sales and profit on the back of strength in Asia and North America, sending its shares up. Full story...

Bosses confirm new performance division, exclusive R brand will build hottest models Full story...

Double blow for buyers as tax rises, scrappage ends. Full story...

Once more to the breach - it is looking increasingly likely a version of the Mercedes-Benz A-class may again be built in Brazil after the unsuccessful attempt in the late 1990s. Full story...

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA will suspend production at its Slovak assembly plant for 13 days over the coming three months due to a drop in demand, the daily Hospodarske Noviny said on Monday. Full story...

British born Mike Devereux, 44, has been named chairman and managing director of General Motors' Australian unit Holden, effective immediately. Full story...

Sneak Peek: 2013 BMW 3-Series

More sport, more efficiency, and more variety - including a Grand Turismo hatch

BMW will begin to roll out its next generation 3-series, codenamed F30, in 2012. The car will be built on BMW's new MSB architecture, which means it will share its strut front end layout with the next-gen 1-series (codenamed F20) rather than use the double wishbones of the 5, 6, and 7-series cars.inline_mediumwraptextright32670057/features/news/1003_2013_bmw_3_series1003_01_z+2013_bMW_3-Series+illustration.jpgTrue

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When Susan Docherty was marketing manager for the Escalade SUV in the late 1990s, Cadillac was shifting its brand positioning to what it called "art and science." It worked pretty well, too. Full story...

General Motors founder Billy Durant spooked future generations of GM chiefs when, late in life, he was discovered broke and running a bowling alley in Flint, Mich. So far none of Durant's successors has fallen that far, or even close. Full story...

As VW pursues its aim to become the world's No. 1 automaker, CEO Martin Winterkorn is making changes among his top executives. Full story...

The Team Peugeot Total travelled to Florida with a view to preparing for June's Le Mans 24 Hours, and it will return home on Wednesday with plenty of valuable data in their computers, plus a landmark one-two finish in the Sebring 12 Hour race itself. Full story...

Casey Stoner (Ducati) ended Valentino Rossi's (Yamaha) 2010 winter testing domination, beating him by less than 0,05 sec - yes, a whole five hundredths' of a second - late on Friday evening in Qatar. Full story...

An access tunnel underneath a section of track near Spa-Francorchamps' famous Blanchimont corner has partially collapsed. Full story...

The production lines at Saab Automobile's state-of-the-art Trollhättan plant began rolling again today, heralding a new era for the Swedish premium car maker as an independent company. To mark the occasion, Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson, Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller and Trollhättan Plant Director Gunnar Brunius took up positions on the line alongside assembly workers as the first batch of cars was built. Full story...