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Volkswagen Group sales up 3.8% in 2016 despite emissions crisis

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The Group sold 10.3 million vehicles worldwide in 2016. Sales in December rose by 11.8 percent to 933,300 vehicles.

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Ford confirms Bronco SUV’s production for 2020

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Honda bets big on electric mobility, to launch all-new hybrid model by 2018

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Mercedes-Benz beats BMW to win global luxury car sales crown for 2016

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The Stuttgart-based manufacturer sells 2,083,888 vehicles globally for an 11.3% year-on-year increase and ahead of bot...

BMW Group sells 2.3 million units in 2016, up 5.3%

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Having recorded steady sales growth throughout the year, a total of 2,367,603 BMW Group vehicles were sold globally in...

China’s GAC Motors plots US entry by 2020

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GAC Motors brought a hybrid crossover, SUV and electric car to Detroit to show its intent for North America.

2018 Infiniti QX50 to get variable compression turbo petrol engine

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar09 Jan 2017

New Infiniti mid-sized SUV to be powered by innovative fuel-saving petrol engine.