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UK car production crosses 1.6 million mark in 2016

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A total of 1,613,495 cars were produced, with 78% (1,258,909) of them being shipped abroad. At the same point in 2015, around 56,000 fewer cars had been produced.

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Detroit Show-bound Audi Q8 concept previews future Q range-topper

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Shanghai court sanctions £350,000 fine to Chinese copycats over BMW logo

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Two Chinese companies have been fined around £350,000 for the use of a strikingly similar logo to the BMW roundel.

Honda crosses 100 million global automobile production milestone

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Fifty-three years after Honda began making automobiles with the T360 mini-truck, the Japanese company has reached the ...

Maruti Suzuki to ramp up hybridisation to meet future fuel efficiency norms

By Nishant Parekh, Autocar India calendar22 Dec 2016

Te carmaker sees success of its mild-hybrid technology in India as a springboard to launch a full hybrid vehicle.