New car star – what they are? Far-from-common cars chosen by the Japanese "Big Three" automakers' top executives to drive on to the stage at the Tokyo Motor Show Wednesday said it all.

Daimler's chief executive said Wednesday that BMW AG and his company were considering cooperating on projects such as the development of a hybrid engine.

U.S. automaker Chrysler and Chinese car company Chery have signed a deal to launch a low-cost production facility in China that would export cars to the United States and other global markets.

As Honda Motor Co. reported double-digit increase on its global production in May, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors also said they had output gains. But Mazda’s output fell 2.1 percent.

With the potential to knock out 1% of global greenhouse gases, the world's automotive manufacturers are being urged to opt for the sustainable solution in "The Cool War" as they make their decision over which new refrigerant to adopt for air conditioning in cars in the coming weeks.

Detroit automakers are ready to take a hard line with the United Auto Workers in negotiations this year and push for about a one-third reduction in hourly labor costs, according to a published report, reported The Wall Street Journal.

Renault's New Trafic has only been on sale for a matter of months and already it has collected its second magazine award. Picking up from where it left off at the What Van? 2006 Awards in November, Trafic has just scooped the Standard Panel Van award at the Professional Van and Light Truck Awards 2007, held recently during the CV Show at the NEC, Birmingham.

For the seventh consecutive year Ford has been voted by Reader's Digest readers as Britain's most trusted car brand

GM's OnStar and MapQuest announced today a collaboration that will allow OnStar subscribers to plan their driving route on MapQuest.com and send their destination right to OnStar's easy to use Turn-by-Turn Navigation service

In today's hectic world, when a vehicle needs service, drivers look for the simplest solution to get back on the road quickly. Wading through a complicated matrix of information in an owner's manual to understand a maintenance schedule can sometimes be time consuming and confusing. However, advances in technology at General Motors have made it possible for vehicles to tell their owners when service or maintenance is needed.

Espace has set the benchmark in the large MPV market for more than 20 years and now the latest revised 2007 range looks set to ensure it continues to be the most modern, stylish, safe and practical large MPV available

Ford's Parts Plus website has been launched with an all-new look to promote its aftermarket parts programme