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Saab’s Trollhattan plant has again fallen silent despite on-going rescue talks with two Chinese carmakers. The company says it could be two weeks before production starts up again.

Volkswagen vehicle deliveries for first five months top 3 million for first time.

Nissan has announced the appointment of Paul Willcox to senior vice president, sales and marketing for Nissan in Europe.

The Nissan Juke made a used car market debut in a special sale conducted by BCA and JTK Remarketing at Silverstone earlier this month.

Car buyers across Europe took advantage of May’s bumper bank holidays resulting in it being the strongest month for new vehicle sales this year. Italy, for example, enjoyed its first rise in automotive sales for the first time in 14 months.

Roadster confirmed as new Mini Coupé is unveiled.

BMW product manager believes new 1 Series will be a more attractive company car.

BMW 520d EfficientDynamics saloon combines 184bhp engine with 119g/km.

Reports suggest Vauxhall/Opel could be sold to Volkswagen to prevent a Chinese take-over.

The BMW Group has announced a further £500m investment into UK Manufacturing.