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Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said the tolls could be used to help maintain the country's infrastructure, bolstering Germany's economy by up to €2.5bn

The firm’s data shows that the global June market rose 2.1% to 7,373,764 units from 7,219,739 in June 2013 and also remained above the 87 million units/year level

The project covers a total building surface area of around 36,000 square meters, with the facilities to be operational from 2017 to develop the powertrains

The new model made its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, 40 years after the original. The new version features a revised

Figures from the AEB show that sales dropped by 17.3% compared with June 2013 or by 41,674 sold units, and amounted to only 199,398 cars,

Volkswagen Group of America will invest approximately US$900m (€643m) in the project, with about US$600m (€432m) to be invested in Tennessee. Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn,

Already available to order in selected markets, with first deliveries from September, the new engines form part of a package of additions for the carmaker’s

The move follows Hertz’s successful and ongoing affiliation with airberlin’s frequent flier program topbonus. The new agreement will provide the airline’s customers with access to

The data, which suggests that three of Britain’s cities – London, Birmingham and Leeds – will exceed the European air pollution limits, was published on the

The commentary comes as part of the report on “Caution: Blind Curves Ahead: The AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook” by the global business-advisory firm. According to

Set to debut in the Jaguar XE, the new units are the replacement to the former Ford-derived engines and have been designed and engineered in-house

The commentary comes as part of the report on "Caution: Blind Curves Ahead: The AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook" by the global business-advisory firm. In its

That’s the verdict of a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, which is predicting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.7%

The nationwide lease broker is now accepting the currency as a method of payment for its handling charge, which is applicable to all new cars

The outgoing car, launched in 2006, is Vauxhall-Opel’s biggest-selling model, and the UK is by far its largest market. In its last full year, 84,275

The commentary comes as part of the report on “Caution: Blind Curves Ahead: The AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook” by the global business-advisory firm. The firm

The commentary comes as part of the report on “Caution: Blind Curves Ahead: The AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook” by the global business-advisory firm. In the

Senior analyst Stephanie Brinley and principal analyst Tim Urquhart highlighted that the investment in Mexico follows $1bn being pumped into the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina

The plant will begin production operations in 2019 with most of the planned capacity of 150,000 units being exported to the United States. BMW has

The fleet of seven ZOEs are being run in partnership with Renault, with the firm hoping to raise awareness about green technologies among the 1,200

Launched to service new and existing fleet customers, the new Fleet Logistics venture in Turkey is located in the capital Istanbul, based at the local

The rental firm has gained the rights to rental exclusivity in 2014 of the iconic sports car in Spain, France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands

The company says that it has a small number of major users who set aside an amount of budget every year in order to continue

The scheme is currently run throughout the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. In the coming months, Enterprise Plus will extend

The outgoing car, launched in 2002, has had a shrinking engine range during its time on sale in the UK and is only available with

In the report (see PDF below), Dean Bowkett, technical director and chief editor at EurotaxGlass’s Group, finds that European new vehicle sales are still at

The survey tracks key performance indicators of a sample of 17 European lessors on a quarterly basis. The Q1 2014 report – the thirteenth edition

The carmaker will team up with Chinese joint venture partner FAW to build the plants, which are located on the east coast and represent an

RoSPA was commissioned to launch the Tristar Road Safety Awareness Campaign workshop under the auspices of the Road and Transport Authority (RTA). The workshop has

The carmaker said that major functions will be integrated into the Audi Multi Media Interface (MMI) in the future, with customers able to choose at

However, no economy is immune to global headwinds, Germany included. As the engine of Europe, it has pulled the EU out of negative growth, but

Although there were fewer selling days compared to June 2013, the firm’s figures show that sales grew by 3.9% in June whilst the Seasonally Adjusted

Unveiled at the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam, the latest Passat (see video here) is based on the group's modular MQB platform, which also underpins

The new LNG for transport infrastructure, called a “break bulk” terminal, includes the construction of a new jetty. The new jetty will increase availability of

For the period 1st April to 30th June the saw its sales volume rise by 31% to 505 units compared to 386 units for the

The initial unveiling of the roadster – listed as the bestselling two-seater sports car of all time by Guinness World Records – will take place

It added that powertrain and vehicle engineering remained the biggest contributors as the Alliance geared up for the launch of its first Common Module Family

According to the report on Connected Cars: Consumer & Commercial Telematics and Infotainment 2014-2018, growth will be fuelled by solutions such as Apple’s CarPlay, which

The acquisition has been made through the newly founded Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH, with the Wolfsburg-based carmaker stressing that the field of “connectivity” forms a focal

Sales of locally made light vehicles reached 1.8 million units in May, up by 9.7% on a year ago, with the same year‐on‐year (YoY) growth

The recalls cover vehicles from the 1997 to 2014 model years. GM added that among these recalled vehicles, it is aware of seven crashes, eight

WCG said that the integration of ID3global will help it to provide a seamless solution to its customers in the automotive finance sector. ID3global offers

The plant will offer the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles a year eventually and will be dedicated to the production of SUVs and MPVs badged

The service will be available until September and will work the same as the Enjoy car sharing service in Milan and Rome. Registration is free

Carsten Kwirandt, head of marketing and business development at Alphabet International, was presented with the prestigious award at the sixth annual Urban Mobility 3.0 workshop

The Transit tour provides commercial customers with an exclusive opportunity for fleet owners, commercial customers and dealers to drive and experience the 2015 line of