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Delphi Automotive posted a 47 percent gain in fourth-quarter net income as the supplier continued to benefit from growth in its technologies that are aiding the evolution toward self-driving vehicles.

Registrations in Germany increased by 11 percent vehicles in January, with brands including Toyota, Skoda, Renault, and Fiat recording gains of over 20 percent.

Donald Trump has German automakers spooked after he threatened BMW with high tariffs if the company exports cars to the U.S. from Mexico.

January U.S. sales winners, losers; Takata parts ways with North American executives; Daimler earnings rise, Mazda earnings fall; GM’s used-car sales push.

Opel/Vauxhall’s decision to use a crossover design for its new Crossland X minivan will help the automaker to win more women buyers, executives said, citing the high seating position and the OnStar 24-hour concierge service as some of the features…

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the automaker will offset the high costs of relaunching Alfa Romeo by sharing the brand’s Giorgio platform with Maserati, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

German supplier Thyssenkrupp will build a factory in the east China city of Pinghu to produce springs and stabilizers for a variety of automaking customers.

German chipmaker Infineon reported a 12 percent rise in first-quarter profit on strong demand for its chips from automakers and stuck to its full-year forecast for revenue growth and profit margin.

Mazda’s operating profit tumbled 71 percent in the latest quarter, as foreign exchange rate losses hit earnings and offset small sales gains.

Daimler reported a third-quarter earnings increase of 3 percent year-on-year and gave a tepid earnings outlook for 2017 as aggressive spending to develop next-generation cars holds back gains at Mercedes and heavy truck demand slumps