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Toyota isn’t running a national Super Bowl spot this year, but the brand plans to showcase the hydrogen-powered Mirai on a smaller stage in California.

BMW will stick to its investment plans for Mexico and the U.S. despite warnings from President Trump to impose border taxes on cars imported into the U.S., CEO Harald Krueger said.

Sales of electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell cars rose nearly 10 percent in Europe last year. Plug-in hybrid sales increased 17 percent and registrations of EVs were up 3 percent.

French car sales rose 11 percent in January, helped by two extra selling days. Ford’s gain was the biggest among major brands while domestic automakers Renault and PSA also benefited from strong demand for their models.

Troubled Japanese auto supplier Takata has quietly parted ways with two top executives and the general counsel at its North American unit, Automotive News has learned, and the company isn’t saying who is now running the subsidiary based in…

Volkswagen and Bosch have agreed to pay at least $1.6 billion to fix or buy back and compensate owners of VW, Audi and Porsche cars with diesel engines rigged to cheat pollution tests.

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In the latest new spot to top our weekly viral video charts, Mercedes-AMG preps for the Super Bowl.

The Tesla Model S and BMW i3 fell short of earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award.