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UK car production reached a 17-year high last year, but the country’s vote to leave the EU contributed to a 33 percent drop in investment in the sector, the SMMT industry association said.

UK car production reached a 17-year high last year, but the country’s vote to leave the EU contributed to a roughly 33 percent drop in investment in the sector, a leading industry body said.

Kia will debut a subcompact SUV later this year as the automaker bids to enter a booming segment and challenge models such as the Nissan Juke.

German automakers warned that the United States would suffer significant economic damage from imposing trade curbs, after President Donald Trump put renewed pressure on U.S. carmakers to build more vehicles at home.

Jaguar Land Rover has assigned Frank Wittemann, chief of its operations in Latin America, to lead its sales in China.

German automakers warned that the United States would suffer significant economic damage from imposing trade curbs, after President Donald Trump put renewed pressure on U.S. carmakers to build more vehicles at home.

The massive fines paid by Volkswagen and criminal indictment of seven company executives have become a “very strong deterrent” to cheating by other automakers, the EPA’s director of transportation and air quality says.

LotLinx, a digital marketing company that enables stores to tailor VIN-specific campaigns to drive traffic to certain vehicles in need of online attention, is making its tools available in a cloud-based platform for the first time.

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