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A Citroen C4 Cactus diesel model produced emissions that are much higher than allowed under EU law, according to a study by the Joint Research Center, a French newspaper reported.

Renault Group sales rose 13 percent in 2016 to a record 3.18 million vehicles thanks to growth in Europe and in overseas markets such as India and Iran as the automaker expects more progress this year.

A lawyer for Heinz-Jakob Neusser, one of the VW executives charged last week by U.S.

Tests conducted on Fiat Chrysler vehicles show they are compliant with regulations and contain no emissions defeat devices as alleged by Germany, Italy’s transport ministry said.

European car sales rose 6.5 percent to 15.1 million in 2016 — a nine-year high — as demand was driven by growth across the region’s key markets. December registrations were up 3.2 percent.

VW brand is copying a strategy from tech companies such as Apple by introducing its own “Volkswagen User-ID.”

The VW Golf and Ford Focus compacts are being squeezed as premium competitors such as the Mercedes A class and SUVs from all brands steal market share from the volume players in Europe’s third-largest segment.

The UK said it will carry out tests on the Jeep Grand Cherokee model following U.S. accusations that carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles mislead regulators on diesel emissions.

President-elect Donald Trump has warned BMW that the United States will impose a border tax of 35 percent on 3-series cars that the automaker plans to build at a new plant in Mexico and export to the U.S. market, a report said.

BMW plans to finish construction of a new $1 billion plant in Mexico undeterred by threats from President-elect Donald Trump that he will impose a 35 percent tariff on cars imported into the U.S. from its southern neighbor.