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Audi, which has been caught up in parent VW Group’s emissions-cheating scandal, has fired four engineers from its diesel division. The dismissed engineers include the automaker’s engine development chief and a former head of emissions in the U.S.

PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares will meet union chiefs amid growing concerns over the future of Vauxhall plants if the French automaker buys the business from GM, Reuters reported.

VW Group’s global vehicle sales rose 5 percent last month as growth in Europe and the U.S. helped offset steep declines in China and Brazil.

Ford has become the first major foreign automaker in Russia to see sales grow after three bad years, potentially vindicating its decision to double down on a notoriously volatile market after rival GM decided to quit.

Key Safety Systems is starting to look like the Mouse that Roared. The Michigan airbag maker is engaged in an uphill battle to acquire Takata Corp.

General Motors hasn’t made money in Europe since Bill Clinton was president. If the world’s third-largest auto-maker fails to unload its Opel European division on PSA Group, it could look to its crosstown rival in Dearborn, Mich.

America’s changing political climate has created an opportunity to revive the ‘Buy American’ movement of the past, said UAW President Dennis Williams.

Buick’s sales success and product expansion in recent years have been driven by General Motors’ decision to incorporate platforms and vehicles from GM’s Adam Opel subsidiary into the brand’s lineup.

The Giulia Sport Wagon may have disappeared from Alfa Romeo’s product plans, but Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says Alfa, which is launching its first crossover, will soon have two more crossovers.

The Cadillac XT3, a compact crossover scheduled to go on sale next year, was spotted for the first time last week during winter testing.