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It's been a tough few months for the car industry, but signs are pointing to something of a recovery.

Volkswagen has confirmed it will go ahead with partnership with Ford, which will see the two companies share development of the Amarok and Ranger utes, as well as a selection of commercial vans.

Nissan's management wants to take one step backwards before attempting two forwards. Fewer factories, fewer products, more focus on Japan and the US. The old ways appear to be dead and Ghosn.

The flow of red ink and the COVID-19 pandemic has focused minds at Renault and Nissan, with the two companies said to close to hammering out a new working relationship.

A two-way battle for influence over Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz, is brewing with Chinese automakers who want deeper ties with the Germany company.

The Australian Automotive Dealer Association lobbies government and manufacturers, and is led by James Voortman. Here we discuss big-picture issues in car retail

Volkswagen is accelerating the rollout of digital retail, with trade-ins and finance included. Here's a Q&A with the program's head, Jason Bradshaw, in which we seek to understand the rationale

Four factories, including the sole production sites for the Zoe and Alpine A110, could be shuttered as part of Renault's "no taboos" restructuring plan.

Nissan is expecting to post an annual loss soon, and its turnaround plan could involve dumping the Datsun brand and closing a factory.

Toyota predicts global automobile sales will rebound to previous levels, but is expecting to see a huge drop in profits due to the current pandemic.

In the past five years, Kia has gone from selling one-third as many cars as its senior partner in Australia, to being almost equal. Here we chart the closing of the gap.

The AADA representative body for new car dealers wants major reform to help the COVID fightback, including incentives for buyers to upgrade, and extended tax breaks and cuts

Australia's car sales plummeted 48.5 per cent in April, the biggest decline since recording began. Remarkably, Kia finished in third place, and BMW seventh.

Global auto sales tumbled 39 per cent in March according to JATO, with Europe hardest hit.

We've seen two successive years of market decline, but there are some brands cashing in and growing market share. And they are...

We compare new car sales over the past two years, to the previous two years. The market has reduced by 9 percent. Breakdown by brand included.