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A product of the Fiat-Chrysler union, the Renegade SUV could help turn around Jeep’s fortunes in the UK with prices starting at £17k On the face of it, not a very promising idea: a Jeep, the quintessential American vehicle, made in Italy, and built on the platform of a small Fiat hatchback. The new Jeep Renegade has had mixed reviews ...

This was a car launch quite different from any other in my experience.

The Volvo XC90, made in Sweden and funded by China, is the start of a completely new range of cars and engines.

Among the premium brands, customising is a big and profitable business. Of course, they don’t call it customising, as that has connotations of gaudy 1970s hatchbacks and downmarket car magazines.

In 2012, Maserati produced just 6,300 cars but, in characteristic style, Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said that its target was for 50,000 cars a year by 2015.

Last autumn, Carlos Tavares (pictured), chief operating officer of Renault, crossed his boss Carlos Ghosn.

New light commercial vehicle launches, specialist van centres and a rising market mean good business for dealers.

New production systems are the key to the Volkswagen Group becoming the world’s number one carmaker, in both volume and profitability.

What does the future hold for Mini? The third generation of the BMW re-creation of Britain’s most famous car

The long-predicted invasion by Chinese car manufacturers is still a long way off.