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Automakers face a new wild card in the form of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, whose views on climate change and federal power challenge the foundations of the landmark deal they struck with the government in 2012.

Renault says its Alpine A110 sports car is more than an exercise in nostalgia. The company expects the mid-engine coupe to be profitable and it could be the first in a new line of vehicles for the revived Alpine brand.

German prosecutors searched the offices of Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller as part of an investigation into diesel emission test cheating at Audi, Bild am Sonntag reported.

PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares is scared that the mayors of the world’s biggest cities — especially those in Europe — will have a powerful say in which powertrains will rule the road because they can dictate which types of vehicles will be allowed…

PSA believes it has a key to succeed in India.

What the auto chiefs told Trump: GM, Ford, Toyota, VW on fuel-standards review; Piech in talks to sell stake in VW; Porsche plans EV variants; Musk’s all-or-nothing offer.

Nvidia chips will go in Bosch self-driving supercomputers, and has developed a proof-of-concept self-driving truck with Paccar.

A test mule of the Buick Regal TourX — a name trademarked by General Motors in 2015 — has been spotted in Michigan and Germany, and it looks nearly identical to the Opel Insignia Sports Tourer wagon that debuted at the Geneva auto show this month.