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Nissan retired the Datsun brand in 1981 but announced last year that it would relaunch the small car in emerging markets, targeting Indonesia, India, Russia and South Africa.

Employees of the BLG Logistics Group working on a line of new Mercedes-Benz cars in Bremerhaven, Germany.

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European new-car sales rose a third consecutive month in November, the longest period of gains in four years, as demand for autos from Volkswagen and Renault contributed to signs that an industrywide decline is ending.

Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott will visit a Westside Jacksonville car dealership to discuss his plan to cut $500 million in taxes and fees next year.

Acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the State Division of Consumer Affairs today announced a lawsuit against 21st Century Auto Group, Inc., a dealership that sells high-end used luxury cars such as Lamborghinis and BMWs, for alleged bait-and-switch and other deceptive tactics affecting more than 80 consumers.

In any event, the government made out like a capitalist when it began to sell its ownership shares in GM and Chrysler and Obama did indeed win, except Indiana, the industrial belt -- including Michigan, the home state of Mitt Romney, who despite being the scion of an auto company president, favored letting GM and Chrysler go bankrupt.

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, the world's third-biggest maker of luxury cars, will work more hours next year to meet demand for new models.

Demand for new cars in Europe rose for the third month running in November, according to trade figures published on Tuesday, bolstering hopes of a moderate eurozone recovery next year.

The European carmakers' association reported Tuesday that EU passenger car sales were up 1.2 percent in November.

It used to be that people in the market for a new car could go to the car-shopping website TrueCar.com, which collects bids from auto dealerships, and get dealers to undercut one another on price.

File - Brand new cars are seen parked at the Beirut port, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.

Local dealers are putting together a few strong months of growing sales. The Rochester Automobile Dealers Association reports that dealers sold 3,491 new vehicles in November, up from 3,156 a year earlier.

The co-owner of Jet Chevrolet in Federal Way is contacting the insurance company that backed his bet on a Seahawks shutout.

Members of Congress and the lobbyists lurking among them on Capitol Hill are considered some of the least honest or ethical professionals, according to a new survey, coming in below car salesmen and advertisers.

Local car dealer Harry Klause was sentenced to three years' probation, a $5,000 fine and four months of house arrest with electronic monitoring Dec. 13 in Camden federal court, according to his attorney William J Hughes Jr. of Atlantic City.

For the past year, many General Motors dealers in Mid-Michigan have experimented with selling new cars and light trucks online.

If the spirit of giving -- or of treating yourself -- has inspired you to buy a car this holiday season, you're in luck.

Kenneth E. Behring's life has been filled with remarkable achievements, but the ambitions that now motivate this businessman and philanthropist are among the most noble, as he strives to improve health conditions worldwide, educate young people and help develop the leaders of tomorrow.

China's northern city of Tianjin will restrict issuance of new car licences, the latest city to clamp down on car ownership in a bid to ease traffic congestion and combat air pollution.