Sports car maker Aston Martin yesterday admitted it is in "advanced" talks with potential investors, but its current owners have ruled out a sale of the business.

California is one of the world's largest luxury and performance car markets, so this week’s LA Auto show was the right place for Jaguar Land Rover to kick off its latest product blitz.

We don't know what the next S-Class, due next year, will look like, but Mercedes has been lifting the lid on some of the fancy new technology that will be going into its future flagship.

Jaguar has issued the first teaser photo of the new XFR-S, which is set to be the hottest model in the XF range. The new car will be shown in full at the Los Angeles International Auto Show next week.

Volvo has started making the V60 Plug-in Hybrid. The new car, which is the world's first production diesel plug-in hybrid, is being built on the same line as the standard V60 at the Volvo's Torslanda plant in Gothenburg, alongside its other large models, the V70, XC70, S80 and XC90 – that's quite an achievement, apparently, given the Plug-in's extra complexity.

BMW has just added the seventh distinct model to the Mini range – the Paceman. The new car is best thought of as a slightly sportier two-door version of the Countryman, the large semi-SUV off-shoot of the Mini family.

Toyota faced another embarrassing blow to its reputation yesterday, when the Japanese car maker recalled 2.8 million vehicles to fix faulty steering problems – meaning owners have had to return more than 18 million motors to forecourts in just three years.

Toyota faced another embarrassing blow to its reputation today, when the Japanese carmarker recalled  2.7 million vehicles to fix faulty steering problems — meaning owners have had to return more than 18 million motors to forecourts in just three years.

Tory MPs had been expected to join Labour in calling for Chancellor to delay fuel duty rise

You might think that a Rolls-Royce is the car that has everything, but the company has still managed to make a few improvements to the Ghost for the 2013 model year.

Buoyant demand for Jaguar and Land Rover cars in China helped the British manufacturer double its pre-tax profit to £431m in the second quarter, boosting its Indian parent, Tata Motors.

Hundreds of supermarket filling stations will be offering cheaper fuel from tomorrow.

Nissan became the latest Japanese company hit by the nation's diplomatic row with China yesterday, as the car maker slashed full-year profit forecasts by a fifth to $3.99bn (£2.5bn).

Britons bought 12 per cent more cars this October than last – which was not just good news on the forecourts but also as a barometer of growing consumer confidence. The growing demand for new vehicles saw optimistic car makers raise their expectations for sales this year.

Fiat, the Italian car maker, underlined the dire conditions facing motor manufacturers yesterday as it warned its European profits could be a third lower in 2013 and 2014 than it had hoped for.