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Opel will be the only one of the 14 Stellantis brands at this year’s IAA auto show in Munich. Stellantis’ other European brands including Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat will not be present at the event in September, nor will its U.S.-based Jeep off-road marque. “No other Stellantis brand except Opel will be represented at the

In Italy, Stellantis is cutting jobs and being accused of skimping on janitorial work. In the U.S., it’s offering buyouts to scores of staff and has idled a Jeep factory. In Canada, the carmaker halted construction of a new battery facility, pending more government aid. And in the U.K., it’s warned Parliament that post-Brexit trade

MILAN — Renault CEO Luca de Meo said the European Union’s proposed Euro 7 emissions rules for vehicles would distract the auto industry from its path to electrification and thanked the Italian government for opposing them. EU countries and lawmakers are due this year to negotiate proposed new Euro 7 legislation that tightens vehicle emission

BERLIN — German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory. Tesla has failed to adequately protect data from customers, employees and business partners, Handelsblatt reported, citing 100 gigabytes of confidential data leaked to

Stellantis has announced an investment in Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing lithium-sulfur EV batteries made with three-dimensional graphene that promise reduced weight, higher energy density and a simpler bill of materials. The two companies announced the tie-up on Thursday. They would not disclose the size of the investment, other to say that Stellantis

LONDON — Aston Martin has given its new DB12 sports car beefier styling, more power and improved chassis technology to create a larger price gap to the DB11 coupe it replaces. The DB12 uses a reworked version of the 4.0-liter, twin-turbo AMG-Mercedes V-8 from the DB11 but with power increased to 670 hp from 527

LONDON — Britain is set to host a multi-billion-pound electric car battery plant from Tata Motors, the BBC reported on Wednesday without citing sources, saying the Indian company had chosen the U.K. instead of Spain. The boss of Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata is expected to fly to London next week to finalize the deal, the

BRUSSELS — Volvo Group has signed a 10-year deal to buy half of the power produced by Sweden’s new Bruzaholm wind farm starting in 2025, the companies said. Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall will start construction of the wind farm with a capacity of 140 megawatts this summer. “The agreement signals our commitment to prioritize

The U.K. and the European Union will “soon” announce a solution on post-Brexit trading rules that automakers warn could lead to factory closures, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said. “This is not a U.K. problem, it is an EU-U.K. problem. It works both ways,” Badenoch told Bloomberg on Tuesday on the sidelines of the

Lotus and Renault Group’s Alpine unit have stopped collaborating on a joint sports car but haven’t ruled out future tie-ups, Lotus said. Renault in 2021 announced the collaboration with Lotus on an electric platform for the A110 sports car replacement, which was expected to appear by 2027.  “We have decided not to progress with the

As Volkswagen Group increases its focus on battery-electric cars, the automaker has given its Skoda brand responsibility for the future development of the group’s EA 211 series internal combustion engines. The engines will power 50 model lines across seven VW Group brands, including VW, Audi and Cupra. Skoda is typically handed group responsibility for older

SAN DIEGO — Vietnamese automaker VinFast is facing a rough patch on the road to breaking into the U.S. market. New tax rules removed the $7,500 federal electric vehicle incentive for its imported vehicles last year. Its first model, the VF 8 crossover, was rated at just 200 miles (322 km) of battery range by

TOKYO — The rebranded Tokyo auto show wants to become the “Davos of Mobility.” Imagine a who’s who meetup of business leaders from the traditional automotive industry and whiz kids from innovative startups in artificial intelligence, software and renewable energy. But instead of gathering at a snowy Swiss ski resort, they do it on the

BMW will start producing its next-generation of electric vehicles, dubbed Neue Klasse, in the northeast China city of Shenyang in 2026, giving a major boost to its EV product lineup in the world’s biggest light-vehicle market.  The new EV models will be assembled at BMW Brilliance Automotive, its joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings,

Britain is close to winning a major battery plant for electric vehicles as Tata Group, the parent company of Jaguar Land Rover, leans toward choosing it over Spain. Tata, a conglomerate involved in industries from cars to salt, is currently favoring a factory in England after the U.K. government offered a support package, according to

BERLIN — Volkswagen Group has completed the sale of its Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, the automaker said on Friday, ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal. VW has sold its shares in Volkswagen Group Rus LLC to Art-Finance LLC, which is supported by auto dealer group Avilon,

Renault Group is leaning toward developing the platform for its new Alpine sports cars on its own rather than pursuing co-development with Geely’s Lotus Cars, according to people familiar with the situation.  The French automaker’s engineers have sufficient expertise to make the platform, which the company views as a key piece of rebooting the Alpine

COMO, Italy — Hyundai unveiled a recreated version of the iconic Pony Coupe concept that heralded the start of the South Korean automaker’s rise to become a top global producer of mass-market cars. The remake of the 1974 concept, which is considered a retro-futuristic classic, was done by Italian design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro’s company, GFG

Geely’s LEVC London cab unit is pinning its hopes on a new groupwide platform for larger passenger vehicles to deliver the scale effects it has so far lacked for its flagship TX plug-in hybrid. LEVC, short for London Electric Vehicle Company, started production of the TX cab in 2017 at a new facility near Coventry,

Ford is touting the useability of the passenger version of its upcoming Tourneo Courier compact minivan, which will be available in all-electric and gasoline variants. The new model is pitched as an alternative to SUVs for buyers who value space. Ford said the new vehicle will have 44 percent more trunk space than the previous

LONDON — Ford called for post-Brexit EU trade requirements on rules of origin for electric vehicles to be delayed until 2027 from 2024, saying tariffs will add pointless costs for consumers and slow the transition to electric. “Ford is calling for current trade requirements to be extended to 2027, to allow time for the battery

Mercedes-Benz is steering toward the top end of the light commercial vehicle segment with a fleet of new electric models, mirroring its high-margin strategy with passenger cars. On Tuesday, the German luxury marque said it would debut a midsize passenger van and a range of factory-upfitted midsize and large camper vans. Mercedes will build the

VERONA, Italy — Italy’s transport minister said on Tuesday that Italy and its allies in the European Union can block the Euro 7 regulation which tightens vehicle emission limits for pollutants including nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from 2025. EU countries and lawmakers are due this year to negotiate on the proposed legislation, designed to

Stellantis workers in Southern Italy protesting unsanitary toilets, a lack of work gear and insufficient heating have slowed down manufacturing of Alfa Romeo Tonales and Fiat Panda models. Some staff at the Pomigliano plant close to Naples stopped working for two hours Friday, their third day of protests, according to Simone Marinelli, who heads the

PARIS – Elon Musk will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and other political leaders on Monday at a business conference close to Paris, the Elysee Palace said, confirming earlier media reports. The Tesla CEO, who bought social network Twitter in a $44 billion deal last year, will meet Macron at the palace before attending lunch

 PARIS — The French government is seeking to limit incentives for buying new full-electric vehicles to those built in Europe, President Emmanuel Macon said, part of a package of environmentally friendly business incentives meant to boost French competitiveness. EVs sold in France are eligible for a 5,000-euro ($5,500) credit, provided their maximum price is below

BERLIN — The market share of electric cars exported to Germany from China more than tripled in the first quarter, a worrying sign for German automakers struggling to keep up with their fast-moving Chinese peers. From January to March, 28 percent of electric cars imported into Germany came from China, compared with 7.8 percent in

TOKYO — Toyota has said the vehicle data of about 2.15 million users was left publicly available in Japan for about a decade from November 2013 to mid-April. The incident comes as Toyota makes a push into vehicle connectivity that is seen as crucial to offering services such as autonomous driving and other artificial intelligence-backed

TOKYO — Nissan Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta will not be reappointed to the automaker’s board when his term expires next month, casting doubt on the future of the high-profile executive who had been seen in the running for CEO. The departure from the board of directors of the former long-time Renault executive comes as

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s Northvolt said it will invest several billion euros to build an electric-vehicle battery cell plant in Germany, after speculation that the company could divert planned investment to the United States. Northvolt said it is set to pick Heide in northern Germany for its factory as long as subsidies are approved. Spokespeople for