News

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group wants to ally with other automakers to create an industry standard for self-driving technology. Such a move would give companies better legal protection following ...
SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE, Italy — The new V-8 twin turbo engine in Lamborghini's Urus SUV will make 650 hp, CEO Stefano Domenicali said in an interview. The engine also will be available as a plug ...
Ford will move the Focus upmarket when it launches the new model in Europe next year, the company's head of global markets, Jim Farley, told investors this week. Farley said volumes for the ...
GENEVA -- BMW hopes to launch a successor to the Z4 roadster before the end of the decade, the automaker’s chief engineer told Automotive News Europe during the Geneva auto show last week.
MOSCOW (Bloomberg) -- Russian car sales plunged more than forecast in September, slumping the most in three months as a weaker ruble pushed automakers to raise prices. Sales of new cars and light ...
MUNICH -- BMW and Toyota have picked Magna Steyr to build their upcoming roadster developed from a joint platform, according to a report. The next generation BMW Z4, likely to be called the Z5 ...
TURIN -- Fiat will team up with Mitsubishi to add a long-promised large pickup to its lineups in Europe and Latin America, sources told Automotive News Europe. The sources said that Mitsubishi ...
LONDON -- Jaguar Land Rover is raising investment by about a quarter over the next three years as part of a plan by the automaker to be able to offer electrified versions of all its models.
MUNICH -- Hyundai is holding off on the launch its Genesis premium brand in Europe until the end of the decade at the earliest when it will have more powertrains in its lineup beyond gasoline engines.
Opel will discontinue the Ampera, the slow-selling rebadged version of the Volt made by General Motors sister brand Chevrolet, after the redesign of the 2016 Volt, according to two people familiar ...
BMW will present the successor to the Z4 roadster in the summer, a source at the company said. The Z4, which was developed with Toyota's Supra successor, will not be appearing at this week's ...
Tesla Motor plans a "gigafactory" in Europe to make cars and the battery cells to power them. The electric-car maker will begin looking for locations next year, a Tesla spokeswoman told Automotive ...