Automotive News Europe

22/06/2024

Ferrari's new e-building in Maranello will enhance manufacturing flexibility and speed up development for its 2026 battery-electric car.

Ferrari's new plant will build ICE cars alongside the automaker's €500,000 all-electric supercar.

21/06/2024

Only 17% of MG's imports are affected.

MG is the bestselling Chinese brand in Europe but it's likely to avoid a serious hit from the EU's higher tariffs on China-built EVs because of its product mix.

21/06/2024

Gotion High Tech and InoBat to invest €1.2 billion in Slovakia for an EV battery plant, starting production in 2027.

The companies aim to produce EV batteries with a combined annual output of 20 gigawatt hours in the initial phase when production begins at the start of 2027.

20/06/2024

Northvolt reviewing plans for new Swedish gigafactory

Northvolt said in 2022 it had agreed to buy an old paper mill in Borlange, Sweden and would turn it into a new gigafactory with a potential annual production capacity ...

20/06/2024

European sales drop in May as drivers wait for cheaper EVs

VW and Toyota were among the few mass-market automakers that increased sales in Europe in May. Tesla's registrations plunged 36 percent.

19/06/2024

New Citroen C3 Aircross debuts with 7-seat, EV drivetrain options

The small SUV is now on Stellantis' low-cost Smart Car platform, with nonhybrid, mild hybrid and full-electric powertrains.

19/06/2024

The electric Freelander SUV will be built in a 50-50 joint venture with Chery using the Chinese automaker’s production facilities and components.

19/06/2024

Germany and Ireland are the most expensive countries to recharge.

19/06/2024

Ferrari is preparing to open a plant in Italy to make the full-electric model that is due to launch next year

Ferrari is preparing to open a plant in Italy to make the full-electric model that is due to launch next year. It is expected that new EV could help boost the brand’s ...

19/06/2024

Ford plans more restructuring in key European markets amid slumping sales and the loss of its top executive in the region to VW.

18/06/2024

Toyota shareholders at the annual meeting hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal.

Toyota shareholders at the annual meeting hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal, grilled the board about its oversight of the busi...

18/06/2024

Fisker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after deal talks with a major automaker collapse, citing rapid cash burn in delivering its Ocean SUV.

Fisker Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on June 17, listing estimated assets of $500 million to $1 billion and liabilities between $100 million and $5...

17/06/2024

Fiat introduces the Grande Panda, a new small hatchback with crossover styling and a full-electric option, expanding the Panda nameplate.

The Grande Panda's boxy styling recalls the original Panda from the 1980s. It will have full-electric and ICE drivetrains.

17/06/2024

Volvo criticizes EU's high tariffs on Chinese-built EVs, stating customers will bear the cost.

Volvo says the tariffs will the way of open and fair trade.

17/06/2024

Leapmotor's management said at an analyst call the that first units of its T03 small EV rolled off Stellantis' assembly plant in Poland last week

Leapmotor's management said at an analyst call the that first units of its T03 small EV rolled off Stellantis' assembly plant in Poland last week and was on schedule f...

19/10/2023

BMW Group will roll out a direct sales to consumer agency model for its Mini brand in Europe starting next year.
https://europe.autonews.com/retail/mini-launches-agency-sales-europe

18/10/2023

The Zeekr X's starting price of 44,990 euros undercuts its main rivals in Germany, where the electric XC40 starts at 47,500 euros, the Mercedes EQA at 50,777 euros and the BMW iX1 at 55,000 euros. All four, however, face pricing pressure from Tesla Model Y, which despite being larger starts at 44,890 euros in Germany.

Chinese electric carmaker Zeekr is expanding its European lineup by adding a model aimed at a segment where sales of battery-powered models have nearly tripled this year.

16/10/2023

The European Union will seek this week to ward off the return of Trump-era metals tariffs and to lessen the negative impact on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its subsidies for electric vehicles.

U.S. green subsidies have irked EU countries because they contain local content requirements, which means U.S. consumers are eligible for tax breaks of up to $7,500 if they buy an electric vehicle, but only if its final assembly was in North America.

16/10/2023

Stellantis is offering a new stock investment plan to its French and Italian employees to help them with cost-of-living pressures and try to incentivize performance.

In France, employees are said to be offered the chance to become shareholders under preferential conditions, with discounted shares and a matching contribution from the automaker up to $1,055.

13/10/2023

Idra, an Italian aluminum casting machine maker and Tesla supplier, has added Ford, Hyundai and another European company to its customer base as more automakers explore this manufacturing technique.

Tesla has pioneered the use of giant Giga Press casting machines. Its supplier, Idra, has added Ford, Hyundai and another European company to its customer base as more automakers explore this manufacturing technique.

13/10/2023

The European Parliament has backed a version of the Euro 7 pollution standards that would keep the current limits for passenger cars in place until 2030, following a vote last month by EU ministers that would also dilute the European Commission’s original proposal.

Automakers welcomed the decision on tailpipe pollutants, which follows a vote last month by EU ministers that would dilute the European Commission’s original proposal.

12/10/2023

Kia wants to break the price barrier to electric vehicle adoption with a new wave of mass-market compact EV nameplates that will start in the mid-$30,000 range.

Kia hinted at plans for a small EV2 entry level car that will be built in Europe and sell at a low price.

10/10/2023

Automakers will from Tuesday submit the specifications of their electric vehicles to French authorities in the hope they can continue to benefit from subsidies under new conditions that are likely to edge out many Chinese models.

"Battery electric isn't the answer to everything," auto unit boss Lynn Calder says, adding that "the combustion engine will remain part of the mix for quite some time."

06/10/2023

Imports from China accounted for one in five of Western Europe's battery-electric vehicle registrations in the first seven months of the year, new data shows, with Tesla leading the way.

While SAIC has impressed because of demand for full-electric models such as the MG4, the majority of the EVs entering Europe from China are coming from Western brands such as Tesla, Dacia and Smart.

05/10/2023

Skoda has added a plug-in hybrid version to its Kodiaq midsize SUV for the first time to help it compete with the growing number of full-electric competitors in its segment.

Skoda has given the new Kodiaq a plug-in hybrid option so that it can compete better with full-electric rivals in Europe's midsize SUV segment.

03/10/2023

Japan's move to bar most used-car sales to Russia slammed the brakes on a trade nearing $2 billion annually that had boomed in the shadow of sanctions over Ukraine elsewhere, according to trade data and market participants.
https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/japan-bars-most-used-car-sales-russia

03/10/2023

Chinese automaker Chery will launch SUV models from three car brands in Europe over the next two years and could decide on an assembly plant in Europe as soon as 2024, its top regional executive said on Monday.

Chery is mulling an assembly plant in Europe as soon as 2024.

02/10/2023

In this episode of Rising Stars Speak, Jean-Christophe Deville, Vice President of TOYOTA Motor Europe’s Supply Chain, and Alexandre Audoin, Executive Vice President and Head of Automotive at Capgemini, discuss how the industry has overcome global supply chain challenges caused by COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the chip shortage.

02/10/2023

Italy is considering new incentives for car purchases that would factor in carbon emissions in the manufacturing and distribution process, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Monday, a way of protecting its industry against Chinese imports.

Any incentives would be scored against government-set thresholds for the amount of energy used to make vehicle materials, in their assembly and in their transport to market, as well as what type of battery the vehicles have.

02/10/2023

Nissan has confirmed that the UK’s requirement for manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of electric vehicles played a big part in its decision to only offer battery-powered vehicles from 2030 in Europe.

The UK's requirement that manufacturers sell an increasing percentage of full-electric cars played a big part in the automaker's decision to be electric-only by 2030.