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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

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,

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

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

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,

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

BERLIN — Germany’s powerful auto industry association is urging the European Union and Britain to postpone post-Brexit rules it says would hamper the transition to electric vehicles, potentially boosting the hand of U.K.-based automakers calling for the same. Under the trade deal agreed when Britain left the EU, 45 percent of the value of an

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

MUNICH — Hyundai Motor‘s European chief Michael Cole said the automaker was not making a direct change to its pricing in response to Tesla’s price cuts, adding consumers needed reassurance that prices would not go up and down. “We are not taking what I would call a knee-jerk reaction to what the competition does… we

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