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Renault is offering some concessions to Nissan as the partners try to clinch a deal to reboot a two-decade alliance, according to people familiar with the situation. Nissan’s independent board directors are due to meet early next week to consider several proposals by Renault, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the

MADRID — Citroen will launch a full-electric version of its New C3 minicar next month in India, but it’s not clear if the car will be developed for Europe as a rival to the Dacia Spring. The New C3, a four-door hatchback less than 4 meters long, is the first model in Citroen’s Smart Car

LAS VEGAS — Japanese parts supplier Marelli is looking to boost collaboration with automakers and tech companies while regionalizing its manufacturing strategy as it emerges from last year’s court-led financial restructuring. “We’re working really hard after the rehabilitation to put the customer at the center of everything we do,” Marelli CEO David Slump said in

Porsche announced three new decal options earlier this month for its 911 Dakar, an off-road sports car that debuted in November. The decals wrap around the car for an effect that looks like paint but can be removed, and mimic the racing liveries of the Porsche 911s that participated in the grueling East Africa Safari

BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse said the automaker will do what makes business sense and not be forced off-course by political agendas. BMW is under pressure to rethink its supply lines and production footprint concerning EV parts and batteries to qualify for a new tax credit meant to promote North American production. Zipse said that

GREATER NOIDA, India — Suzuki Motor’s Indian unit unveiled the eVX concept electric SUV at India’s biennial car show, with the automaker’s president saying the production car would be launched in 2025. “I am delighted to unveil the eVX, a concept SUV of our first global strategic EV. We plan to bring it to market

If you had to find a suitable animal for each of the Volkswagen Group’s 12 brands, the image of a lizard would come to mind for Audi. A lizard has a striking appearance but is also rather immobile most of the day. Within the VW empire, no one doubts the competence of Audi’s engineers or

PARIS — The French state supports a reshaping of the Renault-Nissan alliance and will not oppose a rebalancing of the equity stakes the two carmakers hold in each other, Les Echos reported on Tuesday. Les Echos, citing unnamed sources, reported that French President Emmanuel Macron made the assurances to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during

Jaguar Land Rover said its vehicle sales rebounded in its latest quarter on strong customer demand and improved chip supply. Wholesale volumes increased 15 percent to 79,591 in the quarter ending Dec. 31, compared with the same quarter a year ago, the UK automaker said in a statement on Monday. Wholesale volumes increased 15 percent

LONDON — UK battery startup Britishvolt said it is in talks with a consortium of investors about selling a majority stake in the company, but did not disclose any names. The company said back in November that it had received short-term financial backing to help it stay afloat. It said the latest discussions were aimed

PARIS — Stellantis is establishing a new business unit to help expand its data services business, part of its plans to generate at least 20 billion euros ($21.1 billion) from software-related activities by 2030. The new unit, called Mobilisights, will license data to a wide range of customers including rival carmakers, drawing on Stellantis’ connected

LAS VEGAS — Chinese electric-vehicle brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023 to about 140,000 vehicles and plans to expand sales in Europe, CEO Andy An told Reuters. Zeekr, a brand created by Chinese automaker Geely, sold 72,000 vehicles in 2022, mostly in China. Its 001 model, priced at about 300,000 yuan ($43,600), competes

The Peugeot Inception concept will set the design direction for the Stellantis brand’s next generation of electric vehicles. The large sedan is based on Stellantis’ STLA Large platform, an upcoming full-electric architecture. It will have up to 800 km (500 miles) of range on a single charge, the distance from Paris to Marseille or Brussels

LAS VEGAS — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares sees the European auto industry at a crossroads in competition with its Chinese rivals. If politicians in Europe do not find an answer to the push into Europe by Chinese automakers, there will be a “terrible fight,” Tavares told Automobilwoche on the sidelines of CES 2023 in Las

The Indy Autonomous Challenge will hold a self-driving racing competition at Italy’s famed Monza F1 circuit. Race organizers said they have inked a two-year agreement with the Milan Monza auto show to hold autonomous competitions at the track. The first race will take place in June. After races in Indianapolis, Texas and two in Las

PARIS — Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India, two people with knowledge of the ongoing review told Reuters, as part of a renewed push into a market where EV adoption is expected to grow quickly from a small base. The study by Renault underscores how the French automaker is pushing ahead

LAS VEGAS — Mercedes-Benz is taking a page out of the Tesla playbook on electric vehicle charging. Mercedes revealed plans at CES to develop a global network of 10,000 high-speed chargers powered by green energy. The rollout will begin this year in the U.S. and Canada and expand to Europe, China and other major markets

Volkswagen Group’s bug-plagued software has gotten a lot of attention, with product delays for its Audi and Porsche brands making headlines and contributing to the ousting of Herbert Diess as CEO. The automaker also lags behind the competition in another respect that has flown relatively under the radar: charging times for its battery-electric cars The