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Stellantis will produce the Fiat Panda minicar at its Pomigliano plant in southern Italy until 2026, metal workers unions said after the automaker met workers’ representatives. The Panda’s production extension in Pomigliano will add to output of the new Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV, which is about to start production at the plant. Stellantis, which owns

MARBELLA, Spain – Renault has been selling electric vehicles for nearly a decade in Europe, but, executives admit, some potential buyers still have concerns about running out of juice on the highway or even just finding a public charging station. So the automaker is hoping to break down any customer hesitancy by rolling out a

BERLIN — Continental reported a profit for 2021 after two years of losses and forecast higher sales this year while warning about the potential impact of the Ukraine crisis. The supplier said it could face “lasting consequences” to supply chains, production and demand from what it described as instability in Eastern Europe, after Russia invaded

BERLIN — BMW will gradually resume production at its Munich and Dingolfing plants in Germany next week, a company spokesperson said. The automaker suspended production earlier this week due to supply chain issues caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Production of the Mini at BMW’s plant in Oxford, England, would remain suspended for two weeks,

BERLIN — Volkswagen is betting that a modern take on its iconic Microbus will boost its aim to pass Tesla as the world’s top electric-car maker The brand on Wednesday unveiled the ID Buzz, a battery-electric minivan with retro styling elements that recall the Microbus of the 1960s. The ID Buzz passenger van and the

Volkswagen will finally take its psychedelic camouflage wrap off the production version of the ID Buzz on Wednesday, March 9, giving eager consumers their first undisguised look at the retro-styled electric van. VW offered several reviewers a chance to briefly drive prototypes of the short-wheelbase, two-row versions in Europe last month. That vehicle, which seats

MUNICH — Volkswagen has brought forward a production stop by one week at its home factory in Wolfsburg in Germany, as rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz also halt output due to a shortage of parts produced in Ukraine. VW is pausing production at the Wolfsburg plant on Monday for at least two weeks, a company spokesman

TOKYO – Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, fresh off being slammed in a closely watched Tokyo verdict, is vowing to continue his legal battle with a fresh lawsuit against his former company. On the lam in Lebanon, the fugitive automotive icon said the Tokyo District Court’s conviction last week of his onetime deputy Greg Kelly

Stellantis will cut the distribution costs of its new vehicles by 40 percent by 2030, rising to a 50 percent reduction in Europe, as it shakes up the way it sells new cars. The promise was made as part of the company’s Dare Forward 2030 strategy. CEO Carlos Tavares also said that the automaker that

BERLIN — Volkswagen Group has chosen its headquarters, the central German city of Wolfsburg, as the location for its new factory to buld the Trinity electric flagship sedan for the VW brand. Construction is set to begin in spring 2023, VW said on Friday. VW said it was investing about 2 billion euros ($2.18 billion)

Wiring supplier Leoni has set up a task force to deal with the disruption of cable deliveries caused by the Ukraine crisis. Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have been forced to drastically reduce production in Germany after supplies of wiring harnesses from Leoni’s two factories in Ukraine dried up. Wire harnesses bundle up to

Russian self-driving tech company Yandex has placed its operations in the U.S. on hold. The company said Friday it has paused testing of its robotaxi fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is no longer making restaurant deliveries with its six-wheeled sidewalk Rover bots on college campuses across the country. “Our AV test fleet in Ann

BERLIN — Tesla has received a conditional license to begin production at its electric vehicle factory and adjacent battery plant in Gruenheide, Germany, ending months of delay for the landmark site that was initially supposed to open last summer. The factory is set to produce over 500,000 battery-electric vehicles a year, while the battery plant

BERLIN — A dearth of supply from the Ukraine of wire harnesses, a key component for vehicle manufacturing, will lead to production cuts at Volkswagen Group’s Audi division. Production of A4 and A5 models at Audi’s home plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, will be suspended from March 7-11. In Neckarsulm, production of A6 and A7 models

Volkswagen Group has joined the exodus of companies from Russia, suspending exports to and local production in the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The move affects VW’s two factories in Russia that produce Volkswagen brand and Skoda models, the maker of Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley cars, popular with Russia’s elite, said Thursday.

BERLIN — Porsche will halt production at its factory in Leipzig, Germany, due to supply-chain problems stemming from the conflict in Ukraine. The factory was forced to suspend production from Wednesday afternoon until the end of next week, a Porsche spokesman said in an emailed statement to Automotive News Europe. Porsche builds the Macan and

Automakers including Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche are struggling to obtain crucial wire harnesses as suppliers in western Ukraine have been shuttered by the Russian invasion of the country, forcing production stops at car factories in Germany. Production of the part, needed for organizing miles of vehicle cables, has affected suppliers including Leoni, Fujijura and Nexans.

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday will announce a reorganization under which its electric and internal-combustion engine businesses will be run separately in a move meant to allow the EV business to maximize profits and move with greater speed, three people familiar with the plan told Reuters. The EV and ICE businesses will remain under the