Europe

TURIN – Jeep is reversing its marketing strategy for the Avenger and will now offer a gasoline variant of the small SUV in all of Europe’s largest markets, adding sales of the gasoline version in Germany, France and the U.K. Stellantis’s offroad brand unveiled its smallest model in October at the Paris auto show as

Ford took the wraps off the Mustang Mach-E Rally, the automaker’s first production-intent off-road electric vehicle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Ford said it will open order books for the Mach-E Rally this autumn and offer the vehicle initially in the U.S. and Europe. Ford did not say when deliveries of the Mach-E Rally

Tesla will participate in this year’s IAA Mobility show in Munich,  Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe reported. Tesla will present its electric vehicles in the open air at Munich’s Königsplatz, AMW said. For the show, which moved from Frankfurt to Munich in 2021, in a bid to attract more visitors, the decision

Porsche Cars North America’s former top executive, Kjell Gruner, is said to be headed to the U.S. electric vehicle upstart Rivian Automotive, sources have told Automotive News. On July 5, Porsche said Gruner was leaving the sports carmaker “at his own request” after less than three years on the job. In his relatively short tenure

BENGALURU — Tesla is discussing an investment proposal with the Indian government to set up a factory with an annual capacity of about half a million electric vehicles, the Times of India reported on Thursday, citing government sources. The company, led by billionaire Elon Musk, is also looking at using India as an export base

SHANGHAI — Audi is in talks with SAIC to buy an electric vehicle platform from the Chinese state-owned automaker, two people familiar with the matter said. The move comes as sales of Audi’s electric cars in China fall sharply behind those of Tesla and domestic competitors such as Nio. Audi is seeking to use the

LONDON — British retro sports-car maker Caterham plans to launch an all-electric coupe that it hopes will give the company a viable future as looming bans on combustion engine cars threaten its core model, the Caterham Seven. Caterham is showing the Project V three-seat concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, alongside an all-electric version

Audi is considering buying an electric platform from a competitor in China to shorten development times for its new models, company sources told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. Audi needs to update and expand its EV offerings to keep up with competitors, especially in China, after key new electric models such as the Q6

TOKYO — Toyota will focus on selling hydrogen-powered trucks and cars in Europe and China, as part of a push to sell 200,000 of these vehicles by 2030, executives said. The decision marks a shift in focus for the automaker, a major backer of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as an alternative to electric vehicles. Until

ROME — Fiat parent Stellantis and the Italian government agreed on Monday to aim to increase annual production in Italy to one million units, reversing a downward trend seen in recent year Stellantis built fewer than 700,000 vehicles in the country last year and in 2021, as it was hit by a global shortage of

Volkswagen will begin limited testing of an autonomous ride-hailing program in a geofenced region of Austin, Texas, this month using up to 10 Euro-version ID Buzz minivans equipped with special equipment from Mobileye and, at least initially, human safety drivers. VW will use the Level 4 test fleet, which it said will grow in subsequent

A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s growing electric vehicle sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said, as Asia’s superpower dominates key raw materials to make batteries for zero emission cars. China’s recent decision to restrict exports of two metals — gallium and germanium — used in semiconductors and EVs should raise red flags for European

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2023 Rising Stars awards. We will showcase a winner each day through July 11. The Rising Star for Electrification is Sebastian Wolf, who is chief operating officer at Volkswagen Group subsidiary PowerCo. For his full profile click here. The 2023 Rising Stars winners were honored in Paris

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2023 Rising Stars awards. We will showcase a winner each day through July 11. The Rising Star for Business Performance is Gem Wareing, who is business performance director at Jaguar Land Rover. For her full profile click here. The 2023 Rising Stars winners were honored in Paris

LONDON — Chinese tech-focused EV brand HiPhi will give its Y battery-electric midsize SUV a European debut at  the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month as part of the company’s global expansion. HiPhi was established in China in 2019 by Human Horizons, a self-described new mobility research company which itself was started in 2017. The

Stellantis’s incoming Chief Financial Officer Natalie Knight says figuring out China is key for the automaker because of the country’s importance in the shift to electric vehicles. China and Asia as a whole represent a “great opportunity,” also when it comes to working with the region’s automakers, Knight said Thursday on a call with reporters.

Tesla rolled out a new incentive globally allowing buyers to earn extra incentives through referrals from existing customers, a strategy long used by traditional automakers to boost sales. The cash rebates are applicable in markets including the U.S., China, Canada, the U.K., France and Germany, according to Tesla’s regional websites on Friday. The incentive, which

BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius will have his contract extended, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Kallenius’ contract is currently set to expire in May 2024. The source said no surprises were expected on the question of another term for Kallenius, which would keep the 54-year-old at the helm of the