BMW CEO's future in doubt as board tensions emerge, report says

The Renault-Nissan-AvtoVAZ partnership in Russia will use local search engine Yandex for services such as real-time navigation, voice assistance and music.

Twenty-one young and talented automotive executives have been honored as Rising Stars within the automotive industry by Automotive News Europe. A gala ceremony to celebrate the 2019 Rising Stars winners was be held Tuesday evening in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Earlier this month, Volkswagen won its bid to put off a union election for 1,700 workers at its U.S. plant until its challenge to a smaller UAW bargaining unit at the factory is settled.

Brose Group plans to invest more than $335 million (2.3 billion yuan) for new products and technical equipment in China over the next three years as it adapts to the shift to vehicle electrification and autonomous driving,

Swedish supplier Veoneer plans to shore up its working capital by $500 million through the sale of bonds and shares, as it waits for a strong order book to translate into a pickup in earnings.

Mercedes has named Jan Madeja, formerly the brand's head of Russia, as its new sales boss in China as part of a wider management shuffle. Madeja succeed Nicholas Speeks, who will become CEO of Mercedes' U.S. operations, and Holger Suffel succeeds Madeja in Russia.

Geely, Daimler’s biggest single shareholder, has established a joint venture with the German company to offer upmarket mobility services in China.

Volkswagen continued to outperform the overall new light-vehicle market in China despite the group's extended sales decline, which saw registrations fall 9.6 percent last month.

Bernhard Kuhnt, BMW's North American CEO, has reason to be nervous about tariffs on his imported vehicles and parts. But his sales outlook remains optimistic.

Automakers such as Volkswagen and Tesla cannot afford to lose focus in China, which looks set to remain the world’s No. 1 market for electric vehicles with sales expected to reach 2 million units next year.