Europe sales fall 9% in August, adding to industry troubles

The auto dealership group has made a first-half loss after offering deep price cuts to offload used car inventory and the effects of Brexit and the introduction of stricter emissions regulations.

Wolf-Henning Scheider sees "tremendous" amount of engineering work to be done before the first robotaxis appear on public roads.

The Honda e, Porsche Taycan Turbo and Volkswagen ID3 were among the Frankfurt auto show hits, as selected by reporter Larry P. Vellequette. There were misses, too.

China sales at Volkswagen dipped in August but the automaker continues to outperform General Motors, which posted another double-digit decline in volume.

VW is basing its electric makeover on a simple mantra: Bring what it calls carbon-neutral mobility to the global mass market at an affordable — yet still profitable — price.

The Swedish supplier said the manufacturing contract was with an unidentified "world-leading" automaker and is likely the first time a thermal camera will be used as a sensor on a self-driving car.

The Honda e takes the automaker back into the minicar segment in Europe for the first time since 2001.

Automakers used the Frankfurt show to make clear that EV product availability is only one factor, and customers must now complete the environmental equation by switching to the new technology.

Engine development expert Markus Duesmann is set to become Audi CEO after BMW dropped its opposition to his early departure, a German newspaper said.

Protesters outside the Frankfurt show called on automakers to stop selling SUVs, which they called "climate killers," highlighting the simmering tensions between the German car industry and the country’s environmentalists.