VW says it is not scouting alternative locations to Turkey plant

Valeo has expanded its tech center in the central China city of Wuhan to strengthen its development capability of parts and components for intelligent vehicles in China. 

Magna's new plant in Shanghai will start delivering electric drive systems next year for EV models that will be built in Europe and China for the VW and Audi brands.

Volkswagen Group’s sales in China are showing signs of stabilizing. While the overall Chinese new-car market contracted 6 percent in September, the automaker's local deliveries slid only 0.2 percent.

China's Changan Automobile estimates it lost 160 million to 550 million yuan ($23 million to $78 million) in the third quarter, as its proprietary car unit and joint ventures with Ford and Mazda continued to suffer from plunging sales.

To enter the electric vehicle market in earnest, Toyota created an architecture that offers flexibility on size and battery power.

Suppliers that are developing innovations in battery safety, performance and thermal management displayed their latest technology at the Battery Show in suburban Detroit.

BMW would welcome collaborations with new partners for the mobility services venture it runs with Daimler, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said.

Porsche and Tesla are battling to establish supremacy in lap times for four-door electric sports cars, but comparisons are not exact.

Skoda will not lose its values of space, functionality, value for money and forward-looking design, its CEO Bernhard Maier said, amid reports that the brand will be positioned downmarket.

Fifty years after Lancia was purchased by Fiat, the brand is showing resilience despite having only a single nameplate and a single market. So far this year Lancia has sold more cars in Italy than Alfa Romeo sold in the whole of the Europe.