A key rationale for the merger was to increase PSA's market coverage, but the addition of Fiat Chrysler brands such as Jeep and Ram ensures access to the North American market.

Alpine's product lineup will be expanded in a bid to make the brand profitable.

The EV maker added 40 sites to its European network in 2020.

The ST versions of the Fiesta and Puma are impacted by rules-of-origin provisions requirements in the post-Brexit trade deal agreed by the UK and EU.

Tesla rival Xpeng recently made its sales debut in EV-friendly Norway. Additional European markets will be announced in the coming months, Xpeng President Brian Gu told Automotive News Europe.

The UK-based EV startup is about to go public at a valuation of $5.4 billion. The company's president tells Automotive News Europe why Arrival's "microfactories" will help lower costs.

Andreas Mindt, currently Audi's head of exterior design, will be tasked with defining the styling for the ultraluxury brand's electrified future.

The electric sedan will be the third and smallest model in the brand's lineup alongside the bigger P7 sedan and the G3 SUV, which is sold in Norway.

Government incentives to increase sales of low emissions vehicles meant that the French car market took a less severe hit from the coronavirus pandemic than the UK.

Dealerships are selling cars on the Internet but they warn of bankruptcies if lockdowns that have closed showrooms continue for much longer.

Skoda can win more customers in the "traditional mainstream" car buyer group without going downmarket, said VW Group's sales chief, Christian Dahlheim.

Led by Skoda's three models, wagons captured just under 10 percent market share even as customers increasingly turn to SUVs. Looking ahead, the case for costly electrification could be hard to make for the largely mass-market body style.

The model will be built on a new electric platform developed with Toyota.

Bentley's new relationship with Audi is a positive change for the ultraluxury automaker, CEO Adrian Hallmark said.

Jaguar Land Rover's new chief creative officer, Gerry McGovern, said he is looking forward to developing the potential of the Jaguar brand.