Harman is positioning itself to automakers as a provider of "experiences" through connected technology, Michael Mauser told Automotive News Europe. 

The UK's most prestigious motoring event will be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dealer groups are split on whether to keep their workshops open after the British government ordered nonessential businesses to close but allowed car repairs and servicing to continue.

Ford is pausing van production at its plants in Turkey for two weeks in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic. 

The plan would not be for McLaren to manufacture the ventilators, but rather the automaker would offer its design expertise, a company spokesman said.

Honda said the decision was taken because of increasing difficulties with supply chains and to protect employees.

The shutdowns come amid disruption to parts supply and to protect employees from coronavirus.

Working from home, obsessive hygiene and constant monitoring mean all of Geely's Chinese plants are running again and life is almost back to normal.

Toyota said it took the decision because of government restrictions on the movement of people, supply chain disruption and falling sales.

The automaker's manufacturing sites in Cologne and Saarlouis, Germany, and Craiova, Romania, will halt production starting Thursday.

Mercedes and BMW are adding new plug-in hybrids as they step up their efforts to reduce CO2 emissions to meet tough EU targets.

The plant in Valenciennes, northern France, would be shut for an “undetermined period,” said Toyota, which builds its best-seller in Europe, the Yaris small car, at the factory.

Jaguar Land Rover said it would give whatever support it could while Ford said it was assessing the request.

The factory, which is ramping up production of the new Land Rover Defender, is operating normally despite Slovakia's coronavirus lockdown.

Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley declined to say how many dealers would be cut. “It will be appropriate for the market,” he told Automotive News Europe.