Showroom traffic at dealerships in China remains subdued, with average revenue generated by new-vehicle sales at 64 percent of normal levels, even though the coronavirus epidemic has largely been brought under control in the country. 

Volvo’s China sales slipped 16 percent to 11,413 in March after nosediving 82 percent to just 1,205 in February. All four of the automaker's China plants reopened early last month.

VW Group veteran Werner Eichhorn will lead Audi's operations in China, the premium brand's biggest market.

New-car dealerships have a long way to go to shrug off the severe impact of the lingering coronavirus epidemic, with average revenue from sales operations still less than half of normal levels.

Nearly 91 percent of franchised new-car dealerships in China are back up and operating despite the lingering coronavirus outbreak, but showroom traffic remains at just 53 percent of normal levels, a major trade group said.

The companies are counting on their China-built electric crossovers to gain traction in Europe. 

Hubertus Troska will lead Daimler's China business for another five years after Mercedes passed Audi in 2019 to become the country's best-selling luxury car brand.

Inoue Katsushi, who led Honda's European business for the last four years, moves to China where the automaker was one of the few global brands to buck the market's downturn last year.

Most automakers closed assembly plants in China for the Lunar New Year holiday but the viral outbreak that has spread across the country has prompted many of them to take other steps and precautions to help contain the epidemic.

London Electric Vehicle Co., which makes the iconic UK black cabs, rolled out a plug-in hybrid variant of its TX taxi in Tokyo as part of a global expansion under its Chinese owner, Zhejiang Geely Holding. 

New-vehicle deliveries in China slipped 8 percent to just below 26 million in 2019 as a weakening economy and prolonged trade war with the U.S. continued to sap demand.

Chinese conglomerate Baoneng Investment Group is on track to purchase PSA’s underutilized assembly plant in the south China city of Shenzhen, where the French automaker builds DS models.

GAC started selling vehicles in Russia after suspending plans to enter the North American market in 2018 over concerns with the trade dispute between China and the U.S.

Jetta, previously a volume model under the VW brand, was introduced as an entry-level subbrand specifically for China.

Pressured by local electrification rules, PSA will offer electrified versions for all gasoline models in China starting next year.