FCA is expanding its SUV offerings this year with a convertible variant of the Fiat 500X, the Alfa Romeo Tonale and the Maserati Grecale.

Increases in sales to private customers and self-registrations were offset by a decline in demand from rental companies. For the year, the market was down 32 percent.

Tesla, Toyota, Volvo and Seat bucked the negative trend, while Hyundai, Mercedes, Dacia and Kia had steep sales declines.

Stellantis, the company formed by the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler, will likely be the sixth-largest car company in 2020 instead of the expected rank of No. 4.

FCA CEO Mike Manley could receive nearly $63 million and CFO Richard Palmer $20 million after the merger with PSA closes, provided they remain at Stellantis and meet certain conditions, according to a shareholders' prospectus.

The creation of Stellantis will let FCA leverage several PSA platforms to cut development costs, increase synergies and lower emissions through electrification.

Hyundai Europe is bullish about the new generation of its compact SUV because of its bold design and wide range of electrified powertrains.

BMW's second-generation 4-Series Coupe is larger and has a more distinctive look to better differentiate it from its sibling, the 3-Series sedan. 

The SUV-styled compact hatchback is longer, wider and has a higher driving position than its sibling model.

Marelli will start production in a former Ford plant in Cologne, close to where the automaker plans to build a family of mass-market EVs based on VW Group's MEB platform.

Registrations dropped despite an upsurge in private demand as the country's partial coronavirus lockdown allowed dealer showrooms to remain open.

Results varied widely, with DS, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Land Rover and Mercedes among brands that increased sales. Brands with the biggest declines included Opel, Ford and Seat.

The Bayon will be positioned below the Kona small SUV in the automaker's crossover lineup.

A prospectus filed with regulatory bodies indicates that the automakers' merger is actually an acquisition of FCA by PSA, at least for accounting purposes.