Andrea Malan

Different battery sizes and electric motor options push maximum range to 528 km. A new electric architecture enables ultra-fast charging at compatible stations.

The Korean brands have leveraged their procurement strategy and their links with Korean chipmakers to avoid the long plant stoppages which have affected rivals such as VW Group and Stellantis.

The product surge comes as Mazda repositions its lineup toward the hot-selling SUV segment and tries to move upmarket with bigger, more powerful offerings.

Laurent Diot will lead marketing and communications operations at the Fiat and Abarth brands.

Tesla, Fiat, Hyundai and BMW were among brands that showed gains despite an overall decline. The Fiat 500, including the New 500 EV, was the best-selling model for the month.

Among major brands, only Dacia, Hyundai and Kia managed to increase sales in September. Demand for full-electric vehicles increased 107 percent, while plug-in-hybrid sales jumped 89 percent.

VW Group's Cupra brand will position its upcoming small EV "between the mass and the premium segment," Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths said.

Gestamp Chairman Francisco Riberas has put the Spanish metal parts supplier in position to achieve double-digit operating margins this year and in 2022 despite ongoing challenges. He explained how in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

A successor to the Kona Electric small SUV could be on the new E-GMP platform, which underpins the new Ioniq 5 compact, Hyundai executives told Automotive News Europe. 

VW Group's Spanish unit Seat does not plan a version of the small electric car based on the UrbanRebel concept, which will launch in 2025 with a Cupra badge.

The 296 GTB is the first Ferrari with a V-6 gasoline engine since the Dino was discontinued in 1974. At the same time, it's just the second plug-in hybrid in the brand's 82-year, joining the SF90 Stradale and signaling Ferrari's increased use of electrification in its range.

Registrations to private customers fell by 42 percent even though buyers benefited from a suspension of registration tax that lasts from July 1 to Dec. 31.

Market researchers Dataforce revised upwards its forecast for full-year sales as a new scrapping program comes into effect and the government makes more money available to incentivize EV purchases.

Alfa Romeo hopes the GTA variants family will help revive interest in the sporty sedan, a niche that has been slumping in Europe.

The drive toward zero emissions is challenging suppliers to reduce the weight of every component. Grupo Antolin CEO Jesus Pascual is working to keep pace with that trend while protecting the supplier's bottom line despite facing tougher cost-cutting demands from automakers and the chip shortage.