Hyundai could introduce its Genesis brand in Europe after first building brand awareness through events such as an experience center in a major European city, Hyundai Chief Marketing Officer Cho Won Hong told Automotive News Europe.

Mazda has opened orders in Europe for its new-generation Mazda3 compact car equipped with its fuel-saving Skyactiv-X powertrain.

Mazda is making an electrification push with the help of Toyota to cut emissions and avoid EU fines, CEO Akira Marumoto explained to Automotive News Europe.

Kia said its XCeed coupe-like crossover aims to offer a "sporty alternative" to traditional larger SUVs and does not compromise on versatility because of its "intelligent packaging."

Registrations in Italy fell 1.2 percent in May after an additional purchase tax was introduced on vehicles with high CO2 emissions.

New-vehicle sales in Spain fell 7 percent in May, resuming a downward slope after an April recovery attributable to purchases by rental companies around Easter week.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley sold more than a quarter of his FCA shares on Tuesday, one day after the automaker announced a merger offer for Renault.

Ferrari has unveiled its most powerful road car to date, the 986-hp SF90 Stradale, which is the automaker's first production plug-in hybrid.

Fiat Chrysler's generous pay outs to shareholders puts a question mark over how much-needed future investments for a combined FCA-Renault automaker will be financed.

If Fiat Chrysler merges with Renault to create the world's third-largest automaker, FCA Chairman John Elkann will have delivered a master stroke that brings him out of the shadow of his longtime mentor, Sergio Marchionne.

Volkswagen is focusing initial marketing efforts for its ID3 electric hatchback on "early adopters" of EV technology, VW brand marketing chief Jochen Sengpiehl said.

The move by VW Group's Seat brand into micromobility is a must because the car industry is becoming "a luxury industry, not accessible for young people," said Lucas Casasnovas, Seat's head of product marketing.

Fiat Chrysler expects to restore profitability in Europe by the fourth quarter or earlier, CEO Mike Manley said.

Hyundai and sister company Kia have bought a stake in the Croatian electric supercar maker Rimac, whose EV technology has already attracted investment from Porsche.

Fiat Chrysler plans to spend 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) in the next three years to buy regulatory credits to minimize the amount of emissions-related fines it will pay in Europe and the U.S.