Main challenge: Making Mercedes a leader in the premium electric and compact car segments. Daimler r&d chief Thomas Weber believes that the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric Drive will ...

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group's Spanish division, Seat, said it would hire 250 more workers at its plant near Barcelona to boost production. The new recruits will strengthen the workforce especially for ...

French car parts supplier Valeo will buy German clutch manufacturer FTE Automotive for 819.3 million euros ($914 million). In a statement, Valeo said it had signed an agreement to buy 100 percent of ...

FRANKFURT -- Chinese automaker Chery Automobile will launch an electrified SUV in Europe no sooner than 2020, its CEO was quoted as saying by a German newspaper. Chery debuted the Exeed TX compact SUV ...

MILAN (Reuters) -- Italian car design company Pininfarina had an operating loss of 4.5 million euros in the first six months, 1.8 million euros less than in the same period last year. The improvement ...

Renault could sell the Eolab ultra fuel-efficient concept for a similar price to a diesel-powered Clio, if it decided to build the car, said Thierry Bollore, the company's chief competitive officer.

RENNES, France -- Renault has joined French rival PSA/Peugeot-Citroen in tapping a Hollywood star appeal to boost sales of its new Espace minivan. Actor Kevin Spacey appears in Renault’s Europewide ...

MÜHLHEIM/RUHR - The German factory-planning company Agiplan aims to boost its business in eastern Europe. The company, formerly part of Siepe & Partner Dortmunder Industrieholding (SDI), was saved ...

TOKYO -- Subaru hints at a new more muscular, athletic design direction, complete with fender fins and aerodynamic venting, with its new Viziv Performance Concept. The Japanese all-wheel-drive ...

Spain's vehicle production declined by 53 percent in January, the biggest auto manufacturing drop in the country's history. Production fell to 123,762 units compared with the same month in 2008, ...

It will replace the V70 when it reaches European dealerships this summer. Volvo will begin taking V90 orders in Europe after it makes its public debut at the Geneva auto show March 1.

(Bloomberg) -- Renault SA wants to repay French state aid of 3 billion euros (about $3.97 billion) as soon as possible, French newspaper Les Echos reported, citing CEO Carlos Ghosn. The company wants ...