VW Group is considering building a huge battery cell plant in Germany that could rival Tesla's "Gigafactory" as the automaker looks to sell 1 million electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids by 2025.
Toyota said it would resume operations on Thursday at production lines in Japan that were suspended earlier this week after an explosion at a plant operated by a supplier choked off the automaker's supply chain.
French registrations rose 22 percent in May, benefiting from three extra selling days. The country's domestic brands, along with Asian automakers and Fiat, enjoyed strong growth.
Tesla will likely charge owners of its forthcoming Model 3 sedan to use the company's network of Supercharger stations, which is free to owners of current models, CEO Elon Musk said.
VW-owned Skoda has hit record deliveries - for any quarter - in the first quarter. It will be welcome news for parent VW Group, which is under pressure due to the 'dieselgate' scandal and falling share for the Volkswagen brand in some markets
Nissan has switched on a new solar farm at its biggest manufacturing site in Europe. Made of up 19,000 photo-voltaic panels, the new 4.75MW facility is now fully operational at Nissan Sunderland Plant.
BMW says it is preparing to launch the latest BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo in time for the start of sales in the summer and has added new engines.
Toyota is close to buying two robotics divisions from Google's parent company in a move to boost the company's fledgling robotics business, the Nikkei business daily said.
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Audi expects to keep its operating profit margin within a target range of 8 percent to 10 percent this year despite growing spending on new factories and the cost of new models.
Volkswagen Group's core brand, which has been badly hit by costs related to the automaker's emissions scandal, says it aims to maintain profitability this year at 2015's operating margin of 2 percent, before charting a course to a longer-term goal...
VW Group's core brand, which has been badly hit by costs related to the automaker's emissions scandal, is aiming for a 2 percent operating margin this year, before charting a course to a longer-term goal of 6 percent.
Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2016 Rising Stars awards. Every day through June 6 one of the 15 winners will be featured. The Rising Star for Purchasing is Monica Genovese of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
GMC and a crew of disabled veterans are taking to the skies for a 360-degree adventure in this week's No. 1 campaign.
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