Embattled Audi CEO Rupert Stadler only received a five-year contract extension last month because of an agreement among supervisory board members that he would not serve out his full term, Reuters reported, citing two sources close to the board.
Engineers supported by Toyota demonstrated a flying car on Saturday, which they hope will be able to light up the Olympic flame to open the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.
Toyota said Saturday it had sold all of its shares in Tesla by the end of 2016, having cancelled its tie-up with the U.S. company to jointly develop electric vehicles.
Alfa Romeo's global turnaround has been a tough road. A new crossover could help.
The old generation compact CUV will live on as the Tiguan Limited, VW says
The Sport version of the Nissan Rogue takes the hot-selling nameplate into new customer territory.
Fiat Chrysler will need the Stelvio to be a success for Alfa Romeo to reach hit its ambitious sales target and turn a profit.
Toyota aimed its boldly styled C-HR at the European market, and that focus appears to be paying off.
GM should think a little more like ice cream vendors, billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn says.
Daimler said its plans to expand manufacturing at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama predates President Trump's efforts to protect U.S. jobs. Trump has criticized Germany's trade surplus with the United States.
California Governor Jerry Brown departs Friday for China, where he'll urge the world's most populous country and largest car market to take environmental cues from Sacramento, not the U.S. capital.
Audi engineers in Europe were pulling a dead weight trailer in the thin air and steep climbs of the Austrian Alps with a new A7 sedan when a fire started under the hood.
Porsche denied a report that it uses unauthorized software to cheat on emissions tests.
Germany's powerful auto industry says Europe will need to reassess its environmental standards to remain competitive after the U.S. said it would withdraw from the Paris climate pact.
The Chinese government had proposed that EV or plug-in hybrids account for 8 percent of automakers' sales by 2018, sparking protests from domestic and international automakers.
Renault Russia says it is aiming to increase its level of component exports building on substantial gains already in the last couple of years.
Global logistics provider, GEFCO, says it believes it will be able to secure a slice of improved automotive fortunes in Russia as it commits to the country for the long term.
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