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BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group expects a shortage in semiconductor supply to ease in the third quarter but sees the bottlenecks continuing in the long term, a board member told Handelsblatt newspaper. "At the moment we have reached the lowest…

The latest exotic from the House of Volkswagen Group's Bugatti brand is a stunner on the track in the form of the Chiron Super Sport. The 3.2 million-euro ($3.9 million) coupe is the latest iteration of the Chiron family line that includes…

French investigators charged Stellantis' Peugeot subsidiary over allegedly defrauding consumers with diesel engines in a broadening crackdown on automakers that has already ensnared Renault and Volkswagen. Peugeot, which became part of…

He is the owner of 'Mon Financement Automobile', his car brokerage firm, the success of which exudes high qualities and discipline of the young entrepreneur. The closer we look around ourselves, the more we see…

Hyundai Motor India has confirmed that it will launch its Alcazar SUV in India on June 18, 2021. The upcoming SUV is a three-row version of the second-gen Hyundai Creta and will come as a 6 and 7-seater SUV. The…

Frankfurt, Jun 10: Volkswagen said Wednesday that former CEO Martin Winterkorn has agreed to pay 11.2 million euros (USD 13.6 million) in compensation for what the company called his failure to quickly get to the…

The world's largest auto supplier by revenue will launch a voluntary return to the Detroit area offices after the holiday. Then in early October, it will institute a "smart work" policy. What exactly that will be has not been finalized,…

Many U.S. employers are still requiring vaccinated workers to wear masks in workplaces. Volkswagen Grou's U.S. unit said it will "no longer require masks for fully vaccinated employees after June 21, and will continue to follow CDC…

MILAN -- Ferrari has turned to a tech executive to navigate the transition towards electrification in the automotive industry, appointing Benedetto Vigna as its new boss. Vigna, a 52-year-old Italian national, currently leads the biggest…

Bradley Theodore's and Supercarrooms last supper event. May 27th 2021 In a complete Rolls-Royce setting provided by a Holman Motorcars of Fort Lauderdale, Bradley Theodore and The Supercar Chef joined forces to…

Yamaha India is all set to launch a new two-wheeler in the Indian market on June 18, 2021. Though the company hasn't announced what it would be launching at the event, several reports suggest that it could be the…

It said its vehicles "are not equipped with any rigging software for pollution control devices," adding that it "has always complied with French and European regulations." The charges spring from a judicial investigation opened in early…

Whenever not trying to produce cars through the 1970s and 1980s, his Cumberford Design International worked in Europe on behalf of clients including Renault and Citroen. Patrick Le Quément, for many years head of design for Renault,…

The change will lead to a minor fuel economy reduction in most of the affected vehicles, GM said, and customers will receive a $50 credit on the sticker price for those vehicles. GM Authority reported the change Monday. Customers will not…

Renault said on Tuesday that French judicial authorities have charged the automaker with deception over a diesel emissions probe launched in 2017. Renault said the company has been ordered to make a 20 million euros ($24.36 million)…

BEIJING -- Passenger vehicle sales in China, the world's biggest car market, climbed 1.1 percent in May to 1.66 million cars from a year earlier, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Tuesday. Tesla Inc. sold…

Kia has given the new Sportage what it calls "futuristic" styling flourishes on the outside and an interior designed to be used with advanced connectivity features. The automaker released pictures of the compact crossover on Tuesday. The…

Mercedes-Maybach, the German carmaker officially launched the GLS 600 Ultra-luxury SUV in India at Rs 2.43 Crore (ex-showroom). Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC now sets a new benchmark in the luxury SUV segment and…

Mumbai, June 8: You might have received a message on WhatsApp which says you can win a Tata Safari by filling a questionnaire. The WhatsApp message, which also contains a link, claims the "offer" is made because…

Since last July, a little-known automaker in China’s southwest has dominated the world’s largest electric car market, outselling bigger players and even Tesla Inc. almost every month with a tiny, bare-bones EV that starts at just $4,500.…

Despite today's rosy profit picture, the auto retail franchise model faces new pressures as long-term prospects are fraught with uncertainty.

Mercedes-Benz said it has been promoting its 19 ethnic minority-owned stores through social media campaigns in a new initiative after the social justice uprising. "The past year has brought about significant change for many of us," Keri…

As a point of comparison, Toyota this year is completing its fifth expansion of a separate engine plant in Huntsville, at a cost of $288 million. This year's project will bring 18 years of investment in the site to a total of $1.2 billion…

In March, new EV registrations increased to 3.1 percent of the market, according to IHS Markit. That's significantly more than they had represented recently but still only a sliver of the overall market.Central lots could shift pressure to…

San Francisco: After announcing that Tesla will hold an event for the first Model S Plaid deliveries last week, its CEO Elon Musk on Monday said the new electric car will not arrive at all. The electric car-maker…

Q: A lot of things are happening with the auto industry in north Alabama. What's driving it? A: It's many different interests all working together in automotive, trying to get a piece of that pie. We're made up of 13 counties. The city of…

The estimated number of microchip-related vehicle production losses rose again last week, but the rise was smaller than in previous weeks, according to the latest industry report from AutoForecast Solutions.  AFS estimated that about…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch will seek reelection at the automaker's annual general meeting. Poetsch, VW's former finance chief,  became chairman of the supervisory board in 2015, weeks after the start of the…

Tesla has lost another top manager from the automaker's new European plant under construction near Berlin, according to a report in Automobilwoche, the German affiliate publication of Automotive News. Marcel Jost, head of general assembly,…

"Look at our proximity to Mexico," Watson reasons. "It's a key advantage. Ford has a facility just across the border in Sonora. As we worked closely to help Lucid with its supply base, we not only had suppliers here in Arizona, but also…