Western Europe

New-car sales in Spain rose 2 percent in March, despite a big drop in diesel registrations and two fewer working days.... Read More »

VW has canceled its contracts with Prevent Group, the supplier that forced the automaker to idle six factories after it stopped parts deliveries. VW says the action is aimed at avoiding future production disruptions.... Read More »

Ford won approval from the European Central Bank to set up a bank in Germany as part of its strategy to mitigate any risk from Britain leaving the EU.... Read More »

New-car sales in Italy fell 6 percent in March, partly hit by customers postponing purchases as politicians negotiated to form a new government following recent elections.... Read More »

Amid an aggressive restructuring in Europe, Jim Farley was able to wring some extra cash from an unlikely place: workers' closets.... Read More »

Demand for new diesel cars in Britain plunged by more than a third in March, pushing down total registrations by 16 percent.... Read More »

PSA could wait until 2020 to decide on the future of its Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere Port, England, as it improves efficiency and awaits the outcome of Brexit talks, CEO Carlos Tavares said.... Read More »

A handful of ride-hailing and car-sharing apps in France, including BlaBlaCar and Drivy, are reporting a surge in customers after rail workers began a wave of strikes over government reforms this week.... Read More »

PSA will boost output at Vauxhall's van plant in Luton, England, by adding Peugeot and Citroen models.... Read More »

Registrations in Germany fell 3 percent in March with the decline in diesel-car sales accelerating after a court ruled that cities can ban vehicles to tackle pollution.... Read More »

The European auto industry faces a huge problem as consumer fears and the possibility of city bans threaten the future of diesel engines. After investing heavily in the technology, automakers must now decide whether to defend or abandon diesel cars.... Read More »

Ford could 'hypothetically' build EVs in its plant in Cologne after 2023 when the life cycle of its Fiesta is due to end, Ford of Germany Chairman Gunnar Herrmann told the Handelsblatt business daily.... Read More »

PSA plans to end a venture between Vauxhall and Renault that makes vans at a plant near London and instead use the capacity to build Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy models alongside future versions of the Vauxhall/Opel Vivaro, reports said.... Read More »

Continental and Osram have finalized an agreement to create a JV to build automotive lighting modules.... Read More »

Ford could make electric cars in Germany after 2023, when the life cycle of Ford's Fiesta model is due to end, the head of the carmaker's German business told a newspaper.... Read More »

French new-car sales increased 2.2 percent in March with Volvo, Seat, Kia and Hyundai recording strong gains from SUVs and crossovers.... Read More »

The race to develop EV batteries is reaching deep into the pine forests of Sweden, where a dormant graphite mine is getting a new lease on life as demand for the carbon material booms.... Read More »

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine is ready to view. The new edition looks at the future of diesel. Some believe the diesel engine's time is coming to an end, the European car industry cannot back away from diesels, which are crucial to reaching the EU's CO2 targets.... Read More »

Carlos Ghosn has revived two troubled automakers and he's in the midst of doing so with a third. Now, he's poised to undertake what might well be his final act: A full merger of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co.... Read More »

Germany must do all it can to avert driving bans for diesel cars, Olaf Scholz, the country's new finance ministers, said, urging cities and local communities to boost investments in charging stations for EVs.... Read More »

Tesla buyers in Germany can apply for subsidies again because a government agency has ended its dispute with the U.S. automaker over whether its Model S was too expensive to qualify for an EV incentives scheme.... Read More »

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine goes live next week. The new edition looks at the future of diesel.... Read More »

Faurecia has won a contract to provide seating for 6 million BMW Group vehicles. It's the French supplier's largest ever deal in terms of volume.... Read More »

PSA threw its support behind efforts to create a European manufacturer of EV batteries, as CEO Carlos Tavares warned French lawmakers against letting Asian dominance go unchallenged.... Read More »

Toyota has chosen a more rugged design for its new RAV4 compact SUV in a bid to boost its sales in Europe's most popular SUV segment. The new, global model will be revealed at the New York auto show today ahead of European sales, which will start in the first quarter of 2019.... Read More »