The automakers and their suppliers are seeing plants in China coming back online after closures related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The halt, which affects four plants, runs from March 26 until April 14 as Volvo joins other automakers in stopping production to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

About 30 Americans have started their return from Germany, where they have been working on the EV maker's first factory in Europe.

Italian virologists say virus sequences in Italy match those from Webasto's January outbreak. The supplier questions the finding because of its containment efforts.

Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath believes more needs to be done to help accelerate the shift to emissions-free driving. He explained why in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

The full-electric grand tourer concept is a "response to the clear challenges our society and industry face," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson opposes the rising push to discourage air travel to combat climate change. "I think you're on a very dangerous path when you say, ‘No, you should not fly.’ " he said.

Young customers could rebel against high-riding SUVs in favor of sleek sedans to avoid being like their parents, automakers say.

Young consumers, in an act of rebellion, are poised to abandon high-riding crossovers and SUVs in favor of sleek sedans to avoid being like their parents, some industry design experts believe. Nissan global design boss Alfonso Albaisa goes so far as to call the sedan "the middle finger of the future.”

Nissan's IMk concept at last week's Tokyo show signals that a big wave of technology is coming to the next generation of Japanese micro kei cars.

Volvo aims to be climate neutral by 2040 and to get there it will slash its life cycle carbon footprint by 40 percent to 31.8 tons of CO2 per car by 2025 from 53 tons in 2018.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson explains to Automotive News Europe how merging the automaker's engine operations with Geely's will reduce costs and protect jobs.

The new business will develop next-generation hybrid powertrains and internal combustion engines for Volvo, Lotus, Lynk & CO and Geely Auto as well as third parties.

The full-electric Volvo XC40 gains a 1.06-cubic foot storage compartment under the hood. The so-called frunk was created because the battery-powered variant of the compact utility vehicle no longer has an engine.