Nick Gibbs Nick Gibbs covers the UK market for Automotive News Europe. [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories McLaren lures Bentley exec to lead design The U.K. sports car maker has been without a design director since Robert Melville left in June 2022. Suppliers lose out as e-drives shift in-house GKN Automotive CEO Liam Butterworth says it's getting harder to make a profit in the emerging e-drive business. BMW electrifies 5 Series with powerful i5 electric sedan The i5 will compete against premium battery-electric large cars including the Mercedes EQE. It was unveiled Wednesday alongside a combustion engine sibling, the new 5 Series sedan. U.S. sales begin in October. Lotus and Renault's Alpine halt electric sports car collaboration Lotus and Alpine will not co-develop a full-electric replacement for the Alpine A110 sports coupe, but the two companies could work together on future projects. Lexus is poised to add small hybrid crossover in Europe The new model, called the LBX, is expected to be a small hybrid crossover based on the Toyota Yaris Cross platform. Honda turns to China to boost lineup for Europe sales push Honda will expand its European lineup with all-electric and hybrid cars built by its joint ventures in China. VW Group's AV software platform delayed until after key Audi, Porsche launches VW Group's Cariad will bring its 2.0 software platform to market in 2027 or 2028 after the launches of Porsche and Audi models that are crucial to position the automaker's premium brands at the forefront of EV technology. GM's Europe return expected to target Nordic countries with EVs GM's European lineup will be an "all-electric portfolio" that will leverage the automaker's EVs across more than one brand, GM Europe head Jaclyn McQuaid said. How BMW is dodging Tesla's price war BMW is avoiding the price war in China launched by Tesla because it has few competitors at the top end of the market, CEO Oliver Zipse said. Aston Martin hires former Ferrari, Rimac execs to strengthen management team Aston Martin has hired industry veterans to oversee its engineering, manufacturing and procurement operations ahead of launching its first full-electric car. Chinese automakers dominate Shanghai show Foreign automakers were forced to take a back seat as around 100 new vehicles made their debut at the Shanghai show -- with the majority of them from Chinese brands. 5 Chinese stars of the Shanghai auto show The Shanghai show was eye-opening for the sheer number of Chinese brands seeking to satisfy local cravings for new high-tech models. Jaguar Land Rover renames itself JLR, reorganizes into 4 subbrands The 'House of Brands' strategy will create the Range Rover, Discovery, Defender and Jaguar subbrands. MG returns to roadsters with Cyberster MG says the Cyberster will be a “game changer” in terms of perception of the brand as it revisits its roadster past. Mercedes-Maybach's first electric vehicle, the EQS SUV, debuts at Shanghai auto show The Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV focuses on rear-seat comfort and distinctive materials. Load More
Nick Gibbs Nick Gibbs covers the UK market for Automotive News Europe. [email protected] See All Staff Page