Volkswagen brand is getting ready to launch the first of a new lineup of electric vehicles, the ID3 hatchback. Automotive News Europe spoke with the brand’s sales chief, Juergen Stackmann, about his hopes for the new EV range.

Volkswagen, which aims to oust Tesla as the global EV leader, said it will have to source more than 300 gigawatt-hours of annual supply in 2025.

Volkswagen revealed the name, pricing and driving ranges for its first mass-market EV, which will be called the ID3. The Golf-sized hatchback is part of VW Group's 30 billion-euro ($34 billion) strategy to topple Tesla as the electric-car leader.

BMW and Daimler should consider joint development of an EV platform to reduce costs and boost scale in a similar way to VW, which has said it is willing to share its MEB electric architecture with rivals.

VW previewed a flagship electric crossover planned based on the ID Roomzz concept introduced in Shanghai. The production version will be a three-row, seven-seat model that will compete against large electric crossovers such as Tesla's Model X.

BMW's Mini and Rolls-Royce chief, Peter Schwarzenbauer, will shortly take on responsibility for the group's electrification shift. He discussed this and more with Automotive News Europe.

After 25 years of building vehicles in South Carolina, BMW says the time is now right to consider sourcing U.S. transmissions.

Audi's expensive push into EVs and reduction it its internal combustion lineup could mean the end of the low-volume halo TT and R8 sports cars.

VW brand's operating margin slipped to 3.8 percent last year, down from 4.2 percent, as higher investments in EVs and a hit from new emissions tests hurt profits.

Key officials at German automakers warned that price hikes on American consumers will be unavoidable should President Donald Trump slap new tariffs on European cars.

Opel's new owner, PSA, delivered profitability at the German automaker last year, a goal former owner GM had not managed to achieve in the past 20 years.

VW will launch a new entry brand for the Chinese market targeted at younger, less affluent families who would otherwise have purchased their first car from a domestic competitor.

Daimler is dropping the Mercedes SLC with plans to end output of the roadster next year, citing a challenging market for compact two-seaters as tastes shift toward sporty crossovers.

Marred by scandal, VW is turning over a new leaf, telling its suppliers that it will measure their environmental impact and social responsibility on a par with cost and quality.