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Marelli Executive Chairman Dinesh Paliwal shares how the Italian-Japanese company will reach its ambitious target and explains why it appointed a new CEO to get there in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

Punch Group CEO Guido Dumarey has created a powertrain-focused supplier in Europe from discarded General Motors businesses. Dumarey told Automotive News Europe he has big plans for GM’s former center of competence for diesels.

David Slump succeeds Beda Bolzenius at the helm of the Japan-based lighting and sensor maker. Marelli is wholly owned by KKR, which is targeting a position among the top global suppliers.

The F1-pilot-enhanced debut model from Automobili Pininfarina will reach first customers in early 2022.

Longtime car-brand boss takes on new challenges at Peugeot, including expansion outside of Europe, the electrification shift and navigating the chip shortage.

The semiconductors crisis has underlined that Europe's chip plants are capable of meeting the rising technological demands resulting from the shift to electrified, connected cars.

The E3 architecture for battery-electric and hybrid cars will underpin Toyota Europe's growing lineup of compact models. 

The automaker wants to transition a network estimated to exceed 15,000 franchise points to a so-called "retailer model." The move gives Stellantis more control over how its vehicles are sold.

The 2-million-euro ($2.26 million) two-seat targa's production run is up from a combined 499 units for its two siblings, the Monza SP1 and SP2.

The road map for the Stellantis premium brand, sold only in Italy since 2017, includes three new models starting in 2024 and a move to agency model for dealerships, CEO Luca Napolitano told Automotive News Europe.

The Vietnamese automaker will sell two full-electric SUVs online and through company-owned stores, starting in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Sensify uses two control units, one for the front axle and one for the real axle, to apply the desired braking force to each individual wheel.

Toyota equipped the Yaris Cross with a small electric motor that delivers up to 5.3 hp on the rear axle, which helps provide better traction on slippery surfaces. The small crossover's direct rivals only offer front-wheel drive.

Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös tells Automotive News Europe the BMW Group subsidiary is on pace to set a new global sales record and shares how he is protecting the brand's exclusivity.

BMW's development chief, Frank Weber, talked about the automaker's plans to build all its future cars on a single, electric-focused platform and the company's ideas for sustainable, premium transportation.