Nick Gibbs

The Hyundai Tucson compact SUV posted the highest percentage-based sales increase of any model in Europe's ranking of top 50 sellers last year, finishing just ahead of the Tesla Model 3, new data shows. Meanwhile compact hatchbacks such as the VW Golf and Ford Focus suffered big sales declines.

The Enyaq Coupe is the second model from Skoda based on the Volkswagen Group MEB electric platform and follows the more traditionally styled Enyaq in the Czech brand's EV lineup.

The debate over closed versus open operating systems is raging as automakers develop new interfaces and connectivity to put their cars more on par with smartphones.

Huettl succeeds industry veteran Stephen Norman as the Stellantis unit's sales and marketing boss.

The Mitsubishi ASX will be built by Renault at its Valladolid plant in Spain and will be offered with hybrid and plug-in hybrid drivetrains when it goes on sale in spring 2023.

Nissan's electric Micra will be based on a new EV platform shared with the Renault 5 and engineered and built by the French automaker.

The first full-EV will be introduced in late 2025 and will create a fifth product line, CEO Adrian Hallmark said.

The EV is a critical step in Bentley's plan to switch its entire model range to full-electric vehicles by 2030. 

Customers for the truck- and van-focused Israeli startup include Toyota and global delivery companies.

Plunging sales reduced the brand's volume to the low level it had before it expanded from selling sporty cars to adding SUVs and crossovers.

A year-end push gave electric vehicles a 21 percent market share in Europe, as diesel sales continued a decline that began after VW's emissions cheating scandal.

The automaker has struggled to fulfil orders, especially for the Land Rover Defender and the latest-generation Range Rover.

The automaker said it plans to remain exclusive despite the record sales, boosted by demand for the Taycan electric sports car, along with its Macan and Cayenne SUVs.

Martin Sanders will also head Ford's German operations, including its car plants in Cologne and Saarlouis.

The automaker has approached a possible successor, UK motoring magazine Autocar said.