Nick Gibbs Reporter covering the UK market for Automotive News Europe [email protected] +44 7703 229 557 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Aston Martin DB12 takes on Ferrari Roma Aston Martin has given its new DB12 sports car beefier styling, more power and improved chassis technology to create a larger price gap to the DB11 coupe it replaces. BMW electrifies 5 Series family with powerful i5 sedan The i5 will compete against premium battery-electric large cars including the Mercedes EQE. It was unveiled by BMW alongside its combustion engine sibling, the new 5 Series. VW Group gives Skoda responsibility for core TSI gasoline engines Skoda said it will develop more powerful and more fuel-efficient engines with lower emissions for parent VW Group brands including VW, Audi and Cupra. 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 SUV in Europe The new model, called the LBX, is expected to be a small hybrid SUV based on the Toyota Yaris Cross platform. Honda Europe turns to China to boost lineup for sales push Honda will expand its European lineup with all-electric and hybrid cars built by its joint ventures in China. New Geely EV platform could boost London cab unit Geely's LEVC has struggled to find profitability, but a new groupwide EV platform could help the taxi maker combat rising costs. Jaguar Land Rover headed for revenue record on Defender, Range Rover demand JLR has seen a turnaround after posting two consequent quarterly profits on the back of strong sales of its three most profitable SUV models: the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender. Ford Tourneo Courier gets electric version, aims at SUV buyers Ford touts the useability of the passenger version of its Tourneo Courier minivan as an alternative to SUVs for buyers who value space. E-drive profits 'non-existent' as EV tech moves in-house, exec says Liam Butterworth, the CEO of Dowlais, the parent company of driveshaft expert GKN Automotive, says profits for integrated drive units have fallen sharply, and GKN is pulling back on expansion plans. 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. BMW is avoiding Tesla's price war in China, Zipse says 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. Aston Martin readies overhauled sports-car range Aston Martin will increase prices on its sports cars as it seeks to return to profitability with a gross margin target of 40 percent. Load More
Nick Gibbs Reporter covering the UK market for Automotive News Europe [email protected] +44 7703 229 557 See All Staff Page