Bentley to cut 1,000 jobs in UK, BBC says

The dealership group said the inquiry showed the need to change "behavioral and cultural aspects" of the company. A number of top executives have left in the last six months.

The job losses reflect lower production levels with demand hit by the coronavirus crisis, Aston Martin said.

Once the Turin geofencing project is completed, it will be gradually offered to other cities, in Italy and abroad, the automaker said.

As Renault seeks cost cuts, the closure of its Maubeuge plant looks increasingly likely. But trying to shutter a factory in the face of government and union opposition and in the midst of a pandemic will not be easy.

An increase in CO2 emissions from new cars was caused mainly by the continuing shift away from fuel-efficient diesels to gasoline vehicles, putting automakers on a collision course with the EU's climate goals.

The DS 4 will be built in Ruesselsheim alongside its platform sibling, the next-generation Opel Astra.

Nissan’s chief operating officer, Ashwani Gupta, told the BBC that any commitment to the factory could only be kept if there was tariff-free access to the bloc.

Volvo said strong growth in China and a quicker than expected recovery in the U.S. helped to stem its sales decline amid the coronavirus pandemic.

VW's head of integrity and legal affairs, Hiltrud Werner, said the company plans to provide the initial results of its internal probe into the advert toward the end of this week.

Mercedes released a teaser photograph of the S-Class's front end that appeared to confirm previous spy shots that had also revealed a high-tech interior for the upcoming sedan.