Author: Automotive News Feed

Automakers’ appeals to Europe’s policymakers to limit “aggressive” CO2-reduction targets have fallen on deaf ears because the EU wants to send a strong signal about the need to fight climate change and because of public outrage over Volkswagen…

Porsche’s Rennsport Reunion was an opportunity to rub shoulders with Porsche racing legends, marvel at their winning machines and celebrate the company’s 70th birthday.

The early roles played by Ferdinand, his son Ferry, and his son-in-law Anton Piëch are well documented.

Ferrari plans to sell 499 units of the Monza SP1 and SP2 supercars with a #8364;1.6 million ($1.85 million) price tag. Over two years of production, that would generate an additional $755 million in revenue.

Here’s a look back at some important Porsche dates, events and products since 1948.

BMW unveiled the seventh-generation of the sedan in Paris and said the sedan’s signature characteristics such as design, agile handling, fuel efficiency and advanced equipment have been raised to a higher level.

The E-Legend concept shown in Paris presents Peugeot’s vision of an electric and autonomous vehicle future, with styling that evokes the retro feel of the brand’s famous 504 Coupe that debuted in 1969.

Aspark, of Osaka, Japan, will build 50 examples of its all-electric Owl. When it delivers the first car in mid-2020, it is guaranteeing customers a sprint time of 1.99 seconds from a dead stop to 62 mph on street-legal tires.

Renault’s EZ-Ultimo is a luxury self-driving vehicle that follows the company’s EZ-Go, a robotaxi, and the EZ-Pro, a “last mile” delivery vehicle.

PSA’s plug-in hybrid push is about to begin, as the automaker gears up its factories to produce new low-emission vehicles that will help it meet increasingly tougher European pollution standards.