Author: Automotive News Feed

A German court has ruled that the western cities of Cologne and Bonn must introduce bans on older diesel vehicles in certain areas from early 2019.

Renault will build Nissan and Mitsubishi vans at two plants in France, raising investment in the country as the three companies seek closer integration.

Renault said it will build new Nissan and Mitsubishi vans at its domestic plants, raising investment in the country as it explores closer integration of the three-way carmaking alliance with government backing.

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Mazda is accelerating a push into electrified vehicles to help avoid EU fines for failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Mazda and rivals face total fines in excess of more than $16 billion if they fail to comply with tighter CO2 emission limits.

BMW is under pressure from Germany’s government to drop its opposition to funding hardware upgrades on some diesel vehicles in the country and join rivals Daimler and VW Group in agreeing to meet the costs of the cleaner-emissions retrofits.

Nissan said its push to improve profitability in the U.S. is taking more time and money than expected. The automaker’s North American profit climbed 13 percent but fell 21 percent globally.

Nissan said its push to improve profitability in the U.S. is taking more time and money than expected. The automaker’s North American profit climbed 13 percent but fell 21 percent globally.

Continental reaffirmed its outlook for a margin decline in 2018, citing warranty claims and weaker auto production in China and Europe.

Daimler and BMW won approval from the EU’s competition authority to combine their car-sharing businesses to better compete with U.S. rival Uber and China’s Didi Chuxing.