Kia Europe has appointed Steffen Cost as its new vice president of operations. He will be based at Kia’s European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, and responsible for sustaining Kia Europe’s sales growth as well as overseeing oversee the roll-out of 11 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2026. Meanwhile, Emilio Herrera has been appointed as the new [...]

Volvo is exploring the development of a fossil-free, high quality steel which is hopes to use in car construction. It is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB on its HYBRIT initiative, which aims to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for iron ore-based steelmaking, with fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. The result is expected to be [...]

Bentley has named Richard Leopold as regional director for UK, Middle East, Africa and India. He will replace Sarah Simpson, who moved to Porsche GB, on 1 September. Alain Favey, Bentley’s member of the board for sales, marketing and aftersales, said: “Richard has an innate understanding of the Bentley brand and the regional activities around [...]

Car production in Europe increased by 63% throughout Europe in March compared to the same month last year. According to JATO Dynamics data from 26 markets across the region, volume rose from 842,094 to 1,374,313 units, bringing first quarter volume to 3,045,703. But despite signs of recovery, the industry is still facing several challenges, including [...]

Automechanika Frankfurt will take place as a “hybrid” event for the first time, from 14 to 16 September 2021. The event will see a physical, in-person offering run alongside digital support this year, meaning that in addition to a compact physical exhibition, Automechanika will provide exhibitors – as well as members of the international B2B [...]