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Renault will launch sales of a new Alpine sports car in 2017, reviving the nameplate in a bid to add racing flair to the automaker’s lineup.

VW is talking with with Jianghuai Auto about a potential tie-up, VW’s China chief, Jochem Heizmann, said.

Daimler appointed Ola Kaellenius as head of research and development, making the 46-year-old Swedish national a prime contender to succeed Dieter Zetsche as the automaker’s next CEO.

General Motors named its Asian manufacturing boss, Phil Kienle, as head of production at Opel/Vauxhall, where he will play a crucial role in the European unit’s product offensive.

VW Group will invest more than $4.5 billion this year in China, where the automaker last year lost its No. 1 spot to GM.

Mexico has fined Volkswagen’s local unit nearly $9 million for failing to obtain permits covering emission certification and noise level certification for 45,494 vehicles the automaker imported into the country.

Opel’s Ampera-e electric car will be built in the U.S. alongside its sibling, the Chevrolet Bolt, a German magazine reported.

Compact minivan sales remain valuable to French and German automakers even though more brands are quitting the segment because of the growing popularity of SUVs and crossovers

Former VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn was notified as early as May of 2014 that U.S. authorities would probably inspect the company’s cars for an emissions-test defeat device, according to German newspaper.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, the U.S.-Chinese joint venture that is now the world’s largest supplier of automotive interiors, is part of a growing trend for megasuppliers directed by automaker’s changing production needs.