Luca Ciferri Editor Luca Ciferri is Associate Publisher and Editor at Automotive News Europe. [email protected] +39-01-19-691-970 See All Staff Page Recent Stories BMW's New Class platform will underpin all future products The architecture will have an aerodynamic design aimed at electric vehicles with different proportions than in the past, including a more spacious interior. FCA, PSA work to avoid antitrust problems in merger Respecting antitrust regulations, especially in the EU, will be crucial for the two automakers until the proposed tie-up is fully completed. Land Rover Defender arrives in Canada in March, priced from $65,300 Land Rover has transformed the Defender off-roader into a far more luxurious, roomier and high-tech vehicle. JLR's head of vehicle dynamics calls the retooled Defender still "fun" but without the flaws of the model retired in 2016.  Vietnam's VinFast taps Magna Steyr, other suppliers to become a global player Vietnam's first domestic automaker, VinFast, is leveraging Pininfarina's Italian design along with German and Austrian engineering and manufacturing expertise, including Magna's, for its first two production vehicles. New Ferrari CEO will be former tobacco executive Ferrari's new CEO will be Louis Carey Camilleri, a former chairman of tobacco company Philip Morris International. He succeeds seriously ill Sergio Marchionne. Mike Manley, head of Jeep and Ram, replaces ailing Marchionne as FCA CEO Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Saturday appointed Mike Manley to replace the seriously ill Sergio Marchionne as its CEO. Manley, 54, a native of England, has headed Jeep since 2009 and the Ram brand since 2015. Marchionne to permanently exit Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari amid health crisis, reports say Directors of Fiat Chrysler will meet Saturday to discuss succession plans for CEO Sergio Marchionne, who is on medical leave, a person with knowledge of the matter told Automotive News Europe. Convalescing Marchionne likely to miss FCA Q2 earnings call, report says Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne likely will miss the automaker's planned July 25 announcement of its second-quarter earnings as he recovers from recent surgery, according to an Italian media report. Magna Steyr will build BMW, Toyota sports cars Contract manufacturer Magna Steyr, a division of Canada's Magna International, will build two new sports cars jointly developed by BMW and Toyota, industry sources said. Lamborghini bets on power with Urus SUV Lamborghini says its new Urus SUV will stand out from rivals because of its high performance. The 650-hp Urus outpowers the 608-hp Bentley Bentayga and the 629-hp Mercedes-Benz G 65 AMG. Jaguar will build I-Pace electric SUV with Magna Steyr, CEO says Jaguar will build its forthcoming I-Pace full-electric crossover with contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in Austria, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth told Automotive News Europe. The British automaker previewed its first electric vehicle at the Los Angeles auto show this week. Sales of the I-Pace will begin in 2018.
Luca Ciferri Editor Luca Ciferri is Associate Publisher and Editor at Automotive News Europe. [email protected] +39-01-19-691-970 See All Staff Page
