Waymo is widely seen as a frontrunner in the blooming industry for self-driving cars, though so far the Alphabet-owned company is only based in the United States. Waymo is looking at foreign markets, and at the top of the list is Europe .
When Ford decided to introduce the Ka+ as the entry-level model in Europe , there were two things the Blue Oval got wrong. First of all, the Ka+ is based on the Figo, which was developed in Brazil. And secondly, Ford blatantly increased the price of the Fiesta to make room for the Ka+.
Renault's new pickup aims to dominate South America and make inroads into the Europe an market, but is the Alaskan different enough from the Nissan Navara?
Volkswagen Group's Spanish unit Seat is no longer looking at the possibility of entering the Iranian car market, saying it needs to concentrate instead on boosting growth in its core markets in Europe , northern Africa and Latin America.
Surging demand for SUVs and crossovers in Europe and around the world is the industry's growth trend. High-riding models of all shapes and sizes are reliably delivering strong sales and solid profits that more attention-grabbing trends such as car-sharing, electric propulsion and autonomous driving aren't and won't for a long while.
Clearly, it was a big day for Hyundai in Dusseldorf, Germany last Thursday, where it put on a double world premiere with the all-new i30 N Performance hatch, as well a brand-new model in the C-segment, the i30 Fastback.