Author: Automotive News Feed

Hyundai, one of the few carmakers not benefiting from a rebound in European car sales, said its marketing boss, Mark Hall, has left the company.

Aluminum use in auto bodies will climb fivefold by 2020 as carmakers seek lightweight materials to improve fuel economy, a senior executive at aluminum supplier Novelis said.

PSA said it will revamp and shrink its Mulhouse plant in France as the carmaker begins work on a recovery plan. PSA briefed unions on the introduction of two new large cars and a compact model at the factory.

Tesla will build a factory in Europe once sales of its cars reach 160,000 a year in the region, CEO Elon Musk said. The electric-car maker also plans to open a European randd center “next year or the year after,” Musk said.