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Reports that VW may buy Fiat-Chrysler sound improbable, but the idea has appeal. It would allow VW to overcome its weakness in North America and offer Fiat Chrysler a safe haven.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is confident that his automaker will remain the world's second-largest premium brand after BMW this year despite a product trough and a big challenge from fast-growing Mercedes.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is confident that his automaker will remain the world's second-largest premium brand after BMW this year despite a product trough and a big challenge from fast-growing Mercedes.

Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi's technology boss, sees alternative powertrains such as plug-in hybrids as the future for his unit.

BMW i3 buyers face a six-month wait to receive the electric car because of high demand.

BMW i3 buyers face a six-month wait to receive the electric car because of high demand.

Seat President Juergen Stackmann is bullish on growth in Europe, where the Spanish carmaker does 80 percent of its business. To benefit from a forecast upswing in European demand this year, Stackmann is concentrating on extending Seat's product portfolio.

VW Group may build an SUV for Spanish brand Seat at a Skoda plant in the Czech Republic, company sources say. Seat lacks an entry in the booming segment.

Bosch aims to achieve an 8 percent return on sales in its automotive division within two years, despite seeing little improvement in the European car market this decade.

Martin Winterkorn faced widespread skepticism when he said Volkswagen Group would sell 10 million cars a year by 2018, making it the world's largest automaker. Now the CEO says the company will reach its volume target earlier than planned.