The Goodwood Festival of Speed in England returned after a one-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. ANE Correspondent Nick Gibbs shares the event's highlights and explains what Goodwood's success means for upcoming auto shows.

Seat-making giant Adient is doing more than keeping pace with key megatrends such as the move to electrified and autonomous cars. Andreas Maashoff, Adient's director of design and technology for Europe, provides details on the supplier's "floating seat," which offers Star Trek-level comfort, safety and entertainment features.

Frank Stephenson has not slowed down since leaving supercar maker McLaren. The longtime car stylist, who has also led the creative teams at Ferrari, Maserati and Mini, started his own design company in 2018 because he wanted a new challenge, which includes designing vehicles that are set to race on the moon this year.

The Peugeot 308 is the biggest European launch of 2021 for the French automaker's new parent, Stellantis. Agnes Tesson-Faget led development of the compact hatchback, which gets a sleeker body and adds a plug-in hybrid variant to help it increase the pressure on the segment's longtime leader, the Volkswagen Golf.

The Polestar 2, thanks to Google's Android Automotive system, allows app developers to create an unlimited number of features and services for the car. Anya Ernest, who is an explorative design specialist, is responsible for in-car apps at Polestar. She talks about which apps are gaining a following and shares what she would love a third-party developer to add.

With its BMW contract manufacturing deal due to run out in 2023, VDL Nedcar is looking for the right customer -- or customers -- to fill the pending void. CEO John van Soerland is talking with a wide range of startups in China and the U.S., likening the process to a familiar fairy tale. He explains what is being done to ensure the Dutch company has a happily ever after ending to the quest.

Europe's tougher CO2 rules have made calculations of emissions figures more crucial than ever to automakers. JATO Dynamics CEO David Krajicek explains how the data specialist is tracking this essential information.

Demand for French tech company Vulog services has surged since last autumn. Current customers include VW Group and Hyundai and more are set to follow, causing CEO Gregory Duconge to predict that shared mobility will thrive in the post-COVID-19 world.

Traffic information and navigation software specialist TomTom plans to maintain its dominate position in Europe despite growing competition from Google. TomTom Automotive Managing Director Antoine Saucier explains how.

The new Dacia-Lada business unit aims to maintain each brand’s value-for-money promise by sharing an architecture, a move that should keep prices down. However, Dacia-Lada CEO Denis Le Vot says that affordable doesn’t mean boring.