Volkswagen Group returned to profitability in the third quarter, helped by a surge in demand in China, despite an overall drop in global vehicle deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Skoda plans to shift production of some high-earning models to other VW Group plants outside the Czech Republic, the automaker’s trade union boss said on Thursday.

Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko retires, citing health reasons, after leading the automakers through more than a decade.

Volkswagen Group is not done reshuffling its management, CEO Herbert Diess told a German newspaper in an interview.

The coronavirus pandemic in Europe has temporarily shut down production in many factories of European and overseas automakers. Only a few of them did not close their operations: Tatra Trucks is one of them.

Volkswagen Group has agreed to pay 9 million euros ($9.9 million) in a deal with a German court to end legal proceedings against its chairman and CEO, who were accused of holding back market-moving information on rigged emissions tests.

TPCA, a joint venture of Toyota and PSA Group, has extended the shutdown of its plant in Kolin, Czech Republic, until at least May 25.

Benzina plans to continue the investment in expanding and developing its Slovak network also this year. The leader of the Czech market ended last year with ten filling stations in Slovakia, and it plans to double their number this year.

Ford confirmed today that it intends to restart initial production at most of its main continental European vehicle and engine plants from May 4.

PSA Group warned of sharp fall in demand for autos this year due to the coronavirus crisis after posting a 15.6 percent drop in first-quarter revenue.

The SEAT Leon line at the Martorell plant starts to produce automated ventilators to collaborate with the healthcare system in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Going from producing cars to ventilators in record time is the result of the intense work of many SEAT employees. The project is still in development phase and the ventilators are waiting the final homologation.

Volkswagen Group will extend stops to production in Germany as it deals with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. VW said that it was responding to weakening demand and supply chain disruptions.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced today that production at the company’s Goodwood-based manufacturing plant will be suspended from Monday 23 March for two weeks.

Volkswagen Group will suspend production this week at plants in Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain and is preparing to shut down the rest of its factories across Europe due to the spread of coronavirus.

The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the German economy leaving supply chains at risk the in coming weeks, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Tuesday.

Fiat’s new 500 full-electric car will join the growing number of battery-powered minicars targeting customers in Europe’s cities seeking emissions-free mobility.

Munich will succeed Frankfurt as the German auto show’s host city starting in 2021, the VDA German automakers association said.

The Geneva auto show, due to start next week, has been canceled after the Swiss government banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

The organizers of the Geneva auto show have asked exhibitors from coronavirus-infected areas to check staff for symptoms before arriving in Switzerland.

Following the news that this year’s Beijing auto show – planned for April – is being postponed due to the coronavirus health crisis; the coronavirus public health crisis alone puts a big question-mark next to this year’s Geneva Motor Show, scheduled for March.