Renault's Ampere ElectriCity complex achieved this milestone in just 15 months, with two-thirds of its daily output of around 900 vehicles being 5 E-Techs.
Bringing the Trafic nameplate into the electric era, the Trafic Van E-Tech supports rapid charging with its 800V platform, and boasts a WLTP-range of 450km.
Partially powered by hydrogen, the Embleme aims to maximise decarbonisation using recycled and recyclable materials, and previews a high-tech French future.
With its styling heavily inspired by the first-generation Twingo, the Twingo E-Tech prototype will soon be shown off at the Paris Motor Show in October.
Mercedes-Benz will be collaborating with Nvidia to build software-defined computing architecture for automated driving.
The car industry remained the top source of complaints to the Consumers Association of Singapore for the fifth year in a row last year.
Opel has released the production version of its Ampera plug-in electric hybrid car at the Geneva Motor Show, which will go on sale by the end of the year