Briefly 31 May

Audi's factory in Neckarsulm, southwestern Germany, was hit by severe flooding over the weekend.

It builds the A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8 models, as well as the R8 sports car and Audi's performance RS models and employs over 16,000 workers but hoped to restart operations yesterday.

A compact Bentley Coupe and roadster based on the EXP10 Speed 6 is being developed for possible production.

The concept was shown in the 2015 Geneva motor show and could be on the road in a few years.

Diesel sales across Europe have gone into reverse.

Analysts at LMC Automotive have added up the figures and diesels in April accounted for 49.7%, a 3.1% dip over the same time last year after the VW scandal and concerns about NOx pollution.