Slipping Sales in 2020 Will Mask EU Mandated Profit Threats. EU’s Von Der Leyen Wants 40% Target Raised To At Least 50% European Union (EU) fuel economy regulations designed to force its citizens into electric cars, like or lump it, start to bite in 2020, and despite sales of cars and SUVs falling slightly, the […]
Archive | December, 2019
Brexit Bad News For Automakers, But Some See Liberation
Brexit Bad News For Automakers, But Some See Liberation. “I think Britain and the British people have made the wrong decision and that means the industry will go down and down and down” “UK’s remarkable success when trading under WTO rules” Britain’s automotive manufacturers and importers are almost 100% in agreement that Brexit is a […]
Electric Car Sales Ambitions Dangerously Ahead Of Forecasts
Electric Car Sales Ambitions Dangerously Ahead Of Forecasts. Big Gap Between VW Predictions And Expert Forecasts. The great country music singer Reba McEntire put it this way. “Time can move so slow, When you’re all dressed up, With nowhere to go” If there are any country music fans at Volkswagen and the leading German car […]
Aston Martin Shares Jump After Unconfirmed Bid Reports
Aston Martin Shares Jump After Unconfirmed Bid Reports. “Aston’s recent track record of falling revenue and disappearing margins makes a big sales boost look as outlandish as the next Bond move plot” Aston Martin shares jumped another 3% after a huge 20% jump following unconfirmed reports Canadian billionaire and Formula 1 team owner Lawrence Stroll […]
Global Auto Sales Will Slide In 2020, But China Rally Begins
Global Auto Sales Will Slide In 2020, But China Rally Begins. “40% of German car sales has been generated in recent years in China. Trump’s customs wars have caused considerable damage” World sales of cars and SUVs will fall again in 2020, but that should mark the end of the decline since 2017. German sales […]
Brexit – Economic Disaster Or Opportunity?
I was invited to talk to the Vehicle Remarketing Association Seminar 2020 Vision. My task was to address the question Brexit – Economic Disaster Or Opportunity? “Discuss the likely positive and negative effects of Brexit on the motor industry in the short, medium and long term” This is what I said The argument about Brexit […]