Reports Persist Chinese, Indians, Turks Might Want Some Assets Once again, Saab of Sweden is receiving the last rites, and there is still a remote chance it might survive its current predicament, although this would probably involve only parts of the company. In late December, Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s biggest sport-utility maker, was said to […]
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Toyota Clambers Back With Record Sales Forecast
But Strong Yen Hinders Profitability; Moody’s Cuts Rating Toyota Will Have To Switch Output From Japan, Raise Foreign Content Toyota expects record global sales in 2012 – good news after its problems with natural disasters and product recalls – but it was the warning on profits which caught the eye of ratings agency Moody’s which […]
Optimism, Or Was It Schadenfreude, At Detroit 2012
Sales Expected To Acclerate In The U.S. While Europe Weakens Marchionne’s “Consolidation” Remark Reverberates There was a buzz of optimism reverberating around the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, but it could have been schadenfruede, as the American market prepared for a banner sales year while Europe languishes. U.S. industry leaders worried that European sales might […]
Renault-Nissan Electric Cars Eschew Petrol, Thanks To Coal Fired Power
Renault-Nissan Electric Cars Eschew Petrol, Thanks To Coal Fired Power The Renault-Nissan Alliance is cranking up its campaign of disinformation about the cleanliness of its electric vehicles. Today in the Wall Street Journal Europe, Renault-Nissan has a full page advert proclaiming that the future of the electric car is now. “The Renault-Nissan Alliance is launching […]
Europe’s electric car sales stutter and stall; will 2012 be much better?
Europe’s electric car sales stutter and stall; will 2012 be much better? 2011 was to have been the Year of the Electric car in Europe, but sales were so slow as to be barely measurable. The combination of severe economic downturn and less than compelling prices and performance means that you can discount a sales […]