Renault Prospects In Russia Worry One Investor. “Russia …….. will lose hundreds of millions of euros in 2015” Renault investors have been impressed by its recovery, but one analyst is puzzled by how the company has managed to shrug off losses in Russia, with the promise of torrents of red ink to come. Max Warburton […]
Archive | Industry Analysis 2015
Peugeot-Citroen Edges Into The Black; Investors Expect More
Peugeot-Citroen Edges Into The Black; Investors Expect More. “Three-headed monster” Confounds Critics. Recovery Plan Targets Look Set To Be Met Early. Will DS Strategy Survive Residual Value Test? Peugeot-Citroen is clawing its way out of financial trouble and investors reckon its deliberately conservative recovery targets will be met with ease. Most investors, that is. The […]
Somehow, Ferraris, McLarens, Bentleys Still Thrive In Geneva
Somehow, Ferraris, McLarens, Bentleys Still Thrive In Geneva. “mainstream premium” qualifies as an oxymoron in my book” GENEVA, Switzerland – By 2015, you would have thought that car shows would be packed with boring little fuel sippers, drained of pizzazz by zealous politicians and po-faced regulators saying, sorry, they were just acting in our best […]
Geneva Car Show 2015 – Sentiment Boosted By Weak Euro, Oil Price.
Geneva Car Show 2015 – Sentiment Boosted By Weak Euro, Oil Price. Sales Will Rise A Bit in 2015, But Pre-Crisis Highs Still Distant Dream. More SUVs Will Be Good For Bottom Lines. Exotic Sports Cars Will Keep Excitement High. The Geneva Car Show will open its doors to the public as the European industry […]
Aston Martin Vulcan Will Seek Spotlight In Geneva
Aston Martin Vulcan Will Seek Spotlight In Geneva. Price? $2.8 Million. Only 24 Will Be Made. Perhaps Ferrari won’t have everything its own way this year at the Geneva car show when it seeks to hog the spotlight as the most exotic wheels on view. This year Ferrari’s new 488 GTB will be pressured by […]
SUV, Pricey Supercars To The Fore At The Geneva Car Show
SUV, Pricey Supercars To The Fore At The Geneva Car Show. Will New Diesel Sales Succumb To Unfounded French Action? “No. I think they diesel critics overestimated the effect of one person in Paris” GENEVA, Switzerland – Europeans are dumping their hatchbacks and saloons and buying SUVs, and the car show here will be dominated […]
Ferrari 488 GTB Will Have Twin-Turbo Technology
Ferrari 488 GTB Will Have Twin-Turbo Technology. “Is It More Beautiful Than The Honda NSX, Ford GT, Or BMW i8”. GENEVA, Switzerland – Ferrari’s breathtakingly beautiful new 488 GTB supercar, to be unveiled at the annual Geneva car show next month, might not look it but is a bit of a compromise. Yes it will […]
Mercedes Pullman Will Debut In Geneva; Bomb Proof Option
Mercedes Pullman Will Debut In Geneva; Bomb Proof Option. “You can sit back and be immune from the pesky public, even if they start throwing bombs at you”. Rolls Royce plans to join Bentley and make a monster SUV, now Mercedes is about to launch a behemoth of a limousine which will seat six and […]
Rolls Launches New Limousine, Cameron Summoned
Rolls Launches New Limousine, Cameron Summoned. “the new SUV will go anywhere, just like Lawrence of Arabia” When run-of-the-mill car makers launch a new car, they send out a press release. When legendary luxury limousine maker Rolls-Royce does it, the Prime Minister is summoned. British Prime Minister David Cameron was at Rolls-Royce’s plant in Goodwood, […]
Skoda Superb Mark III Takes A Bow In Prague
Skoda Superb Mark III Takes A Bow In Prague. New Model Claims Much Content, “Clever” Features, Connectivity. Nothing Revolutionary On Offer, Just Improvements. No Word Yet On Price Though. Will It Retain Bargain Status? PRAGUE, Czechistan – If you’ve got the bottle to call your flagship car “Superb” you better be sure it is going […]