Aston Martin Losses Mount But Investors Still See DBX Rescue. “If the DBX sells well, then earnings will motor” Of all the James Bond movies you’ve seen starring a British Aston Martin luxury sports car were you ever inspired to go out and buy one? Or perhaps know someone who did? Almost certainly not, given […]
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PSA FCA Merger Looks Less Certain After Initial Excitement
PSA FCA Merger Looks Less Certain After Initial Excitement. “No one needs 3 development centers. No one needs the entire engine factories of FCA, PSA and Opel. No one needs high Fiat vehicle capacity. News PSA Groupe and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) plan to merge sparked euphoria among investors, but in the cold light of […]
Uniti Wants To Focus On Business Plan, Not Just Sales
Uniti Wants To Focus On Business Plan, Not Just Sales. “Our global ambition is not to sell heaps of cars. Our business model is very different” Swedish electric car start-up Uniti is less interested in recording massive sales than inspiring a new business model that will make electric mobility available to all, and that’s just […]
PSA, FCA Plan Merger As Investors Applaud
PSA, FCA Plan Merger As Investors Applaud. “Can Tavares work his magic? In simple terms: yes. But the opportunity here is less immediate and less simple than at Opel” Would PSA Groupe CEO Carlos Tavares be toasting the planned merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Thursday if Carlos Ghosn was still at the helm of […]
Europe’s Carmakers Need Electric Government Subsidy – ACEA
Europe’s Carmakers Need Electric Government Subsidy – ACEA. “Mobility must remain affordable. That is why we governments should put in place more meaningful and sustainable incentive schemes to stimulate sales EU-wide,” Europe’s carmakers, spooked by the imminent mortal threat to profits from European Union (EU) regulations to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, called for governments […]
Volvo’s Polestar Rollout Will Take On The World In 2020
Volvo’s Polestar Rollout Will Take On The World In 2020. “We want to be ambitious but not naive and we can’t do everything from a standing start” Electric performance car aspirant Polestar is going global from day one in a China-based gamble which makes Tesla seem like a bunch of conservative, shrinking-violets. Polestar, a subsidiary […]
Daimler Shares Spurt After News Of Slightly Improved Profits
Daimler Shares Spurt After News Of Slightly Improved Profits. “Most followers of Daimler are waiting for the meeting November 14/15, when the new team will set out their vision and plan for the company” Investors appeared to like Daimler’s latest financial report and its small increase in operating profits, but they might have been looking […]
Will Renault React To Fiat Chrysler, PSA Merger Talks?
Will Renault React To Fiat Chrysler, PSA Merger Talks? “The idea of a Fiat-Peugeot merger might be more signal than manoeuvre, if it serves to bring Renault back to Fiat’s table. News Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and France’s PSA Groupe were talking merger won’t have surprised investors wondering where FCA might end up after its […]
Renault Shares Dive After Profit Warning
Renault Shares Dive After Profit Warning. Investors Worry About Nissan, FCA, CO2 Complications. “That makes the synergies on offer via a merger with partner Nissan or rival Fiat imperative to stop the profit bleed” Renault shares dived more than 12% after the company cut its profit forecast for 2019 by 20% and investors worried that […]
Modern Tires Will Be Much More Than Silent Partners
Modern Tires Will Be Much More Than Silent Partners. “he next time you look at a car and in the time honoured fashion “kick the tires” be careful. Modern tires might kick back” Let’s face it, we all take our tires for granted. If you’ve just bought a new car, the odds are you have […]