If Electric Cars Sputter, Some Manufacturers Will Take Hydrogen Insurance. “China FCEV sales grew almost 200% in the first half of 2022. China targets 1 million FCEVs on the road by 2030” For electric car afficionados, victory is complete. The fat lady finished singing long ago and has moved on to another gig. The dominance […]
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Renault Tinkers With Strategic Plan, While Alliance Talks Continue
Renault Tinkers With Strategic Plan, While Alliance Talks Continue. “The increased targets illustrate that Renault is making faster progress with strategic plan, driven by efficiency measures, positive pricing effects and the launch of new models” You need nerves of steel and enhanced powers of concentration to be a Renault shareholder as new ideas come thick […]
Outlook for Volvo Cars Deteriorating As Profit Dives
Outlook for Volvo Cars Deteriorating As Profit Dives. “While the macro environment is a challenge, new model launches and the gradual unwinding of the supply-chain related delayed car deliveries should provide support” As its major competitors in Europe reported strong earnings, premium sector wannabe Volvo Car’s 3rd quarter operating profit fell by about a third, […]
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes – 12/22
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes – 12/22.
A Long Journeys Looms. Do You Take The ICE Or Electric Car?
A Long Journeys Looms. Do You Take The ICE Or Electric Car? “My data shows that driving on motorways at an indicated speed close to 75 mph, the range offered by an electric car dives alarmingly. Because electric cars are so expensive, they will often be bought by families owning multiple vehicles. That poses a […]
Carmakers Brace For Onslaught, While VW Volume Brands Could Lose Money
Carmakers Brace For Onslaught, While VW Volume Brands Could Lose Money. “However, even with some improvement assumed next year, the market will remain far below what was considered normal operating volume pre-pandemic” Europe’s big carmakers have already written off 2022 as a down year for volumes, despite most of them posting increased profits, but analysts […]
Ferrari Finances Trump Aston Martin’s, But Powerful Backers Can Mount Fightback
Ferrari Finances Trump Aston Martin’s, But Powerful Backers Can Mount Fightback. “So, in a tale of three luxury car companies, two are well funded profitably growing brands and one is in limp mode and I fear the future for Aston Martin is anything but rosy,” Ferrari is every billionaire celebrity’s favorite sports carmaker and its […]
Despite German Auto Manufacturers’ Strengths, 2023 Prospects Look Challenging
Despite German Auto Manufacturers’ Strengths, 2023 Prospects Look Challenging. “However, even with some improvement assumed next year, the market will remain far below what was considered normal operating volume pre‐pandemic” Germany’s leading auto manufacturers have been reporting healthy profits, but as the investor-pleasing numbers rolled in, prospects for 2023 looked cloudy at best. Berenberg […]
Europeans, Priced Out Of Mainstream Electric Cars, Will Shun The Unsafe
Europeans, Priced Out Of Mainstream Electric Cars, Will Shun The Unsafe. “They are neither a proper car, safer and versatile, nor a scooter, which is easier to drive and park” I have good news and bad news for Europeans eager to join the electric car revolution, but who can’t afford the huge prices. The good […]
Most Internationals Desert Paris, But China Turns Up In Strength
Most Internationals Desert Paris, But China Turns Up In Strength. “(Mondial de l’Automobile mainly a Franco-Chinese show for cars and small urban vehicles” The biennial Paris Auto Show was a slimmed-down shadow of its former pre-Covid self, although it probably didn’t expect its return to coincide with a European economy about to dive into recession, […]