Volkswagen CEO Diess Stays, As Warring Factions Declare A Truce. “If you need money for investments, it would make much more sense to sell the Traton or redundant brands such as Lamborghini, Bugatti or Ducati” Yet another hardy perennial “top management in peril” shenanigans at Volkswagen ended with nothing really changed, and the CEO dusts […]
Electric Car Sales Growth In Europe Will Slow Before Spurting Again. “EV profitability does not yet match that of ICE and earnings and cash flows will remain burdened by further heavy technology investments over the next several years” Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are exploding in Western Europe, but growth will slow over the […]
Indian Car Sales To Overtake Chip Shortage, Coronavirus Stricken Germany. “It remains to be seen whether Germany can overtake India again” More cars will be sold in India in 2021 and 2022 than in Germany, thanks to European shortages in semiconductors lasting into the first half of 2022 and the latest version of the coronavirus […]
Solid Car Sales Growth Expected After Anaemic 2021, But Profits May Sag. “We believe pent-up demand will drive an acceleration of new vehicle sales (in Europe) in 2022 but expect sales to remain about 10% below 2019 levels” These are weird times for the automotive industry. 2021 should have been a banner year for car […]
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes. www.wintonsworld.com data (updated data now includes Ford Mach E, Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf, Fiat 500 E) *Tesla doesn’t reveal battery capacity Expect town and country driving to match this range. This data, from my reviews on Wintonsworld shows relentlessly misleading claims of battery range capacity, while the […]
