SMMT Plunges Into Hot E.U. Political Argument. “For Americans, it would be like waking up one morning to find NAFTA’s Mexico and Canada had a veto over the U.S. Congress”. If the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes domestic and foreign car makers, decided to support Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump’s candidacy for President […]
Britain’s Auto Industry Will Survive, No, Thrive Outside E.U. Remember The Panic Over Euro Membership? Industry Starts To Back Away From Insisting We Stay In. But Ford, BMW Insist On Interfering In British Politics. “For Americans, it would be like waking up one morning to find out that NAFTA’s Mexico and Canada now have a […]
Some Advice For The Brave; Now Might Be The Time To Buy VW “For too long, VW has been run for global domination and sheer growth rather than efficiency and value creation” As Volkswagen grovels before Congress and estimates of the final cost of dieselgate mount, investors are being urged to buy VW shares on […]
VW Uproar, Underlined By Stock Market Panic, Will Subside. “When the Titanic went down, people still travelled across the Atlantic. Share prices will recover when investors realise how stupid this was” The reaction to Volkswagen’s problems with diesels has been hysterical and exaggerated, while regulations curbing automotive carbon dioxide emissions to save the planet from […]
VW Top Management May Pay The Price For U.S. Diesel Shenanigans. LONDON, Sept 22, Graphic News: Volkswagen investors dumped their shares as the financial implications of the company’s shocking decision to bamboozle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) diesel emissions rules threatened the future of Europe’s biggest car company. On stock markets, this wiped about […]
Seismic Shocks Building For Auto Industry In Frankfurt. “Frankfurt will be an auto show that shows an industry in transition” The European car industry is showing off its shiny new high technology vehicles at the biennial Frankfurt Car Show, shrugging off any negative thoughts about China and declaring that it is business as usual with […]
Plug-ins Lose Out To Battery-Only Vehicles – Dudenhoeffer. Tesla Eating Into High End Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, BMW Sales. “Tesla’s range of up to 450 kilometres makes the cumbersome plug-in art rather uninteresting. This makes it high risk that the premium manufacturers have invested in the wrong technology” The German premium car makers have invested hugely […]
Germans Shaken By China But Investors Believe In Long-Term. Reaction To Devaluation On Stock Market Seen As Overdone. Not Really A “Devaluation”, Just A Marginal Cut. “the Germans remain almost 100 per cent hedged for 2015 so there’s no impact there. The impact for 2016 still remains fairly minimal” German car stocks took a beating […]
Government Subsidies Keep Electric Car Sales Afloat In Europe. “when these incentives drop again, the market will die as quickly as it exploded” Electric car sales in Western Europe are being kept alive by government subsidies and will quickly fall away again when tax-payer funding dries up. The failings of electric cars are well rehearsed […]
Jeep’s New Renegade Spurs Spectacular European Sales. “Jeep’s market potential may still be deeply underestimated, and may be the world’s best positioned auto brand over the next three to five years” Jeep’s new Renegade compact SUV boosted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) half year performance in Western Europe, Ford Europe barely matched the market growth, while […]
