China’s Lynk Tilting At Windmills With Europe, U.S. Plan. “The whole concept seems a bit airy fairy, but there’s one good thing; Volvo technology” Lynk & Co, the Chinese auto maker owned partly by Volvo, has set out an ambitious plan to make some of its cars in Europe from next year, and sell them […]
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Geely of China Creates Lynk To Sell Volvo-based Cars In U.S.
Geely of China Creates Lynk To Sell Volvo-based Cars In U.S. “The design brief was simple: the cars should stand out from the crowd and appeal to a truly global audience” Volvo’s parent Geely Automobile of China has unveiled a new brand, Lynk, which will produce cheaper mass market cars using the basic engineering of […]
Can German Car Makers Retain Profitability As China Slows?
Can German Car Makers Retain Profitability As China Slows? VW Most Exposed As Europe, U.S. Drag It Down. “BMW continues to generate the most consistent and highest quality set of earnings across European autos” German car makers have made huge profits from China, but as the market there slows down, investors are worrying that the […]
BMW’s China Money Making Machine Under Pressure
BMW’s China Money Making Machine Under Pressure. Threat To Profits Would Hit All In China. Most Investors Wary, But Sanguine. Is Nationalisation A Serious, Long-term Threat? After five years of relentless sales improvement, BMW is warning investors that harder times may be ahead, and that China’s apparently limitless ability to provide ever-fatter profits may be […]
China Reminds Foreign Auto Makers Who’s The Boss
Investor Reaction Ranges From Sanguine To Worried. “I would be surprised if it happened all at once, but it seems inevitable that there will be a takeover of foreign automakers interest in China” – Keith Crane China has started flexing its muscles to remind mainly-but- not-exclusively German luxury manufacturers selling huge numbers of highly profitable […]
Russia, China, Slowing Economy Threaten Europe Sales Rally
“Germany is not the locomotive anymore pulling the European economy behind it and this is really a potential risk to car sales”. Western Europe’s car market was heading for a slow but steady recovery as sales finally hit rock bottom last year after the great recession, but evidence is mounting that even this unspectacular recovery […]
Qoros of China Gearing Up For Assault On Europe
Unlike Koreans, First Saloon Not Aimed At Lower End Of Market Qoros Recruits Western Personnel, Component Companies “on the surface the company would appear a genuine competitive threat to Europe’s mass market players” China may not be able to mount a serious threat to European automotive manufacturers on their home turf for perhaps 10 years, […]
VW Faces Some Rare Negative News
Weak German Sales, Worries About China Ruffle Investors Management Cull Raises Some Eyebrows Possible Solution To Porsche Deal Tax Conundrum Might Oil Deal It’s only fair that even mighty Volkswagen has to face some negative news sometimes as the German market tanked and VW’s reshuffle at the top raised some eyebrows. More plaudits for VW’s […]
BMW Said To Be In Great Shape To Weather Any Storms
China Seen As Possible Danger Area “best margins, earnings growth, communication, long-term thinking, strategy and stock price performance” BMW has been so successful recently, investors are literally swooning over it. “BMW: I am falling in love with this company; just how dangerous will this prove,” said Bernstein Research analyst Max Warburton. The ultimate danger of […]
BMW’s 2012 Prospects Hinge On China’s Millionaires
Profit Forecasts Raised For 2012, 2013 BMW Reaping Big Gains From Modular Programmes But China Sales Start To Level Out While German luxury car manufacturer BMW took a bow following its scintillating third quarter financial performance, some investors were starting to worry about the company’s reliance on China and whether this might start to wobble […]
