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- Tesla Faces Life After Subsidies In Hong Kong, ‘Beacon City’ For Electric Cars – WSJ: A beacon of light has dimmed for Tesla Motors in one of its most promising markets in the world. Navigating in the darkness, without subsidies, will be tough. Hong Kong has been a playground for Teslas. They are literally everywhere in the tiny …
- UK could lose EV lead in Europe with new car tax brackets – Autocar: Britain bought the most alternatively fueled cars in Europe last year, but the SMMT says new VED brackets could hinder growth
- Nissan can manage just fine without Ghosn at the wheel – Automotive News: Nissan, which has counted Carlos Ghosn as chairman, CEO and president for most of the period since Renault saved it from the brink of collapse in 1999, is going to have to make do with less of him.
- UK car manufacturing records nine-year January high – Autocar: Production and exports are up, although there’s a slight decrease in production for UK customers
- Nissan Savior Ghosn Hands Keys to New CEO to Focus on Alliance – Bloomberg: Carlos Ghosn, one of the auto industry’s most celebrated turnaround artists, is relinquishing his CEO role at Nissan Motor Co. and turning over…
- Vauxhall job fears rise as Peugeot boss mentions ‘speedy’ savings – Guardian: Carlos Tavares, chief executive of PSA which owns Peugeot, Citroën and DS, said adding GM’s German Opel and the British Vauxhall brands would…
- PSA boss says Opel deal would find “speedy” savings – Reuters: PSA Group’s proposed acquisition of Opel would swiftly create savings and value from the General Motors European division’s turnaround and complementary brands, the French carmaker’s Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Thursday.
- 2019 Ford Focus – new spy pics show evolved design of five-door hatch – Autocar: Overall dimensions looks unchanged but a longer wheelbase should provide passengers with more legroom; it’ll come with three and four-cylinder engines
- Nissan Names New CEO As Ghosn Focuses On Mitsubishi And Prepares Succession – Forbes: Japanese car group Nissan appointed Hiroto Saikawa as its chief executive officer with the emblematic Carlos Ghosn keeping the chairmanship but…
- Nissan’s Ghosn says management will be ‘completely accountable’ after his CEO term ends – Reuters: Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, attends an interview with at Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, …
- Mazda CX-5: Sleeker Styling, Sharper Steering … And A Hit With The Ladies – Forbes: Back in 2012, the CX-5 was the first model in Mazda’s reborn line-up to combine the company’s two signature tag lines, Kodo design language and…
- Carlos Ghosn Hands Over The Rudder, Becomes Admired Admiral – Forbes: When Nissan’s then number two Andy Palmer, an avowed Brit, left in 2014 to become CEO of Aston Martin, I asked him what devil made him swap the…
- PSA plans first dividend payout since 2011 as it doubles profits – FT: Investors have also cautioned about the challenge of turning around Opel in the highly competitive European market. Opel last made a profit in 1999,…
- PSA Group profits jump, raising Opel and Proton investment talk – Autocar:
- Carlos Ghosn Resigns as Nissan CEO – WSJ: Carlos Ghosn is leaving his chief executive role at Nissan Motor Co., … of the alliance that links Nissan with Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
- PSA’s 2016 Profit Jump Bolsters Peugeot Maker Amid GM Deal Talks – Bloomberg: … by . Automotive operating profit widened to 6 percent of sales from 5 percent, the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars said Thursday.
- Peugeot Resumes Dividend as Profit Jumps – WSJ: PARIS-Peugeot, the French car maker in advanced talks to buy the European operations of General Motors Co., will pay its first dividend since 2010,…
- Do We Have An Obligation To Stop Driving Cars? – Forbes: Autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars are coming. Experts predict that every major auto manufacturer will have a self-driving car on the market by…
- Peugeot lifts profitability goal on record year – Reuters: The Paris-based maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars said stronger pricing, sales of higher-specification models and cost cuts lifted the automotive …
- Ghosn will focus on Renault, Mitsubishi; steps down as Nissan CEO – Automotive News: Ghosn, who joined Nissan in 1999 from France’s Renault SA and became Nissan’s CEO two years later, will retain his position as chairman of the…
- PSA’s 18% profit jump bolsters company amid GM deal talks – Automotive News: … revival and buoying its efforts to buy General Motors’ struggling European operations.
- ‘Work to be done’ at alliance level — Ghosn – Nikkei: I have to spend time with Mitsubishi Motors. When we announced that we were going to buy 34% share of Mitsubishi, and that I would be becoming…
- Disrupting the disruptors: Singapore rattles sharing economy with rule change – Reuters: Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia.
- Nissan says Ghosn to relinquish CEO role, Saikawa to take helm – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co said Carlos Ghosn, who has led the Japanese automaker for the past 16 years, will step aside as chief executive officer, handing over the helm to a long-time company veteran.
- For the want of a leather jacket, is Uber lost? – CNBC: Leather jackets were the swag that broke the millennial’s back in the Uber sexism saga, Recode reports.
- PSA Ready for `Opportunities’ as Profit Gain Helps Opel Stance – Bloomberg: Picking up GM’s European operations, which are potentially valued at about $2 billion, would propel PSA back to second place in the region’s car…
- Peugeot lifts earnings goal after record year – Reuters: PSA Group, the French carmaker in talks to buy Opel from General Motors, announced its first dividend in six years and raised its medium-term profitability goal on Thursday after full-year profit almost doubled.
- Q&A: Carlos Ghosn on ‘Passing the Baton’ as Nissan CEO – WSJ: … give up the chief executive role at Nissan Motor Co. and focus on running the alliance that links Nissan, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
- Payne: Subaru Impreza stakes claim for best AWD wagon – Detroitnews: Next-generation Impreza steps it up against luxury competitors
- Carlos Ghosn, Executive Who Revived Nissan, Will Step Aside – New York Times: Carlos Ghosn at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2015. He was dispatched to a struggling Nissan in 1999 by Renault, after the French carmaker bought a…
- Nissan’s Ghosn shifts from CEO to ‘guardian of alliance’ – Nikkei: Carlos Ghosn will step down as Nissan Motor’s president and CEO, effective April 1, the automaker said on Thursday. Co-CEO Hiroto…
- The 2017 Subaru Impreza Wagon – Detroitnews:
- What your car knows about you – Detroitnews: Automobiles join PCs and smartphones as threat to privacy
- Automakers showcase marine designs at Miami boat show – Detroitnews: Tall and dramatic in design, the Honda Marine Design Concept Engine was inspired by the new Acura NSX supercar. (Photo: Honda Marine).
- Automakers Call on EPA Chief to Ease Fuel-Efficiency Standards – New York Times: The 2017 requirement for a large car is 33 miles per gallon, or about 25 … The letters from the manufacturer lobbying groups represent the latest push by … This month, 18 auto-company chief executives wrote a letter to Mr. Trump on…
- Tesla’s Former CFO Is Coming Back For Round Two – Fortune: Tesla’s former chief financial officer is coming out of retirement and returning to the company as it prepares to produce its mass-market Model 3 electric…
- Ghosn steps down as Nissan CEO, hands reins to Saikawa as focus shifts – Automotive News: Carlos Ghosn, the long-serving CEO who rescued Nissan from bankruptcy, is stepping down as CEO, having nearly finished his latest business plan and driven the Renault-Nissan Alliance to new heights with the acquisition of Mitsubishi.
- Volvo Polestar models to get hybrid punch – Autocar: Volvo V90 Hot versions of the S90 and V90 will turn to hybrid power and are due to launch in 2018
- Inside Uber: bombshell allegations of an aggressive, unrestrained workplace culture – CNBC: Interviews with Uber employees paint a picture of an often unrestrained workplace culture, the reports.
- Tesla chief signals group will look for big cash injection – FT: The switch in the top finance role comes as Tesla faces a make-or-break year, with the planned launch of the Model 3, the gearing up of a massive battery plant dubbed the “gigafactory”, and integration of its Solar City acquisition. On Wednesday, the …
- Nissan appoints Hiroto Saikawa as CEO – CNBC: People walk past the logo of Japan’s auto giant Nissan Motor at the company’s headquarters in Yokohama, in suburban Tokyo, on February 9, 2017.
- Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture – New York Times: Uber offices in Berlin last year. Some current and former Uber employees describe a largely unrestrained workplace culture. Credit Krisztian Bocsi/. SAN FRANCISCO – When new employees join Uber, they are asked to subscribe to 14 core…
- Tesla Sets Aggressive Production Plan for Model 3 – WSJ: Tesla Inc. laid out an aggressive production plan to bring out the new Model 3 sedan by year’s end, raising the likelihood the auto maker will need to raise more cash to support the rollout. The Silicon Valley auto maker said Wednesday it is on track …
- UK car production reaches nine-year high in January – Reuters: N) British car plant after French carmaker Peugeot (PEUP.PA) said it was considering a takeover of GM’s European operations, which are branded as …