- Why Andy Palmer’s arrival at Aston Martin is all good news – Autocar: Guiding Aston Martin into the future is a daunting challenge, but British automotive industry stalwart Andy Palmer is the right man for the job. The arrival of Andy Palmer as chief executive of Aston Martin is about the best news we car lovers could have hoped for. Apart from the comforting fact that Palmer is a proud Brit – still a desirable credential when it comes to running a company whose fundamental values are all British – he’s also an accomplished engineer who loves cars and the car…
- JAPAN [updated 10:45BST]: Andy Palmer leaves Renault-Nissan – Just-auto: The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Aston Martin on Tuesday (2 September) announced, respectively, the resignation of Andy Palmer who has “accepted a position with another company” and his appointment as chief executive officer.
- Nissan boss Andy Palmer moves to Aston Martin – Autocar: Palmer to join as head of Aston Martin later this month, tasked with taking back “lost ground” from luxury rivals. Nissan boss Andy Palmer will leave the company to become the new CEO of Aston Martin. In a statement, Aston Martin said Palmer is tasked with leading “the next phase of technology and product creation”. According to a report in the Financial Times today, Palmer will also help Aston Martin to “regain lost ground” against rivals including Porsche, Ferrari and…
- Nissan exec Palmer leaves to become Aston Martin CEO – Automotive News: Andy Palmer, the car-guy chief planning officer at Nissan, who was once tipped as a possible future CEO, is leaving the company to head UK sports car maker Aston Martin.
- Nissan Appoints Philippe Klein Chief Planning Officer – Nissan:
- Honda says August China auto sales down 5.5 percent year-on-year – Via Google News: Honda will double the number of car models it sells in China over the next two years to increase its market share, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported …
- Auto Makers Ask: Is This as Good as It Gets? – WSJ: The climate for auto makers is as favorable as it has been in years thanks to low interest rates, stable fuel prices and strong global demand for luxury cars and trucks.
- US/JAPAN: Toyota stays on top of global hybrid sales chart – Just-auto: Toyota sold 665,740 hybrids in the first six months of 2014, 4.1% ahead of last year’s record tally.
- JAPAN: Toyota wins approval for hydrogen tank inspection – Just-auto: Toyota has been given the go-ahead to self-inspect the high pressure hydrogen tanks it makes for its fuel cell vehicles.
- Elantra’s new look – Automotive News: The re-engineered 2016 Hyundai Elantra gets major changes to its sheet metal and proportions. This spy photo shows a longer and sleeker sedan, with bigger front and rear overhangs and a hood that looks stretched from the current version.