Can the European car industry navigate its way out of crisis?
Manufacturers including Volkswagen and BMW are sounding the alarm as a range of factors combine to threaten their positions
Stellantis
Paris Motor Show goes big on electric despite buyer reticience
Reborn Renault 4 EV is the electric star of this year’s Paris show, but the undercurrent is all about China
Maserati is safe – for now – but will other Stellantis brands be shut down?
Chief executive’s dire warning is partially retracted, but Stellantis faces difficulties in balancing the needs of 15 different car makers
China’s sub-€20,000 electric car is coming to Europe
EU anti-subsidy investigation is unlikely to extinguish the threat of a cheap BYD car that includes rotating touch screen and wireless phone charging
Carmakers step up EV discounts in bid to stem global demand slowdown
Sharp deceleration in sales growth as mainstream buyers’ appetite proves weaker than expected
European shares advance despite data showing contraction of euro area economy
BP tumbles as chief executive plays down takeover talk after disappointing results
DS 7 is a perfectly decent car but hasn’t found its essence
Latest update of a car that’s been around since 2017 needs to decide what it wants to be
Joe Biden joining a picket line was a landmark moment in US’s year of strikes
Worldview: Success of striking carworkers in the new economy will be closely watched and applauded by trade unionists internationally
Cannes rolls out traditional red carpet as Côte d’Azur shimmers into festival season
Planet Business: Brexit car industry warning, Linda ‘the Velvet Hammer’ Yaccarino and a brief history of HMV
European shares edge higher ahead of Federal Reserve decision
Energy stocks among the fallers, while Dublin’s Iseq closes lower
Global shares steady despite mixed outlook
Shares in engineering giant Rolls Royce climbed 23%, pushing up aviation and auto stocks
BMW and Stellantis see Europe demand slowing as inflation bites
Companies cautious on outlook despite reporting strong results for the third quarter
Car-maker Stellantis halts operations in Russia
‘Rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties’ prompts the move
Ontario declares state of emergency as trucker protest continues
Premier Doug Ford threatens fines and jail terms for protesters amid pressure from US
Gowan motors chief takes dim view of stalled new-car supply
Interview: ‘No heads have rolled. Someone got it wrong,’ says dismayed company boss Mick Dwan
Munich motor show: Climate change casts uncomfortable shadow over event
Car makers also facing more immediate crisis due to ongoing semiconductor shortage
Opel Grandland: Does some rhinoplasty put it ahead by a nose?
Grandland is restyled inside and out, but can it rise above its predecessor’s average status?
Biden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030 with industry support
President frames electric vehicle push as a matter of winning market back from China
Toyota, Honda beat profit estimates but remain wary of chip crunch
Japan’s automakers join host of global car makers in warning chip shortage likely to persist
Car industry accused of ‘greenwashing’ as we wait for electric revolution
Car-makers ‘desperate to show off green credentials’ but are ‘miles away’ from target
Opel Mokka-e: Easy to drive, easy to live with, and a change from cookie-cutter blandness
Cool and comfortable Mokka could entice many to make the move to electric
Car-maker Stellantis sees rebound in 2021
Shortage of chips a worry for merged Fiat Chrysler/PSA motor giant
Renault to revive its famous 5 supermini as it lays out cost-cutting plan
New boss of French car company plans leaner, electric future
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