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DRiV to spin from Tenneco in 2019
Following Tenneco's separation into two independent companies, DRiV will be the name of the future publicly traded Aftermarket and Ride Performance...
BorgWarner 2018 net sales up 7.5% to US$10.5bn
BorgWarner has posted full-year 2018 net sales up 7.5% to US$10.5bn.
PKN Orlen inks ABB Poland charging station deal
PKN Orlen has signed a general agreement for the supply of ABB’s next generation DC fast charging stations for electric cars, the Terra 54.
EO Charging teams with Suffolk Council for EVs
EO Charging has partnered with Suffolk County Council in the UK to launch ‘Plug In Suffolk’ - a public electric vehicle fast charging network in...
Plastic Omnium 2018 net profit up 25% to EUR533m
Plastic Omnium has posted 2018 overall net profit of EUR533m (US$602m), with revenue improving 7.6% to EUR8.2bn.
Mitsubishi Electric ups DMP investment
Mitsubishi Electric has unveiled its decision to make a follow-on investment of JPY2bn (US$18m) to fuel new growth in Dynamic Map Platform (DMP), a...
Goodyear/Local Motors to test AV shuttle tyres
Goodyear is expanding its work with autonomous vehicles, which includes being named exclusive tyre supplier for an autonomous passenger shuttle.
China sales likely weakened in January
China's vehicle market looked to have weakened further in January with some key producers reporting declining sales ahead of the release of official data from the China automotive Manufacturers Association (CAAM).
VW and Ford 'far apart' on investing in Ford's AV unit - report
Strategic partners Ford and Volkswagen Group are reportedly in disagreement over how much VW should invest in Ford's...
Renault profit tumbles in 2018
Renault has published full-year results that show a substantial fall to operating margin and net income in 2018. The...
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Toyota-ing on a sunny Spanish isle - the week
Highlight of my week was undoubtedly another trip - after several years - to one of my favourite business and leisure spots, the Spanish island of Majorca (aka Mallorca) to which I've been many times both for holidays and new car launches. This time around it was the much improved Toyota Corolla, the model formerly known in Europe as the Auris.
Now the Toyota Corolla again, Europe's Auris replacement impresses
I came away from the European media launch of Toyota's latest generation Corolla on the Balearic (Spanish) island of...
Bentley to reveal world's fastest SUV at Geneva show
Global debuts for the Geneva motor show are discussed below. The latest additions to just-auto's lengthening list of...
Stelvio Quadrifoglio silences Alfa sceptics
Will Alfa ever reach the infamous 400,000 cars a year goal that FCA set for it? In 2018, it was less than a third of the...
JF Kia Optima still strong as future JL3 model nears
Some say non-premium makes tend not to be successful in Europe's D segment. Tell that to Volkswagen and Skoda: even with the WLTP crash, Passat sales were down by just 3.3% in Germany last year, while the Octavia and Superb sell in significant volume. To a lesser extent, Kia quietly chips away in this size class, the Optima having a far stronger following than the parent company's rival i40.
FCA reverses Lancia strategy - brand survives
Remember how Fiat Chrysler told the media and analysts that Lancia would fade away during 2018? Well, it didn't...
Fiat, weather, results and jobs - the week
A gimlet eye on Fiat attracted interest this week. "Such has been its shrinkage at home, Italy is no longer the number...
Fiat Chrysler gets it right as Abarth just keeps growing
Fiat Chrysler has done a great job of creating Abarth as a brand, the name having originally coming from the surname of...
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Ghosn charges create turmoil in Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
Amid allegations of financial misconduct, Carlos Ghosn has been removed from his position as chairman at Nissan. The...
OEMs and Tier 1s continue to announce vehicle and technology world premieres at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in...
There were some notable no-shows but still plenty of excitement around the biennial Paris show. We were there and our...
Arrangements for international trade have become an area of concern for OEMs and suppliers with global sourcing...
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INTERVIEW - PSA's Maxime Picat
Groupe PSA reported a new record for sales in 2018 at 3.9m units with worldwide sales up 6.8%. In Europe, PSA said it...
INTERVIEW - Volvo Cars on its electrification strategy
We talk to Lex Kerssemakers, Senior Vice President, Volvo Cars, EMEA, about Geely-owned Volvo Cars' electrification...
Prodrive’s solution to composite recycling
Prodrive Composites has developed a process for manufacturing recyclable composite components that...
Sounds right – Q&A with Harman Car Audio VP
A number of automotive trends were evident at last week’s CES, notably how Artificial Intelligence,...
CES - Shifting gears from RPM to EPM with Harman
Harman used the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week to...
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Renault SA (RNO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
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