Global sales slump, ‘green’ steel, GM cuts – the week
Graeme Roberts reviews a not-so-good news week as far as output and sales are concerned.
Citroën CEO Vincent Cobée talks Project CC21
Stellantis wants to see Citroën double the 15% of sales currently made in non-European countries....
Toyota future cars and MPVs
How do VW and Toyota sell so many more vehicles than Stellantis, Ford and others? One reason is that neither has slashed their line-up of cars. Indeed, Toyota has the largest range of any brand, with plans for more.
Volvo and Daimler invest in fossil-free sustainable Swedish steel
Automakers increasingly looking down their supply chains to hit sustainability goals.
On the road to sustainability – Q&A with Falken Tyre Europe
While the tyre industry itself is economically important, it is also politically sensitive because of its size and environmental impact. To learn more about the race for sustainability, we spoke to Falken’s Dr Bernd Löwenhaupt.
How has activity in the automotive sector recovered from Covid-19?
Growth in stocks value by sector
Sector ranking (out of 18)
| Sector | Stocks growth |
|---|---|
| 1) Automotive | +89.7% |
| 2) Technology | +68.4% |
| 3) Mining | +66.7% |
| 4) Apparel | +66.0% |
| 5) Healthcare | +40.2% |
| 6) Packaging | +39.5% |
| 7) Retail | +35.1% |
| 8) Medical | +34.5% |
| 9) Pharma | +24.3% |
| 10) Banking & Payments | +19.9% |
Latest News
Honda sets US EV SUV sales target
More on Honda's EV tie-up with GM and its own electrification effort.
Honda builds Civic hatch in US for first time
Possibly a bitter moment for former workers at the now closed Swindon plant here in England which previously supplied some US market hatchbacks.
GM CEO hints at chip supply chain changes
GM keeps plan details quiet.
SEAT to extend chip-related output suspensions into 2022
Talk in the industry is of disruption to output caused by chips shortages lasting into 2022.
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