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Amazon electrifies, Ford retrenches, Brexit and cobots - the week
27 September 2019 | Graeme Roberts
Amazon electrifies, Ford retrenches, Brexit and cobots - the week Graeme Roberts News Amazon plans to buy 100,000 Rivian electric vans was the most-read article on just-auto this week, unsur... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Chop Alfa or Sergio?
19 June 2015 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Chop Alfa or Sergio? Graeme Roberts Time for Alfa or Sergio to go? That was the title of a Comment piece by our US sales analyst Bill Cawthon which attracted plenty of looks on ... read more
ANALYSIS: Volkswagen - 2Q14 results insight
1 August 2014 | Sabine Blümel
ANALYSIS: Volkswagen - 2Q14 results insight Sabine Blümel The VW Group that operates eight passenger car brands, three truck brands and one motorcycle brand, reported solid 2Q14 results. Sabine Bl&u... read more
COMMENT: Holden bows to the inevitable
11 December 2013 | Graeme Roberts
COMMENT: Holden bows to the inevitable Graeme Roberts To this Antipodean - from the other side of the Tasman Sea - last night's announcement Holden is to end local manufacture in Australia in 2017 is... read more
May 2013 management briefing: ASEAN growth prospects (2)
29 May 2013 | Mark Bursa
May 2013 management briefing: ASEAN growth prospects (2) Mark Bursa In the last decade of last century, before the term “BRICs” had even been coined, there was another acronym that loomed... read more
COMMENT: Revamp should restore confidence in Opel engines
17 April 2013 | Graeme Roberts
COMMENT: Revamp should restore confidence in Opel engines Graeme Roberts It's not that long ago some of General Motors Europe's engines had a pretty poor reputation for durability as plastic cam belt... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Ford nets billions, Toyota recalls another million...
1 February 2013 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Ford nets billions, Toyota recalls another million... Graeme Roberts A mixed week of mostly good news, industry niggle in France and financial woes at PSA excepted. Ford ... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Not all doom 'n' gloom out there
4 January 2013 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Not all doom 'n' gloom out there Graeme Roberts Happy New Year. And all that. Now, for those to whom it applies, the turkey and associated festivities are out of the way for anothe... read more
ANALYSIS: Is there a viable scenario for the Saab brand?
3 July 2012 | Mark Bursa
ANALYSIS: Is there a viable scenario for the Saab brand? Mark Bursa Saab’s new Chinese-Japanese owners need to understand the brand’s history – and get back to first principles &nd... read more
QUBE CONNECTED VEHICLES: Q&A with Nokia
20 April 2012 | QUBE
QUBE CONNECTED VEHICLES: Q&A with Nokia QUBE Nokia’s Location and Commerce business unit outlines its activities and maps out its strategic direction. This interview is extracted from QUBE's... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Mergers, acquisitions, alliances, apps...
24 February 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Mergers, acquisitions, alliances, apps... Graeme Roberts Another week has flashed by - almost the end of leap year February with Geneva about to pounce, it really is true time goes... read more
November 2011 management briefing: ASEAN – part 2
24 November 2011 | Staff reporter
November 2011 management briefing: ASEAN – part 2 Staff reporter In this month's management briefing Tony Pugliese takes a close look at the growing automotive markets and industry in the ASEAN are... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab's D-Day is close
11 November 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab's D-Day is close Graeme Roberts Tuesday, 15 November. Just another Tuesday to you and I but, for Saab, it's the day the memorandum of understanding signed with Pang Da and You... read more
COMMENT: Saab drama still to play out
28 October 2011 | Simon Warburton
COMMENT: Saab drama still to play out Simon Warburton There is surely one very relieved Dutchman in Sweden today (28 October). Yet again, Saab CEO Victor Muller has engineered something of a trium... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: 'Quake lessons still being learned?
28 October 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: 'Quake lessons still being learned? Graeme Roberts "Lessons will be learned." That trite phrase is heard far too often here in Britain, usually being read from a statement, vetted ... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: End of the line for Saab?
24 June 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: End of the line for Saab? Graeme Roberts After two weeks off on 'staycation', I returned, refreshed, on Monday to see what had happened during an absence in which news had not been... read more
ANALYSIS: Saab under Hawtai Motor – could it fly?
11 May 2011 | Glenn Brooks
ANALYSIS: Saab under Hawtai Motor – could it fly? Glenn Brooks Can there be another vehicle maker with a recent history as beset by turbulence as Saab? Having been pushed into liquidation by Genera... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: VW in overdrive on quest for world domination
28 April 2011 | Rob Golding
GOLDING’S TAKE: VW in overdrive on quest for world domination Rob Golding VW Group is still talking the talk of the playground bully. When the top brass came on the conference call (27 April) to disc... read more
COMMENT: Fiat mischievous with VW heavy truck talk?
18 January 2011 | just-auto.com editorial team
COMMENT: Fiat mischievous with VW heavy truck talk? just-auto.com editorial team It was an issue that vexed journalists at the Detroit Motor Show: was Fiat Group chief Sergio Marchionne being mischie... read more
COMMENT: Chinese help for GM India makes sense
14 May 2010 | Graeme Roberts
COMMENT: Chinese help for GM India makes sense Graeme Roberts Today's news that General Motors will launch Chinese-developed light trucks in India by the end of next year makes a lot of sense. Afte... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A saviour for Saab
19 March 2010 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A saviour for Saab Graeme Roberts It's been something of an out-and-about time for the just-auto editorial team of late. Places, to go, people (and cars) to see, you know how it go... read more
22 December 2009 | Mark Bursa
ANALYSIS: Death of the cool? Mark Bursa Can anyone fix Saab? Would a sale to Spyker – or any other small automaker - create an orphan automaker, doomed to the fate of Rover. Saab is worth more than ... read more
COMMENT: Sad demise for Saab in prospect
26 November 2009 | Dave Leggett
COMMENT: Sad demise for Saab in prospect Dave Leggett General Motors hasn't exactly covered itself in glory with the example of brand management provided by its stewardship of Saab. That things have... read more
FEATURE: Saab savours a future without GM
16 October 2009 | Dave Leggett
FEATURE: Saab savours a future without GM Dave Leggett When GM decided last year that, in its struggle to survive, it needed to cut Saab adrift – there were mixed feelings throughout the Saab organi... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Country ‘n’ Eastern – Chevrolet hits the right notes
10 June 2008 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Country ‘n’ Eastern – Chevrolet hits the right notes Mark Bursa There was a good deal of skepticism when GM rebranded Daewoo as Chevrolet, but the formula works – even the... read more
LUDVIGSEN’S COLUMN: Porsche, Piëch and Volkswagen in the 21st Century
5 July 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
LUDVIGSEN’S COLUMN: Porsche, Piëch and Volkswagen in the 21st Century just-auto.com editorial team After recent developments in Porsche’s pursuit of Volkswagen and the attempted merger of truck make... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Chinese in Paris – not with a bang, but with a Wingle
3 October 2006 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Chinese in Paris – not with a bang, but with a Wingle Mark Bursa There’s a pecking order for exhibitors at the Paris Show. Not surprisingly, the French manufacturers domin... read more
ANALYSIS: Severstal-Auto's flexible business model for growth in Russia
8 May 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: Severstal-Auto's flexible business model for growth in Russia just-auto.com editorial team Vasily Boitsov of Severstal-Auto represents the new entrepreneurship which is emergent in Russia. ... read more