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Plant axes, new diesel jobs, EVs debut - the week
22 November 2019 | Graeme Roberts
Plant axes, new diesel jobs, EVs debut - the week Graeme Roberts Plant closures are never good news but you wield the axe, we cover 'em. I always note the PR-department composed, company lawyer-... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: VW's 'master tactician' falls
1 May 2015 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: VW's 'master tactician' falls Graeme Roberts The big news of the week[end] was the failure of Volkswagen supervisory board chairman Ferdinand Piëch to unseat CEO Martin W... read more
COMMENT: Volkswagen's Ferdinand Piech got a lot right
27 April 2015 | Dave Leggett
COMMENT: Volkswagen's Ferdinand Piech got a lot right Dave Leggett Ferdinand Piech's forced exit from his role as chairman of Volkswagen Group's Supervisory Board appears to have resulted from yet an... read more
SAO PAULO SHOW: This year's was one of the best
10 November 2014 | Fernando Calmon
SAO PAULO SHOW: This year's was one of the best Fernando Calmon Attracting over 750,000 visitors in 11 days, the São Paulo motor show saw several locally made and imported new model launches o... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Assembly plant week?
28 March 2014 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Assembly plant week? Graeme Roberts OK, OK, I admit it - just-auto.com this week is looking a bit like Assembly Plant News . com. Being the resident plant nut, and also auto... read more
December 2013 management briefing: review of 2013
23 December 2013 | Dave Leggett
December 2013 management briefing: review of 2013 Dave Leggett It has been another busy year for us on just-auto. We have covered the global automotive industry news, brought you interviews with ke... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Flying the profits flag
31 May 2013 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Flying the profits flag Graeme Roberts Quarterly and other results to the thirty-oneth of March continued to dribble in this week so let's start by hoisting the Union Jack, drum ro... read more
GENEVA 2013 PRESS PREVIEW DAYS REVIEW: Part Two (of two)
8 March 2013 | Glenn Brooks
GENEVA 2013 PRESS PREVIEW DAYS REVIEW: Part Two (of two) Glenn Brooks Having peered under concepts to check for real engines and suspension systems, and gently interrogated multiple industry executi... read more
GENEVA 2013 PRESS PREVIEW DAYS REVIEW: Part One
7 March 2013 | Glenn Brooks
GENEVA 2013 PRESS PREVIEW DAYS REVIEW: Part One Glenn Brooks As our list of vehicle and concept world premieres attests, this year’s Geneva motor show media preview days saw a bumper crop of... read more
December 2012 management briefing: Review of 2012 (part 2)
21 December 2012 | Dave Leggett
December 2012 management briefing: Review of 2012 (part 2) Dave Leggett Like any year in the auto industry, 2012 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fa... read more
December 2012 management briefing: Review of 2012 (part 1)
19 December 2012 | Dave Leggett
December 2012 management briefing: Review of 2012 (part 1) Dave Leggett Like any year in the auto industry, 2012 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fa... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: December, and the news is chilly
14 December 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: December, and the news is chilly Graeme Roberts If memory serves, about two days ago, our 'slide show' at the top of the home page had four bad-news, job-loss-related stories out o... read more
PRODUCT EYE: 2013MY Range Rover Sport
12 December 2012 | Glenn Brooks
PRODUCT EYE: 2013MY Range Rover Sport Glenn Brooks Glenn Brooks samples the latest, revised 2013 model year Range Rover Sport, reflecting upon what recent investments at the Solihull plant which bui... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Jaguar (re)discovers all wheel drive
7 December 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Jaguar (re)discovers all wheel drive Graeme Roberts Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover's late but welcome spread out into niches already well tapped by German rivals Audi, BMW, and Mer... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: BMW and JLR branch out
19 October 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: BMW and JLR branch out Graeme Roberts First out of the gate today was news that the Chinese government had, finally, officially approved the Chery joint venture with Tata Motors'... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Toy shop, Bochum and Saab
25 May 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Toy shop, Bochum and Saab Graeme Roberts Two highlights for the j-a crew this week; days of sunny hot weather after the coldest and wettest spring anyone can remember and the annua... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Alliances and new Asian product
20 April 2012 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Alliances and new Asian product Graeme Roberts The first fruits of Daimler's tie-up with Renault attracted a lot of reader interest this week - the rebadge of the latter's Kangoo ... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Our annual play in the toy shop
27 May 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Our annual play in the toy shop Graeme Roberts Highlight of my week - and that of fellow just-auto colleagues - was Thursday's annual SMMT Test Day, an event which, when described ... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab, again and again and...
13 May 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab, again and again and... Graeme Roberts What will we write about when Saab finally (a) gets its essential working capital boost from some deep pocket, long-term-view investor... read more
THE WEEK THAT WAS: First big show of year, tick
14 January 2011 | Graeme Roberts
THE WEEK THAT WAS: First big show of year, tick Graeme Roberts Detroit, conveniently packaged in one family-sized, take-home pack, is here . Enjoy. A little tale of misfortune concerning BMW,&n... read more
COMMENT: BRAZIL: Chinese automakers have a long way to go
17 June 2010 | Fernando Calmon
COMMENT: BRAZIL: Chinese automakers have a long way to go Fernando Calmon The arrival of Chinese brands in Brazil has been rather slow, although watched with interest due to the size and industrial s... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: Renault-Nissan-Mercedes: less scale, more polish
7 April 2010 | Rob Golding
GOLDING’S TAKE: Renault-Nissan-Mercedes: less scale, more polish Rob Golding Clear as daylight when you look at it: Nissan needed help with the world’s dreariest luxury brand, the Invisibiliti.... read more
ANALYSIS: Anti-trust raids could start an ugly new era of automaker-supplier relations
1 March 2010 | SupplierBusiness.com
ANALYSIS: Anti-trust raids could start an ugly new era of automaker-supplier relations SupplierBusiness.com Carmakers open up wounds by complaining to authorities, says SupplierBusiness. But did par... read more
COMMENT: The real China and its illusory Western opportunity
20 November 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
COMMENT: The real China and its illusory Western opportunity just-auto.com editorial team Globalisation means different things to different people. For optimists, it means a friendly worldwide shar... read more