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25 June 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: Where now for Fiat? just-auto.com editorial team Fiat lost out in the battle for Opel – and that has a knock-on effect for the group, making it harder to make for much-needed cuts in Itali... read more
ANALYSIS: New GM needs a new name
17 June 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: New GM needs a new name just-auto.com editorial team The slimmed-down ‘New GM’ will have a clean balance sheet and a sensible brand portfolio. But there’s an elephant in the room – and it’... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: Dancing in the dark
12 May 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: Dancing in the dark just-auto.com editorial team It’s a bit like one of those teenage parties when the breathing is getting dangerously heavy and someone switches the lights out. W... read more
ANALYSIS: SuperSergio to the rescue
29 April 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: SuperSergio to the rescue just-auto.com editorial team He may be fuelled by Marlboro rather than the sun's rays, but Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is seen as the ailing auto industry’s own Su... read more
16 March 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: Where next for 4WD? just-auto.com editorial team Though American drivers will not lightly abandon their beloved large cars, they face three crucial pressures to shift their ground, writes A... read more
GOLDING’S TALK: So how’s Audi going to spend all that money?
12 March 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TALK: So how’s Audi going to spend all that money? just-auto.com editorial team When even the mighty Toyota is popping out numbers that show 2008 as a year of red ink, it would have been r... read more
ANALYSIS: Has GM got it wrong on Saturn?
25 February 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: Has GM got it wrong on Saturn? just-auto.com editorial team A Saturn MBO could backfire badly on GM. Mark 'Coolbear' Bursa wonders whether a more radical approach might be needed as the Gen... read more
24 February 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: Kia gets Soul just-auto.com editorial team Kia is a brand with a growth strategy. Last year it managed to grow its global sales as gains in emerging markets helped to offset declines i... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: The incomplete jigsaw puzzle
2 February 2009 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: The incomplete jigsaw puzzle Mark Bursa Fiat-PSA-Chrysler would be a massive corporate entity – but does it have the right kind of global coverage? Mark Bursa thinks there... read more
19 January 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: Detroit in denial just-auto.com editorial team It was the strangest Detroit Show for years, as the Big Three scaled back the celebrations and pulled on the hair shirts. But Mark 'Coolbear'... read more
TALKING POINT: Should Congress approve a Big Three bailout?
3 December 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
TALKING POINT: Should Congress approve a Big Three bailout? just-auto.com editorial team Should Congress approve a Big Three bailout? No, it’ll be painful, but the US automakers must be left to thei... read more
FEATURE: BMW keeps its head with new Seven [includes audio]
14 November 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: BMW keeps its head with new Seven [includes audio] just-auto.com editorial team When the outgoing BMW 7 Series (E65/E66) was introduced late in 2001 its exterior styling became a source of ... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Sandero drives Dacia growth as East European tastes shift westward
18 June 2008 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Sandero drives Dacia growth as East European tastes shift westward Mark Bursa The view that Eastern Europe demands three-box sedans is changing, believes Dacia chairman Ch... 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
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Toyota’s low-cost car plans start to shape up
22 May 2008 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Toyota’s low-cost car plans start to shape up Mark Bursa A combination of Toyota efficiency and the Keiretsu system could produce a potent rival to the Renault Logan. And ... read more
UK: Honda’s new Accord aims to mix it with BMW and Audi
18 April 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
UK: Honda’s new Accord aims to mix it with BMW and Audi just-auto.com editorial team Honda hopes its all-new Honda Accord will finally establish the Japanese brand as an alternative to German presti... read more
RESEARCH: Low-cost cars: opportunities and challenges
11 April 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
RESEARCH: Low-cost cars: opportunities and challenges just-auto.com editorial team It’s the hottest of hot topics – but it’s open to the widest of interpretations, writes Mark Bursa. What, exactly, ... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: Inchcape - a big Brit on a world tour
5 March 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: Inchcape - a big Brit on a world tour just-auto.com editorial team Inchcape, the company that no-one has ever heard of despite being listed on the London Stock Exchange fifty years a... read more
FEATURE: Take one lemon tart and add (a) sage
1 February 2008 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: Take one lemon tart and add (a) sage just-auto.com editorial team The lemon tart served at Bertorelli Italian restaurant in London’s fashionable Soho district is good, very good. On another... read more
ANALYSIS: AvtoVAZ - how do you transform a giant?
7 December 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
ANALYSIS: AvtoVAZ - how do you transform a giant? just-auto.com editorial team With General Motors confirming its intention to have a stake in AvtoVAZ, the Russian carmaker has been thrust well an... 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
GOLDING’S TAKE: Does a Ferrari win in F1 make a Fiat sell in Florida?
25 October 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: Does a Ferrari win in F1 make a Fiat sell in Florida? just-auto.com editorial team “Oh, and we won the F1 Championship,” said Marchionne as he paused briefly on a brag slide showing t... read more
FEATURE: Sweden turns rest of Europe green with envy
23 October 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: Sweden turns rest of Europe green with envy just-auto.com editorial team Over 15% of new cars sold in Sweden are classed as ‘environmentally friendly vehicles’ (EFVs)’ a far higher proport... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: It’s a Logan, but not as we know it
27 September 2007 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: It’s a Logan, but not as we know it Mark Bursa With the new Sandero hatchback, Renault has shown how far it can stretch the X90 Logan platform. But programme chief Gerard ... 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
FEATURE: Report from Automotive News Europe Congress 2007
29 June 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
FEATURE: Report from Automotive News Europe Congress 2007 just-auto.com editorial team As automotive industry delegates gathered recently in Prague for the annual Automotive News Europe Congress, th... read more
COMMENT: ACEA admits Toyota into the European fold
11 June 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
COMMENT: ACEA admits Toyota into the European fold just-auto.com editorial team The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has finally decided that Japanese car builders who operate in ... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: China’s show of strength – but the old problems remain
22 May 2007 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: China’s show of strength – but the old problems remain Mark Bursa The dust has settled on an impressive Shanghai Auto Show. But Chinese auto makers still can’t resist copy... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Fiat Linea takes the emerging markets car to a different level
11 May 2007 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Fiat Linea takes the emerging markets car to a different level Mark Bursa Fiat has applied world car principles to the C-segment and has created the Linea, a more expensiv... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: Less hot air at BMW, more hydrogen
15 March 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: Less hot air at BMW, more hydrogen just-auto.com editorial team The self-confidence is still there aplenty but the character of it has changed. The 2006 financial results from BMW wer... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: ASEAN vehicle markets face weak outlook
16 February 2007 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: ASEAN vehicle markets face weak outlook Mark Bursa New vehicle sales in the ASEAN’s top five markets combined fell by 14.5% in 2006 to 1.73m vehicles, compared with 2.02m ... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: Turnaround tango in Paris
12 February 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: Turnaround tango in Paris just-auto.com editorial team Christian Streiff has been in and around Peugeot Citroen for 100 days. He swapped his research clipboard for executive chairman... read more
GOLDING’S TAKE: The trouble with the riches in the niches
11 December 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
GOLDING’S TAKE: The trouble with the riches in the niches just-auto.com editorial team Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London had only just told his subjects that the so-called Chelsea Tractors were u... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Logan’s success shows way for the ‘emerging markets car’
27 October 2006 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Logan’s success shows way for the ‘emerging markets car’ Mark Bursa Developing a car for emerging markets has become something of a quest within the car industry. Fiat nea... read more
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Russia’s ailing behemoth turns the corner
23 October 2006 | Mark Bursa
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Russia’s ailing behemoth turns the corner Mark Bursa AvtoVAZ is a company that came to symbolise the era of vast monolithic producers that were at the heart of the industr... read more
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