FRANKFURT SHOW: EVs to dominate lithium battery demand
The global market for automotive lithium batteries to power the swelling ranks of electric vehicles is forecast to hit a…
just-auto's Frankfurt Motor Show coverage
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: Frankfurt lite
Given the current auto industry state of play, a slimmed down, eye-on-the-budget, Frankfurt motor show was expected, and so it…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Automotive M&A activity plunges
An M&A specialist has told an industry conference at the IAA that automotive sector M&A activity has plunged and that…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Tesla shoots for higher volume models
While Tesla Motors is currently focussed on selling its electric drive Roadster and developing the Model S luxury sedan, it…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Supplier sector restructuring opportunities ahead
Private equity investor Wilbur Ross today told an industry conference at the IAA that he believes there are big opportunities…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Mazda ‘missing fourth element of design’
'Petrolhead' and sports car enthusiast Ikuo Maeda wants to inject a fourth element into Mazda's design philosophy. He's not sure…
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FRANKFURT WRAP: Good time to be in R&D but…
It's an exciting time to be a car engineer or designer. Probably not such a good time to be in…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Lexus concept targets small premium sector
The Lexus LF CH concept gives a good indication as to where the Japanese luxury brand is going, Toyota Europe…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: Ford could make more cost cuts
Ford is on track to have made structural cost cuts of up to US$15bn since 2005 but has room to…
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FRANKFURT SHOW: BMW headcount steady for now
BMW would not need to make more job cuts even if a second wave of the global financial crisis hits,…