The 2008 British International Motor Show (London Motor Show)
LONDON SHOW: New products will get Renault through crunch – UK MD
The weakening of the pound against the euro has made life tougher for European automakers in the UK, according to…
LONDON SHOW: Nicely does it as Chinese cars make a quiet debut
The first Chinese cars have quietly – very quietly – sneaked into the London show which opened earlier this week.…
LONDON SHOW: Toyota, Nissan differ on green
Nissan and Toyota are pouring resources into eco-friendly car programmes in a bid to become the ‘green’ brands of choice…
LONDON SHOW: Mexican Mastretta targets UK with Lotus rival
Mexico has a massive automotive sector – but there have been few indigenous brands. Brothers Daniel and Carlos Mastretta mean…
LONDON SHOW: EVs are our future – Nissan exec
Nissan Europe’s sales and marketing chief has told just-auto that he believes electric vehicles (EVs) represent the future for Nissan…
GERMANY: Daimler blames Chrysler for Q2 earnings drop
Though revenue rose 6% to EUR25.4bn and unit sales were up 10% to 566,500 cars and commercial vehicles, Daimler net profit…
LONDON SHOW: GM’s E-Flex cars will come with €40,000 tag
As GM forges ahead with developing its electric vehicle technology GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster has told just-auto that its…
LONDON SHOW: Lay off executive car makers – government minister
The UK government has been warned in the rush to 'greener' motoring not to target Britain’s executive car manufacturers –…
LONDON SHOW: Interview with Bob Lutz
GM’s head of product development Bob Lutz was at the London Motor Show this week to participate in the launch…
LONDON SHOW: Bob Lutz cool on US diesels
As a number of European vehicle manufacturers push ahead with plans to market more diesel cars in the US market,…