It pays to focus on the US auto industry and to question why its long descent in the ranks of world-class car makers got a whiff of inevitability. The fate of these once powerful manufacturing plants is also a shrill warning : much has to change
The March '19 targets for passenger car emissions, set by the European Union, are the third regulatory iteration since 2009. Adopted despite strong words of the car manufacturers, the new framework has far-reaching consequences for the supply chain
French Peugeot (Groupe PSA) is an interesting investment story, restructuring successfully its audacious Opel acquisition but still lacking the international footprint of a diversified car manufacturer
Betting the house on e-mobility, Volkswagen prepares to confront market reality and strict environmental regulations. Prioritizing China, world's growth market, the strategy shows the way for the truly global car manufacturers left standing
Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its own borders
After rushing in their search for growth, all foreign car makers will not have the financial strength to prepare for the next leg of expansion in China, launch electrical vehicle line-ups and confront resurgent local brands
With an estimated 50 million people at work on cars, trucks, buses and coaches, country policies are constraining the scope of global trade and call on legacy firms to stay competitve with advanced technologies and new services
What can Renault, Nissan's partner in the 'Alliance' and majority shareholder (43.4%), be expected to do after the arraignment of their Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Japan and what is Nissan aiming for ?
Why the arrest of Renault’s chairman is very much about sales of Nissan in China and in the US, and about fair allocation of R&D and other investments in the Alliance between the two partners
Weaving the rope of Destiny, the daughters of Erda sing of the past and the present, and of the future in the prologue of Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. But with careful planning, the destiny of the Western car industry in China will not break