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Asians Go Green in Paris
Christie Schweinsberg Japanese and Korean manufacturers unveil hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles at the Paris auto show.read more
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Opel ‘Way Past’ Crisis, CEO Says
Eric Mayne Labor concessions negotiated to rejuvenate the company portend savings of €265 million annually. They help promise a capacity-utilization boost to 110%.read more
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Opel Ampera EV Interest Surges
Eric Mayne “There’s not a market that doesn’t want it,” Opel CEO Nick Reilly says of the Ampera. “It’s a nice position to be in.”read more
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Government, Ghosn at Odds on What Renault Owes France
William Diem CEO Carlos Ghosn says Renault must be strong and healthy and, therefore, must seek growth in international markets.read more
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Citroen Show Cars Offer Style, New Technology
William Diem “Creative Technology,” the slogan Citroen adopted in early 2009, drives all the product decisions at the brand. The C4, for example, has a blind-spot detection system and a customizable...
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Hyundai’s Entry-Level Pricing Drawing Bigger Slice of European Market
William Diem The brand has increased its market share from 2.4% to 2.6% since the start of 2010, and the Korean auto maker expects to increase that to 2.8% by year’s end.read more
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EVs Draw Lion’s Share of Limelight at Renault’s Paris Show Stand
William Diem Although the Latitude is the new production car shown, the heroes of Renault’s press conference were two electric models, the Zoe Preview and DeZir concept.read more
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Venturi Showcases New Fetish, Specialty Concepts at Paris
William Diem Venturi sold 10 units of the previous-gen Fetish, introduced in 2002. For the new car, priced at €300,000, the auto maker expects to build 10 a year, with the first to be delivered next...
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Peugeot Marks 200th Birthday With Bevy of Offerings in Paris
William Diem The new 508 sedan moves the brand upscale, while the iOn will be Peugeot’s first EV and the 3008Hy4 its first diesel hybrid.read more
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Chevrolet, Opel Seen Complementing One Another in Global Markets
William Diem “Positioning is highly separated,” say Wayne Brannon, president of Chevrolet Europe, in an interview. “We are not going to blur our image, no more so than Renault and Nissan.”read more
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