Transportation is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions — no surprise, perhaps, in the land of the freeway. Yet the biggest automotive problem for the environment is not cars zooming along the interstate, but cars sitting still in driveways and parking lots. The average car is unused 92 per cent of the time,… Continue reading Share your car to make it go further
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Glencore in new cobalt supply deal with South Korean battery maker
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Renault chairman says Nissan merger not ‘ultimate step’
Renault chairman says merger with Nissan not the ‘ultimate step’ Read M&A insights you won’t find elsewhere Exclusive scoops Smart data to help spot risk and opportunity Analysis of broader trends in M&A Lex, our agenda-setting business commentary (Premium only) Due Diligence, an exclusive M&A newsletter (Premium only) Choose your subscription Trial Not sure which… Continue reading Renault chairman says Nissan merger not ‘ultimate step’
British motorists accuse VW of ‘obvious cheat’ on emissions
One of the UK’s biggest consumer lawsuits under way as 90,000 sue German carmaker Go to Source
Nissan chief halts talks on structure of Renault alliance
Former chairman had been pushing for full merger of struggling carmakers Go to Source
The challenges facing Nissan’s new chief executive
You can enable subtitles (captions) in the video player KANA INAGAKI: When Makoto Uchida starts his new job as a chief executive of Nissan on the 1st of December, hopes are high that it will be the start of a new era for the troubled Japanese car maker. With instalment of a younger slate of… Continue reading The challenges facing Nissan’s new chief executive
The Business of Formula One
F1 chief Chase Carey presents rule changes as ‘watershed moment’ for the sport. Mercedes’ Toto Wolff says success is all in the mind. Ferrari’s head Louis Camilleri has ‘serene’ ideas on returning team to winning ways. Plus the grind behind the lengthening race calendar Go to Source
BMW and Great Wall begin work electric vehicle factory in China
German automaker expects partnership to curb costs at €650m facility despite slowdown Go to Source
Sberbank pushes into driverless cars with AI joint venture
Deal with start-up Cognitive Technologies marks latest venture away from banking Go to Source
Battery maker Northvolt scales up factory ambitions
Swedish group triples planned number of plants as part of European expansion drive Go to Source