AramisAuto is accelerating internationally. The specialist in online sales of used cars has just bought Cardoen, one of the leading independent car distribution in Belgium: a company that, with 160 million euros of turnover and 160 employees (of which more than 100 are integrated and the others in its 13 points of sale franchisees), will… Continue reading AramisAuto shifts into top gear
Author: Les Echos (French)
Nissan ensures no merger with Renault is scheduled
This is the question that obsesses Japanese journalists. While presenting on Monday in Yokohama, the annual results of the manufacturer, Hiroto Saikawa, the CEO from Nissan, had to answer the interrogations of the reporters on the possible project of a merger of the Japanese group with the French Renault, with which it shares a delicate… Continue reading Nissan ensures no merger with Renault is scheduled
Sedans: Peugeot upgrades its 508
No way to drop the sedan PSA sauce. “These cars have a real future. There is not only the SUVs in life ! At Peugeot, we will continue to develop, “says Laurent Blanchet, product director of the brand Lion, which comes out in September the new version of the 508, a model that had replaced… Continue reading Sedans: Peugeot upgrades its 508
Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it
The first fatal accident between an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian is due to a wrong software setting. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was killed on March 19 in Tempe, Arizona by a driverless taxi Uber in the test phase. The victim, who was walking on the road pushing a bicycle, was overturned at about 60 km… Continue reading Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it
Auto: the fall of diesel is accelerating
A new course is crossed. For two months, the share of diesel engines in sales of new passenger cars fell below 40%: 39.83% in March, and 39.97% in April, bringing the average to 40% over the first four month of 2018, according to data compiled by AAA Data for the CCFA (Committee of French Automobile… Continue reading Auto: the fall of diesel is accelerating
Ferrari has already sold all its 2018 models and even a part of 2019
On the road as in sales, Ferrari goes fast, very fast. The year is barely begun the brand with the prancing horse has already sold almost all of its production in 2018 and even a portion of that of 2019. He only has a few copies of the GTC4 Lusso, his family car, explained the… Continue reading Ferrari has already sold all its 2018 models and even a part of 2019
PSA hires Tata for the design of its low cost cars
After all, is not India the country of “frugal” innovation? According to our information, PSA has commissioned the outsourced R & D company Tata Consultancy Services to design vehicles adapted to the needs of Indian customers, or even other emerging countries – a bit like the Kwid models at Renault. Internally, these low-cost cars are… Continue reading PSA hires Tata for the design of its low cost cars
Opel: PSA in the trap of German co-management
They have everything to understand each other. Jörg Hofmann speaks French since he studied in Paris and his Portuguese wife attended the same high school as Carlos Tavares in Lisbon. And yet, the current is electric between the president of the German union IG Metall and the boss of PSA, which he blames for wanting… Continue reading Opel: PSA in the trap of German co-management
Michael Lohscheller: “The status quo is not an option at Opel”
New CEO Opel, Michael Lohscheller, wants to restore the competitiveness of the brand to lightning, in the red since 1999 and bought by PSA last year. He comes up against the opposition of the representatives of the German employees, who consider that the investments proposed in the sites in the Rhine are insufficient. Let me… Continue reading Michael Lohscheller: “The status quo is not an option at Opel”
Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market
If American journalists are now accustomed to the Donald Trump rant, analysts will now have to learn how to handle the mood swings of Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla. During’ a conference call scheduled after the publication of the results of the automaker Elon Musk got upset with analysts’ questions, dismissing some and even… Continue reading Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market