It had been a long time since we had seen such an investment in cars in France. Toyota will invest 400 million euros in its Onnaing plant, near Valenciennes, to allow the site to host the new platform of the manufacturer (the “New Global Platform Architecture”) and a new vehicle in addition to the Yaris.… Continue reading Toyota in Valenciennes: the CE confirms the details of the investment
Author: Les Echos (French)
Toyota will invest 400 million euros in Valenciennes
It had been a long time since we had seen such an investment in cars in France. According to our information, Toyota will invest 400 million euros in its plant in Onnaing, near Valenciennes, to allow the site to host the new platform of the manufacturer (the “New Global Platform Architecture”) and a new vehicle… Continue reading Toyota will invest 400 million euros in Valenciennes
PSA wants to deploy Opel out of Europe
It’s a beginning. While Opel wants to enter twenty new countries in five years, the new property of PSA will start by pushing the fires in Chile and Ukraine, two countries where the mark with the lightning is already present epsilonnesque. Along the Andes Cordillera, “we want to triple or quadruple sales in 2018,” says… Continue reading PSA wants to deploy Opel out of Europe
PSA shows (strong) ambitions in the electric
For PSA, the future will be electric. Strong results in 2017, The Lion brand announced Wednesday that it would propose by 2025 an electric version of its entire range of vehicles, to continue to position itself in a buoyant segment. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Carlos Tavares assured that by 2025… Continue reading PSA shows (strong) ambitions in the electric
Automobile: the CO2 wall catches the builders
A paradox: it’s at the Detroit auto show, where a whole bunch of new 4x4s and other pickups are presented, that the builders say a little more about their situation in front of them. at the famous European “CO2 wall” . While Brussels has set relatively restrictive standards for 2021, the CEO Mercedes owner Daimler… Continue reading Automobile: the CO2 wall catches the builders
Jobs, salaries: PSA provides a strict plan for 2018
Do not reproduce the same mistakes. While PSA accounts are shiny again , the car manufacturer does not want to break with the “Malthusianism” practiced for three years. PSA has passed a little more 3.6 million cars in 2017. But “he had an unsuitable structure, thought to sell four million vehicles a year. Our ambition… Continue reading Jobs, salaries: PSA provides a strict plan for 2018
Daimler doubts to be able to meet CO2 emission ceilings by 2021
It’s hard for Daimler to get involved. The German manufacturer can not guarantee that it will respect the European ceilings of CO2 emissions in 2021, estimated this Monday in Detroit its CEO, Dieter Zetsche, during a round table with journalists. “I can not say that I guarantee that we will be compliant in 2021,” he… Continue reading Daimler doubts to be able to meet CO2 emission ceilings by 2021
Renault beats its third consecutive sales record
Renault and its Nissan and Mitsubishi partners will they be able to claim first step of the podium of automakers in 2017 ? It will be necessary to wait for the commercial results of the other actors, at the beginning of February, to know it, but the French manufacturer will in any case largely made… Continue reading Renault beats its third consecutive sales record
Failed on ignition for the Kwid in Brazil
While Renault had high hopes for the launch of the Kwid in Latin America, the French manufacturer had some failures in ignition in Brazil. Sold in India for two years, this little car with very low costs had been launched in Brazil last September at a price of 30,000 to 40,000 reals (between 8,000 and… Continue reading Failed on ignition for the Kwid in Brazil
Renault: record sales thanks to Lada and Asia
It is not only in France that Renault has a good year 2017. Internationally, the sales of the French manufacturer have also the wind in the back with an increase, all regions, of 8.5%, to 3.76 million vehicles sold. Asia-Pacific and Eurasia The brand at Losange is boosted by two sectors in particular: first Asia-Pacific,… Continue reading Renault: record sales thanks to Lada and Asia