The car chip shortage that has bedeviled the auto industry this year isn’t going away. That’s according to a Tuesday (Dec. 20) report by the Financial Times, citing interviews with carmakers and chip providers who say increased use of connected car functions and demand for electric vehicles will cause the chip drought to extend well… Continue reading Automakers: Car Chip Shortage to Haunt Industry Through 2023 – PYMNTS.com
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Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses – The Guardian
Interview Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses Jasper Jolly Palmer admits to thinking about the chance that Switch Mobility could overtake Aston Martin in market valuation. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer Palmer admits to thinking about the chance that Switch Mobility could overtake Aston Martin in market valuation. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer The… Continue reading Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses – The Guardian
Interview: Andy Palmer on life after Aston Martin – The Engineer
Andy Palmer is a busy man. Since departing as CEO of Aston Martin in May 2020, the engineer and automotive executive has turned once again to electric vehicles, taking up a torch he himself helped ignite when leading Nissan’s development of the Leaf. Multiple new roles in the EV sector are keeping Palmer on his… Continue reading Interview: Andy Palmer on life after Aston Martin – The Engineer
Ex-Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess to lead chip maker Infineon – Autocar
Ex-Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has been named the next chairman of German semiconductor chip maker Infineon. He is expected to assume the role at the firm’s next annual general meeting on 16 February, subject to a confirmation vote and the resignation of current chairman Wolfgang Eder. “In the interest of an age-independent realignment of the… Continue reading Ex-Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess to lead chip maker Infineon – Autocar
Executive Chairman Bill Ford Wears Many Hats, Including ‘Car Guy’ And ‘Environmentalist’ – Forbes
Bill Ford discuses everything from the electric car revolution to the Mustang Mach-E’s reluctant … [+] name Will Collette Holding the title of Executive Chair at Ford Motor Company, plus the less-formal title of Henry Ford’s Great Grandson, could weigh heavily on a man’s shoulders. But Willian Clay Ford, better known as Bill Ford, carries… Continue reading Executive Chairman Bill Ford Wears Many Hats, Including ‘Car Guy’ And ‘Environmentalist’ – Forbes
Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits. – The New York Times
LOS ANGELES — In the course of 20 months and in the midst of a pandemic, Harrison Ford filmed a “Raiders of the Lost Ark” sequel in England. He shot a 10-part comedy, “Shrinking,” in Burbank. He herded cattle up a mountain in subzero Montana temperatures for “1923,” the latest prequel to the hit western… Continue reading Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits. – The New York Times
New evidence twist in Carlos Ghosn’s curious case – Asia Times
Four years ago this past weekend Nissan assembled global news media representatives at its headquarters in Yokohama to announce the arrests of two of its top executives, Carlos Ghosn and Greg Kelly. An industry legend for his role in saving the Japanese automaker from bankruptcy 19 years earlier, then building what came to be known… Continue reading New evidence twist in Carlos Ghosn’s curious case – Asia Times
Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions miracle worker – Go Long – Go Long
Getty Images The McGinn Files is a series of profiles looking back at selected players from NFL drafts since 1985. The foundation of the series is Bob McGinn’s transcripts of his annual predraft interviews with general managers, personnel directors and scouts over the last 38 years. This is the 35th installment of the series, which… Continue reading Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions miracle worker – Go Long – Go Long
VW expects 2023 to be more challenging than 2022 – Automotive News Europe
Volkswagen Group Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said he expects next year to be “even more challenging” than 2022 as inflation and a worsening economic outlook cut into demand. Antlitz, speaking Thursday in a Bloomberg TV interview, said VW will need to improve productivity and lower fixed costs as the automaker cannot fully pass on… Continue reading VW expects 2023 to be more challenging than 2022 – Automotive News Europe
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 – ABC News
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II. In her 70 years on the throne, she helped modernize the monarchy across decades of enormous social change, royal marriages and births, and family scandals. For most Britons, she was the only monarch they had… Continue reading Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 – ABC News