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VW’s new boss Thomas Schäfer: our model line-up is not good enough – The Times

Everything about Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is big. Really big. Its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is a mini city with vast production halls, topped with Lowry-style smokestacks. It even has its own railway station. But right now, the biggest thing of all about VW is the trouble it is in. In July, Herbert Diess —… Continue reading VW’s new boss Thomas Schäfer: our model line-up is not good enough – The Times

GM’s Mary Barra talks future of electric vehicles – The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader. To fulfill that pledge in as little as 2 1/2… Continue reading GM’s Mary Barra talks future of electric vehicles – The Associated Press

General Motors is handling production issues on a ‘weekly basis,’ CEO Mary Barra says – CNBC

watch now General Motors is still dealing with production snags that will last into next year, CEO Mary Barra told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday. “It’s gotten better this year than last year, but really this will go into ’23. … It’s going to take additional capacity,” Barra said in an interview on “Mad Money.” … Continue reading General Motors is handling production issues on a ‘weekly basis,’ CEO Mary Barra says – CNBC

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

Stellantis boss calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs as he warns of consequences of unfair advantage – Car Dealer Magazine – Car Dealer Magazine

Carlos Tavares wants tariffs imposed on Chinese EV makers to protect European manufacturing. The Stellantis boss warned that the West’s ‘naive and dogmatic’ rules aimed at encouraging people to make the switch from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles were handing Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage. That’s because there are no restrictions on the Chinese selling… Continue reading Stellantis boss calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs as he warns of consequences of unfair advantage – Car Dealer Magazine – Car Dealer Magazine

EU’s Breton pushes continued need for combustion engines – Automotive News Europe

Europe’s push for its auto industry to go all-electric poses risks to employment and vehicle affordability, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said, urging automakers to keep making combustion cars. “I respect the fact that some are deciding to accelerate toward a 100 percent electric offer, but I also encourage manufacturers to continue to produce… Continue reading EU’s Breton pushes continued need for combustion engines – Automotive News Europe

Tavares says Europe’s EV drive comes with risks – Automotive News Europe

PARIS –The European Commission’s strategy to phase out combustion engines in favor of electric vehicles is a political choice that carries environmental and social risks, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said in an interview with European newspapers. Since merging Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-maker PSA Group, Tavares has mapped out a 30 billion euro ($34 billion) electrification… Continue reading Tavares says Europe’s EV drive comes with risks – Automotive News Europe