Mercedes-Benz CEO Says Raw Material Scarcity Could Delay E-Mobility – Die Zeit – carandbike

Carmakers are working to secure supplies of materials from lithium, nickel, and manganese for batteries to magnesium for car components. By  Reuters | Published: 06-Feb-22 12:00 PM IST 0  Views View Photos Scarce supply of raw materials for EVs could slow the transition from fossil-fuel burning vehicles. The scarce supply of raw materials for electric… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz CEO Says Raw Material Scarcity Could Delay E-Mobility – Die Zeit – carandbike

Carlos Ghosn Blasts Tokyo Judge Who Called Him Greedy – The Wall Street Journal

TOKYO—A Tokyo judge lashed out at fugitive car executive Carlos Ghosn, calling him a greedy and malicious criminal, and Mr. Ghosn said the statements proved why he couldn’t have gotten a fair trial in Japan. Thursday’s ruling by the Tokyo District Court was probably as close as Japanese courts will get to rendering a verdict… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn Blasts Tokyo Judge Who Called Him Greedy – The Wall Street Journal

Mary Barra ready to prove GM stock is as valuable as Tesla – Detroit Free Press

General Motors CEO Mary Barra is masterful at masking what must be an annoying question she is regularly asked. Is GM stock undervalued? In short, she has said, yes, it is. See Barra has a vision: She has been transforming GM over the past several years to make it a technology company, one that happens to make cars. Go… Continue reading Mary Barra ready to prove GM stock is as valuable as Tesla – Detroit Free Press

Ex-Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche tapped for new auto-focused SPAC – Automotive News Europe

January 21, 2022 05:36 AM Zetsche will head 4th automotive-focused special purpose acquisition company from Kesington Capital Bloomberg BLOOMBERG Zetsche left Daimler in 2019. Kensington Capital, whose blank-check companies have already taken public QuantumScape and Wallbox has tapped former Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche as vice chairman for a fourth automotive-focused special purpose acquisition company. Its… Continue reading Ex-Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche tapped for new auto-focused SPAC – Automotive News Europe

Q&A: AutoNation CEO Sees Vehicle Prices Moderating This Year – Transport Topics Online

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] DETROIT — Prices of new and used automobiles are staggeringly high, and that’s partly responsible for strong earnings last year by AutoNation, the country’s largest dealership group. Mike Manley, CEO of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company, said used-vehicle prices are starting to ease a… Continue reading Q&A: AutoNation CEO Sees Vehicle Prices Moderating This Year – Transport Topics Online

Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells the World – CleanTechnica

This is a reaction to an interview with four influential European journals as previously reported on by Steve Hanley. Originally, the title of this article was “The Lies Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Told The Press,” but I changed it to “Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells The World.” The change was because lies are deliberate… Continue reading Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells the World – CleanTechnica

Q&A: AutoNation CEO sees vehicle prices moderating this year – WRAL News

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Prices of new and used automobiles are staggeringly high, and that’s partly responsible for strong earnings last year by AutoNation, the country’s largest dealership group. Mike Manley, CEO of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, company, said used-vehicle prices are starting to ease a bit, but he doesn’t think… Continue reading Q&A: AutoNation CEO sees vehicle prices moderating this year – WRAL News

Tavares EU CO2 Critique Finds Support, But Environmentalists Disagree – Forbes

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis. Photographer: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Leaders of the European auto industry are almost at one in carrying out politicians’ orders without question that a climate change emergency demands swift action to cut carbon dioxide using battery electric power; almost, but not quite all. Carlos Tavares,… Continue reading Tavares EU CO2 Critique Finds Support, But Environmentalists Disagree – Forbes