Interview: Daimler to accelerate electric car business in China: CEO – Belarus News (BelTA)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with Ola Kaellenius (R), CEO of Daimler, at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 12, 2019. GENEVA, 8 December (BelTA – Xinhua) – Ola Kaellenius, chief executive officer (CEO) of Daimler, told Xinhua the German automaker is eyeing new opportunities in China’s rapidly growing market… Continue reading Interview: Daimler to accelerate electric car business in China: CEO – Belarus News (BelTA)

Mike Manley: ‘Paving the way’ for Detroit’s next assembly plant – The Detroit News

When Mike Manley became Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV CEO in 2018 ahead of Sergio Marchionne’s sudden death, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan hadn’t met the British businessman just as Jeep needed to grow its capacity. The east side’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant “was running around the clock making Grand Cherokees and doing so phenomenally, so there was… Continue reading Mike Manley: ‘Paving the way’ for Detroit’s next assembly plant – The Detroit News

How parent of BMW’s China partner drove to the brink of bankruptcy By – Up News Info

© . FILE PHOTO: Harald Krueger, BMW Chief Executive hugs Chen Qiufa, Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning province for a photo during a signing ceremony inside the BMW Brilliance Plant Tiexi, in Shenyang By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe BEIJING () – In October 2003, the first China-made BMW 325i sedan rolled off a new… Continue reading How parent of BMW’s China partner drove to the brink of bankruptcy By – Up News Info

How parent of BMW’s China partner drove to the brink of bankruptcy – CNA

BEIJING: In October 2003, the first China-made BMW 325i sedan rolled off a new production line owned by the German luxury brand and its joint venture partner, Brilliance, a subsidiary of provincially owned automaker Huachen Group. It was a milestone for the iconic Bavarian marque, whose cars proved massively popular in what became the world’s… Continue reading How parent of BMW’s China partner drove to the brink of bankruptcy – CNA

VW’s Diess talks electrification and the value of Tesla – Automotive News Europe

Volkswagen Group’s future direction is clear to its CEO, Herbert Diess: The solution is electric mobility. With its program for full-electric cars in all the main market segments, VW aims to comply with increasingly tougher global CO2 emissions regulations and also make a contribution to a greener planet. Diess, 62, talked about this, changes in… Continue reading VW’s Diess talks electrification and the value of Tesla – Automotive News Europe

The Sunday Times bags world exclusive interview with Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive ex-Nissan chief – Sunday Times Driving

CARLOS Ghosn, former boss of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance and international fugitive, has been interviewed in a world exclusive for The Sunday Times Magazine. The article, due for publication tonight, reveals new details of Ghosn’s daring midnight escape from house arrest in Tokyo, why he ran (at great risk to himself), his current life in exile in… Continue reading The Sunday Times bags world exclusive interview with Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive ex-Nissan chief – Sunday Times Driving

Don’t want to end up like Nokia: Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess to staff – Deccan Herald

By Christoph Rauwald, Tara Patel and Chad Thomas Volkswagen AG is at a critical juncture. It has weathered the pandemic relatively well but is fretting about cases going up again. It has electric cars rolling out but is well behind Tesla Inc. And it has massive manufacturing scale but desperately needs to rethink its vehicles… Continue reading Don’t want to end up like Nokia: Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess to staff – Deccan Herald

VW Group will invest heavily in Slovakia plant, CEO Diess says – Automotive News Europe

Volkswagen Group will invest heavily in its plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, instead of opening a new factory in Turkey, CEO Herbert Diess said. VW has reassessed its capacity requirements because of the coronavirus pandemic and decided that it currently does not need an additional plant, Diess told Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe,… Continue reading VW Group will invest heavily in Slovakia plant, CEO Diess says – Automotive News Europe