Aston Martin said revenue will continue to slide as it braces for the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Chinese demand for the DBX SUV. Aston Martin warned Thursday sales will slump in the first six months of 2020, with almost all earnings coming in the second half once the English company starts deliveries of… Continue reading Aston Martin’s pivotal SUV launch hinges on ‘Chinese’ prayer – Automotive News Europe
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Carlos Ghosn Defends His Legacy – The New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Most global fugitives tend to lie low. They do not beckon reporters to televised news conferences or allow themselves to be photographed drinking wine by candlelight days after being smuggled in a box aboard a chartered jet to freedom. But Carlos Ghosn, the deposed auto executive, is no normal fugitive. Unapologetic and… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn Defends His Legacy – The New York Times
Ford Board Leaves Embattled CEO With Little Room for Error – Bloomberg
Ford Board Leaves Embattled CEO With Little Room for Error Bloomberg Ford shakes up top management, promises faster turnaround Reuters Executive shakeup at Ford in wake of earnings report, rough Explorer launch Autoblog 日本版 Ford’s Jim Farley looks to fix product launches, improve earnings Detroit Free Press Ford shakes up top management; Hinrichs to retire, Farley becomes COO Automotive News… Continue reading Ford Board Leaves Embattled CEO With Little Room for Error – Bloomberg
Ford Shares Hit 10-Year Low, But CEO Hackett Has Chairman’s Ear – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Days after another dismal earnings report, Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett sent a blunt message during an internal town hall: I’m not going anywhere. If there were any doubts in the crowd about that statement, Hackett underscored it by discussing the early retirement of Joe Hinrichs, a Ford president whom… Continue reading Ford Shares Hit 10-Year Low, But CEO Hackett Has Chairman’s Ear – Yahoo Finance
Howes: Failed execution, culture weigh on Ford performance, shares – The Detroit News
When historians record the six years since Alan Mulally retired as CEO of Ford Motor Co., the chapter could be entitled “A Chronicle of Wasted Time.” Here was COO-designate Jim Farley using a Wednesday presentation to investors to deliver a message as bracing as a bucket of ice water: “I can see it on the face of… Continue reading Howes: Failed execution, culture weigh on Ford performance, shares – The Detroit News
Ford’s CEO has support where It matters despite Wall Street skeptics – Automotive News Europe
Days after another dismal earnings report, Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett sent a blunt message during an internal town hall: I’m not going anywhere. If there were any doubts in the crowd about that statement, Hackett underscored it by discussing the early retirement of Joe Hinrichs, a Ford president whom many had seen as a… Continue reading Ford’s CEO has support where It matters despite Wall Street skeptics – Automotive News Europe
Jeep’s New Three-Row Crossover Looks Like A Grand Cherokee XL – CarScoops
Three-row crossovers and SUVs have exploded in popularity, but Jeep hasn’t sold one in the United States since the Commander went out of production in 2010. That’s about to change as spy photographers have snapped pictures of an all-new three-row crossover which is slated to go into production later this year. Little is known about… Continue reading Jeep’s New Three-Row Crossover Looks Like A Grand Cherokee XL – CarScoops
$2 million: Ford’s newly appointed COO Jim Farley gets a raise – Livemint
Ford Motor Co.’s new chief operating officer, Jim Farley, is getting a raise worth almost $2 million to help engineer a turnaround at the struggling automaker. Farley, previously Ford’s president of new business, technology and strategy, is to receive as much as $1.98 million in extra salary, bonus and stock in his new role, the… Continue reading $2 million: Ford’s newly appointed COO Jim Farley gets a raise – Livemint
Super GT entry “very appealing, exciting” for R-Motorsport – The Union Journal
The Swiss team revealed at the end of last month that it will certainly tip down from the German visiting cars and truck collection after simply one period of independently running the Vantage DTM under permit from Aston Martin. However, the expertise it acquired in developing the version can verify beneficial in a capacity entry… Continue reading Super GT entry “very appealing, exciting” for R-Motorsport – The Union Journal
Autocar UK Exclusive: Andy Palmer on Lawrence Stroll’s stake buy and future – Autocar Professional
Aston Martin chief executive Andy Palmer talks exclusively to Autocar UK following the announcement that billionaire Lawrence Stroll is investing in the firm.“I’m getting too old for all-nighters, but let’s just say it was a late night! It has been time-consuming, but as I sit here now the company is better funded than it has… Continue reading Autocar UK Exclusive: Andy Palmer on Lawrence Stroll’s stake buy and future – Autocar Professional