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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

Renault-Nissan “Small And Fragile,” Ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn Says – Motor1

In an official press conference held this morning, Renault announced its financial results for 2021. The French company returned to profitability last year and also announced several new all-electric vehicles for the next three years. It seems that the automaker is running like a well-oiled machine, but its former CEO Carlos Ghosn sees things very… Continue reading Renault-Nissan “Small And Fragile,” Ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn Says – Motor1

Mercedes-Benz CEO says raw material scarcity could delay e-mobility – MINING.COM – MINING.com

Carmakers are working to secure supplies of materials from lithium, nickel and manganese for batteries to magnesium for car components as they race to ramp up electric vehicle production, but rising raw material costs have dug into their margins. Some, including Mercedes-Benz – which changed its name from Daimler on Tuesday after splitting from Daimler Truck –… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz CEO says raw material scarcity could delay e-mobility – MINING.COM – MINING.com

VW CEO Herbert Diess in Quarantine – CarToq.com

German auto giant Volkswagen AG’s Cheif Executive Officer Herbert Diess has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently quarantined at his residence. Although infected Diess is continuing his work from home. While a VW spokeswoman Nicole Mommsen said, “He has been available for all phone calls and meetings,” The CEO has not shown any… Continue reading VW CEO Herbert Diess in Quarantine – CarToq.com