RaceFans Round-up: ‘Iron fisted’ Wolff threatened to bench Hamilton and Rosberg over collisions – RaceFans

In the round-up: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reveals how an “iron fist” was needed to keep Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in line during their four-year stint as team mates at Mercedes. In brief Wolff: “Iron fist” needed with Hamilton and Rosberg Wolff joined Mercedes after Hamilton had been hired as team mate to… Continue reading RaceFans Round-up: ‘Iron fisted’ Wolff threatened to bench Hamilton and Rosberg over collisions – RaceFans

Stellantis Chief Open To Changing Jeep Cherokee Name – Equities News

Kimberly Redmond  Follow | Sunday, 07 March 2021 18:38 (EST) Image: 2021 Jeep Cherokee. Source: Jeep The chief executive officer of Stellantis NV (NYSE:  STLA), Jeep’s parent company, said he is open to changing the name of the automaker’s popular Cherokee and Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicles.   During an interview with the Wall Street Journal, company… Continue reading Stellantis Chief Open To Changing Jeep Cherokee Name – Equities News

GM CEO Mary Barra to meet with Black media owners days after they call her racist – Detroit Free Press

General Motors CEO Mary Barra will meet with Black-owned media leaders on Thursday, a GM spokesman said.  The meeting follows an incendiary full-page ad that seven owners of Black-owned media companies placed in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press calling Barra racist for refusing to meet with them and allocate more of GM’s advertising dollars to the Black-owned media. GM… Continue reading GM CEO Mary Barra to meet with Black media owners days after they call her racist – Detroit Free Press

Tokyo prosecutors charge American men accused of aiding Ghosn escape -report – Yahoo Finance

Bloomberg Big Oil’s Secret World of Trading (Bloomberg Markets) — It was a bleak moment for the oil industry. U.S. shale companies were failing by the dozen. Petrostates were on the brink of bankruptcy. Texas roughnecks and Kuwaiti princes alike had watched helplessly for months as the commodity that was their lifeblood tumbled to prices… Continue reading Tokyo prosecutors charge American men accused of aiding Ghosn escape -report – Yahoo Finance

Why Aston Martin’s CEO is confident that turnround will succeed – Automotive News Europe

Aston Martin is undergoing a transformation under former Mercedes-AMG head Tobias Moers, who joined as CEO in August last year after the struggling UK automaker was bailed out by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll. Aston’s closer technology links with Daimler, a new focus on efficiency, along with promoting the company through Formula One, can bring about… Continue reading Why Aston Martin’s CEO is confident that turnround will succeed – Automotive News Europe

Ford Isn’t Letting up on $6 Billion in US Manufacturing and EVs – Business Insider

Ford is investing $6 billion in US manufacturing. The carmaker has a solid relationship with the UAW, forged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ford is building EVs in the USA, including an upcoming electric F-150 pickup. As electric vehicles take to the road in greater numbers — displacing their gas-powered ancestors — Ford is changing up… Continue reading Ford Isn’t Letting up on $6 Billion in US Manufacturing and EVs – Business Insider

Daimler Says Denza X Crossover’s Success Key To Chinese Brand’s Future – CarScoops

Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius stated that sales of the Denza X SUV in China will play a crucial role in the future of the brand. The German car manufacturer established Denza through a 50:50 joint venture with BYD and unveiled the production-spec Denza X SUV in late 2019. It is a sleek-looking vehicle using many… Continue reading Daimler Says Denza X Crossover’s Success Key To Chinese Brand’s Future – CarScoops

Daimler will shrink with shift to EVs, AVs, CEO says – Automotive News Europe

FRANKFURT — Daimler will be a smaller company five years from now, focused on capturing recurring revenues with software-based services as Mercedes-Benz seeks to redefine luxury in an era of electric and self-driving cars, CEO Ola Kallenius said. The company founded by Carl Benz, who patented the first gasoline-powered car in 1886, is accelerating plans… Continue reading Daimler will shrink with shift to EVs, AVs, CEO says – Automotive News Europe