Email a Friend Bollinger Motors Moving to Detroit Go Back Print this page Sorry there are no photos!Hide Detroit earned its Motor City name by being the heart of the U.S. automotive revolution and some new vehicle manufacturers still consider the Michigan city to be where they need to be in order to succeed. The… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Moving to Detroit
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Automobile: the CO2 wall catches the builders
A paradox: it’s at the Detroit auto show, where a whole bunch of new 4x4s and other pickups are presented, that the builders say a little more about their situation in front of them. at the famous European “CO2 wall” . While Brussels has set relatively restrictive standards for 2021, the CEO Mercedes owner Daimler… Continue reading Automobile: the CO2 wall catches the builders
Ferrari Has Plans to Make an Electric Supercar
Ferrari NV will make a battery-powered supercar to challenge Tesla Inc. at the high end of the electric-auto market, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said. The race-car maker, spun off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, has been expanding its lineup to lift sales without losing the exclusivity of a brand associated with Italian design and… Continue reading Ferrari Has Plans to Make an Electric Supercar
UPDATE 4-GM sees flat 2018 earnings, with pickups picking up in 2019
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) shares rose on Tuesday after the company said 2018 earnings will be largely flat compared with 2017 and forecast higher profits in 2019 when its revamped line of high-margin pickup trucks hits the U.S. market. The 2018 earnings outlook was above market expectations, sending GM shares up about… Continue reading UPDATE 4-GM sees flat 2018 earnings, with pickups picking up in 2019
Ferrari SUV confirmed for late 2019: fastest SUV crown targeted
Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has said the Ferrari SUV could be ready by 2019 – and claimed it will be the fastest vehicle of its type. The colourful CEO initially indicated his intention to build an SUV – or FUV (Ferrari Utility Vehicle) in November 2017 and has since seen Lamborghini enter the market by… Continue reading Ferrari SUV confirmed for late 2019: fastest SUV crown targeted
Detroit Auto Show: Firms bet on trucks to boost US sales
Carmakers are focusing on pickup trucks and SUVs as they seek to counter falling sales in the US. Sales of new vehicles in the world’s second-largest market dropped 2% last year to 17.2 million, the first fall since 2009. This year is expected to see another fall in sales, so carmakers are focusing on the… Continue reading Detroit Auto Show: Firms bet on trucks to boost US sales
Ferrari Announces An All-Electric Supercar Is Coming
Head honcho Sergio Marchionne says it will be the first of its kind, though it has been done before. A Ferrari without a combustion engine already exists in the shape of the all-electric 308 GTS pictured here, but it didn’t come like that straight from Maranello. If you’re keen on the idea of buying a… Continue reading Ferrari Announces An All-Electric Supercar Is Coming
Chinese Carmaker May Use Fiat Chrysler for Foothold in United States
“In the first half of this year, we will establish a North American sales company that will be responsible for developing the dealership network,” Mr. Jun said. “We will explore all sorts of channels including partnering with F.C.A. as well as others.” Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler’s chief executive, said his company was ready to assist… Continue reading Chinese Carmaker May Use Fiat Chrysler for Foothold in United States
Reinvent or die: Fiat CEO to car companies
Marchionne has witnessed major changes already leading Fiat for almost 14 years, overseeing the combination with Chrysler in 2014 and the 2016 spinoff of Ferrari DETROIT: Sergio Marchionne, one of the longest-serving CEOs in the automotive industry, has a blunt warning: Carmakers have less than a decade to reinvent themselves or risk being commoditised amid… Continue reading Reinvent or die: Fiat CEO to car companies
UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler CEO says no plans to sell brands to Chinese
DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s (FCA) (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) has no intention of breaking up the company or selling individual brands to China or other parties, the company’s chief executive said on Monday, adding that the group was counting on its coveted Jeep brand to drive future profits. “We’re not going to break up… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler CEO says no plans to sell brands to Chinese