It starts troubled time for Opel. CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann is on the go, and the future head boss Carlos Tavares calls a clear deadline for the jump into the profit zone. Opel plant in Kaiserslautern Monday, 12.06.2017 11:25 clock The car manufacturer Opel must after a Acquisition by the French PSA Group quickly head for… Continue reading PSA boss Tavarez expects to hit the black by 2020
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China Fines For Foreign Automakers Raise Regulatory Risks
Investigations by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) into anti-competitive behavior in the autos sector have raised regulatory uncertainty and risk for international car makers, says credit rating agency Fitch Ratings. The potential fines likely to be levied are not expected to have a material impact on corporate stability. However, it is unclear whether… Continue reading China Fines For Foreign Automakers Raise Regulatory Risks
LeEco’s EV Unit Le Supercar Names New CEO As Co-Founder Ding Lei Steps Down
Ding Lei, co-founder and chief executive officer of China of LeEco’s electric car affiliate Le Supercar, has left the company due to personal health issues, the executive disclosed on his Weibo account today. LeEco has appointed Zhang Hailiang, previously president and chief operating officer at Le Supercar, as the unit’s new head. It also hired… Continue reading LeEco’s EV Unit Le Supercar Names New CEO As Co-Founder Ding Lei Steps Down
SAIC Capital Leads New Funding Round In SDC Materials
Tempe, Arizona-based automotive material maker SDC Materials, Inc. has completed an undisclosed round of new financing led by SAIC Capital, the venture capital investment arm of Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corporation, according to a company announcement. Existing investors, including General Motors Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Invus Financial Advisors and Emerald… Continue reading SAIC Capital Leads New Funding Round In SDC Materials
Peugeot boss gives job guarantee for Opel
Peugeot boss Tavares has phoned Chancellor Merkel and talked about the planned Opel takeover. According to federal government, he gave an employment guarantee for the employees. But that does not last forever. Opel plant in Kaiserslautern Tuesday, 21.02.2017 16:19 clock Peugeot boss Carlos Tavares has assured Chancellor Merkel that the French accept the ongoing guarantees… Continue reading Peugeot boss gives job guarantee for Opel
PSA boss demands half of the Opel purchase price – at least
PSA boss Tavares feels ripped off by General Motors. Because of the dirty Opel engines, the carmaker was worth much less. Now the French want more than half a billion back. Jürgen Pander Opel stand at the IAA: Here is the new Grandland X Wednesday, 29.11.2017 18:10 clock Four months after the purchase of Opel… Continue reading PSA boss demands half of the Opel purchase price – at least
Opel disappointed electric car customers
With the Ampera E, Opel has built one of the most advanced electric vehicles. The problem: In Germany, private customers can not buy the car for now. Monday, 15.05.2017 12:47 clock With the Ampera E Opel has outperformed manufacturers such as Mercedes, Audi or VW: The Rüsselsheim presented a few months ago, an electric production… Continue reading Opel disappointed electric car customers
PSA expects before assumption with further losses
The purchase of Opel by Peugeot is a done deal. But there is no way around a hard renovation. Because the future Opel mother PSA expects this year with red numbers. PSA boss Carlos Tavares Wednesday, 10.05.2017 12:55 clock The future Opel owner PSA sets itself this year on red numbers at the Rüsselsheim carmaker.… Continue reading PSA expects before assumption with further losses
The strange logic behind an Opel sale
General Motors wants to sell its European subsidiary Opel to Peugeot. With such a deal, the corporations would provide a big surprise. What could be behind the deal? Opel headquarters in Rüsselsheim Tuesday, 14.02.2017 18:22 clock Little time? At the end of the text there is a summary. Well, they’re getting together. The negotiators of… Continue reading The strange logic behind an Opel sale
Public prosecutor’s office is investigating Opel
Opel did not use fraud software like VW. The Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office has come to this conclusion. Recently, the manufacturer had changed the pressure on the politics of some diesel models, the engine control. Opel lettering Tuesday, 04.04.2017 12:03 clock In the affair of excessive exhaust emissions of diesel engines, the prosecutor Frankfurt Opel… Continue reading Public prosecutor’s office is investigating Opel