Mitsubishi Motors to Launch the All-New Outlander PHEV Model with a New-Generation PHEV System This Fiscal Year

With improved motor output and increased battery capacity over the current model, the all-new Outlander PHEV model delivers more powerful road performance and greater driving range. Based on the newly developed platform, integrated components and an optimized layout allow the new model to accommodate seven passengers in three rows, offering a new level of comfort… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors to Launch the All-New Outlander PHEV Model with a New-Generation PHEV System This Fiscal Year

Bristol Street Motors acquires Renault Dacia in Leicester

Bristol Street Motors has acquired the Renault Dacia business in Leicester from Renault Retail Group UK Limited. The new dealership, the seventh Renault dealership in the Group, has been introduced at the Group’s former Citroen dealership based on Raw Dykes Road. It will showcase a range of new and used cars as well as offering… Continue reading Bristol Street Motors acquires Renault Dacia in Leicester

Carlos Ghosn: the rise and fall of a superstar CEO

The FT tells the story of the superstar chief executive who built the global carmaking alliance between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi. It is the tale of how a globetrotting industry titan with the world at his feet became an international fugitive July 26, 2021 Produced, directed and edited by Daniel Garrahan. Graphics by Russell Birkett.… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn: the rise and fall of a superstar CEO

Hyundai and Great Wall EVs challenge Japan’s dominance in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK — When China’s Great Wall Motor rolled out the Haval H6 hybrid sport utility vehicle in Thailand last month, the slogan for the launch — “It’s time to change” — seemed to throw down the gauntlet to the Japanese companies that enjoy a near-monopoly in Southeast Asia. Great Wall is among the Chinese and… Continue reading Hyundai and Great Wall EVs challenge Japan’s dominance in Southeast Asia

Suzuki to launch EVs by fiscal 2025, in India first

TOKYO — Japanese compact car maker Suzuki Motor will release its first all-electric vehicle by fiscal 2025, Nikkei has learned, a move that is likely to accelerate an EV shift in the category of compact cars. The new EV will be released first in India, Suzuki’s stronghold, to be followed by launches in Japan and… Continue reading Suzuki to launch EVs by fiscal 2025, in India first

EV growth propels Denso to close value gap with Honda and Ford

NAGOYA — Is a car worth more than the sum of its parts? This is a question posed by Japanese automotive supplier Denso’s near dead heat in market capitalization with Honda Motor and Ford Motor. Denso’s market cap stood at 5.78 trillion yen ($52.59 billion) as of Thursday, roughly 70% higher than a year earlier. Honda’s… Continue reading EV growth propels Denso to close value gap with Honda and Ford

Rivian delays production start to September, cites chip shortage

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric pickup maker backed by Amazon.com Inc., is pushing back plans to start production of its debut vehicle, which was supposed to begin this month, until September. The startup also shifted the timeline for its second planned model, an electric sports-utility vehicle, from August until an unspecified time in the fall,… Continue reading Rivian delays production start to September, cites chip shortage

Renault Group’s press release: Worldwide sales results 1st half 2021

PRESS RELEASE07/16/2021 Worldwide sales results 1st half 2021 Renault Group’s worldwide sales are up 18.7% in the first half of 2021 compared with 2020. Renault Group confirms the continuation of a selective sales policy favouring growth in profitable volumes. The Renault brand recorded an 18.5% increase. The E-TECH range has been a great success, with… Continue reading Renault Group’s press release: Worldwide sales results 1st half 2021

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PRESS RELEASE07/16/2021 Worldwide sales results 1st half 2021 Renault Group’s worldwide sales are up 18.7% in the first half of 2021 compared with 2020. Renault Group confirms the continuation of a selective sales policy favouring growth in profitable volumes. The Renault brand recorded an 18.5% increase. The E-TECH range has been a great success, with… Continue reading @Renault: Renault Group’s press release: Worldwide sales results 1st half 2021000254

Riverside Motors buys Harratts Honda dealership in Wakefield

Yorkshire based Riverside Motor Group has acquired Harratts Group’s Honda site at Calder Park Wakefield for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes Harratts’ Honda dealership and assets at Calder Park, its Kia showroom, and a lease of premises at Darton, Barnsley for a period of 10 years. Riverside will represent Honda for Wakefield and Barnsley… Continue reading Riverside Motors buys Harratts Honda dealership in Wakefield