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A 25000-Mile Road Trip Set Sanchez on Path to Power in Spain

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE On the way to the 2015 election’s biggest debate, Pedro Sanchez’s team were psyching up the candidate. Their strategy hinged on nailing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for his ties to a party corruption racket. They’d rehearsed the line — Rajoy wasn’t fit to hold the office — and they… Continue reading A 25000-Mile Road Trip Set Sanchez on Path to Power in Spain

Auto: Comment un logiciel gonfle les prix des pièces de rechange

par Tom Bergin et Laurence Frost Plusieurs constructeurs automobiles, parmi lesquels Renault, PSA et Jaguar Land Rover, ont gonflé de plus d’un milliard de dollars (850 millions d’euros environ) en dix ans le chiffre d’affaires qu’ils réalisent sur les pièces de rechange grâce à un logiciel, selon des documents de justice. /Photo d’archives/REUTERS/Benoit Tessier LONDRES/PARIS… Continue reading Auto: Comment un logiciel gonfle les prix des pièces de rechange

Car makers used software to raise spare parts prices

Reuters/Benoit Tessier Ever had the nagging suspicion that your car’s manufacturer was charging outrageous prices for parts simply because it could? Software might be to blame. Reuters has obtained documents from a lawsuit indicating that Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Renault and other automakers have been using Accenture software (Partneo) that recommended price increases for spare… Continue reading Car makers used software to raise spare parts prices

How carmakers hike spare parts prices by using software and stealth

London CARMAKERS including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over US$1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case. The software works, Accenture told prospective clients, by identifying which spare… Continue reading How carmakers hike spare parts prices by using software and stealth

Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case. FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are seen at a Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen… Continue reading Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

Non, la Chine ne rachète pas la France !

La France investit bien plus en Chine que les Chinois sur notre sol. Au niveau mondial, notre pays est loin d’être la terre d’accueil privilégiée des investisseurs chinois. Nous avons tort de nous en réjouir. Vous aimez cet article ? Partagez le ! Par Steven Zunz. L’année 2018 pourrait bien marquer le début d’un regain… Continue reading Non, la Chine ne rachète pas la France !

Deripaska Plans Auto Stake Sale to Lift Sanctions

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska is discussing selling part of his automotive business to minority investors, including former Magna International Inc. chief Siegfried Wolf, as part of a plan to end sanctions on the company. Deripaska is in talks with Wolf, whom he has known for more than a decade, about selling a portion of his… Continue reading Deripaska Plans Auto Stake Sale to Lift Sanctions

UPDATE 4-Marchionne ramps up SUVs as prepares to hand over Fiat Chrysler wheel

BALOCCO, Italy (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler’s (FCHA.MI) departing Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne delivered a plan on Friday to ramp up sport utility vehicles and invest 9 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in electric and hybrid cars in a bid to double operating profit by 2022. FILE PHOTO: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee are exhibited on a car… Continue reading UPDATE 4-Marchionne ramps up SUVs as prepares to hand over Fiat Chrysler wheel

Total Unconvinced by Hydrogen Cars as France Unveils Subsidies

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE France’s biggest energy company expressed skepticism about the economics of hydrogen-powered vehicles as the government unveiled subsidies to promote the gas as way of cutting fossil-fuel consumption and fighting climate change. “We find it difficult to be convinced it has a future in 10 years time,” Total SA Chief… Continue reading Total Unconvinced by Hydrogen Cars as France Unveils Subsidies