Opel Records Highest Sales in Germany since 2008

Opel Records Highest Sales in Germany since 2008 2018-03-05 Opel sells around 36,600 passenger cars in Germany in January and February Opel number one SUV brand with 9,740 SUV registrations Opel X-Family available for the entire year for the first time in 2018 Rüsselsheim.  Opel has its sights firmly set on growth with its X-Family:… Continue reading Opel Records Highest Sales in Germany since 2008

CO2, a sword of Damocles for car manufacturers

A real time bomb. On the eve of the opening of the car show favorite fans of big cars “premium”, this Tuesday in Geneva, the question is in every head at the car manufacturers: how to meet the European targets for CO2 emissions in 2021? Because the deadline is approaching. The sword of Damocles billions… Continue reading CO2, a sword of Damocles for car manufacturers

Premium paid to PSA employees: union reaction

[embedded content] Trade unions’ reactions to the PSAA bonus scheme with Eric Peultier Secretary and FO – PSA delegate Jérôme Boussard General Secretary CGT – PSA Report: V.Hirson, P.Arbez, B.Renaux, D.Robbe and E.Dubuis. This payment will be made in April or May. At Sochaux, 8300 employees should receive it. On the day of the announcement… Continue reading Premium paid to PSA employees: union reaction

Press Release No. 05/2018 – Vehicle registrations in the February 2018

date 03/02/2018 Flensburg, March 2, 2018. 261,749 Passenger cars ( car ) were newly registered in February. That was +7.4 percent more than in the same month last year. The share of commercial approvals was 63.1 percent (+ 0.8%). Private registrations increased by + 21.3 percent. Except for Audi (-3.6%) and BMW (-0.7%) recorded the… Continue reading Press Release No. 05/2018 – Vehicle registrations in the
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Carlos Ghosn does not rule out a merger of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

builders By Tanguy Merrien, the 02/03/2018 The boss of the Alliance would not seem closed to the idea of ​​a merger between the different members of the group while claiming that “it is not an objective”. Following the announcement of the convergence plan within the AllianceCarlos Ghosn was invited this Friday to our colleagues at… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn does not rule out a merger of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

The Italian car market falls 1.4% in February, but rises almost 1% in the two months

Posted 02/03/2018 11: 30: 38CET ROME, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – Automobile registrations in the Italian market experienced a decline of 1.42% during the month of February, with a volume of 181,734 units, according to data from the National Archive of Vehicles of Italy collected by Europa Press. The best-selling brand in Italy in February… Continue reading The Italian car market falls 1.4% in February, but rises almost 1% in the two months

1 Mar 2018 Driveline GKN’s next-generation electric vehicle driveline now in prototype test phase

Integrated ‘eTwinsterX’ system on test in prototype vehicle at GKN Wintertest New eDrive system is an ‘all in one’ unit with torque vectoring capability and two-speed e-transmission Latest technology incorporates learnings from GKN’s family of pioneering Twinster systems Petrol-powered AWD SUV reengineered as a plug-in hybrid with pure electric drive mode Redditch, UK – 01… Continue reading 1 Mar 2018
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GKN’s next-generation electric vehicle driveline now in prototype test phase

Supervisory Board Press Release

At its meeting held on 28 February 2018, the Supervisory Board, having noted the expiry of the terms of the following, Mr Louis GALLOIS, EPF (represented by Ms Marie-Hélène PEUGEOT RONCORONI), FFP (represented by Mr Robert PEUGEOT), BPIfrance Participations (represented by Ms Anne GUERIN), Dongfeng Motors (Hong Kong), Co. Ltd. (represented by Mr LIU Weidong)… Continue reading Supervisory Board Press Release

FAURECIA COMPLETES PURCHASE OF HUG ENGINEERING

Faurecia today announced that it had completed the acquisition of 100% of the Swiss company Hug Engineering, a market leader in complete exhaust gas purification systems for high horsepower engines (above 750hp).  These engines are used in applications including marine propulsion, power generation, rail, agricultural and other industries.  This acquisition represents a major step forward… Continue reading FAURECIA COMPLETES PURCHASE OF HUG ENGINEERING

Michael Lohschneller: Opel boss explains his savings plan – “It can not go on like this”

RüsselsheimThe goal that PSA has spent on the German brand is clear: By 2020 at the latest Opel make a profit again. The French do not want to reveal how high the losses of the German brand were in the past financial year. “We have no figures on a full-year basis,” said PSA CFO Jean-Baptiste… Continue reading Michael Lohschneller: Opel boss explains his savings plan – “It can not go on like this”