In encouraging news this week, SMMT’s latest figures show the new car market made a promising start to the year, with 3.5% growth in January – the strongest performance for the month since before the pandemic. The latest outlook is also optimistic about the sector’s ongoing recovery, anticipating further growth of 1.4% this year – a modest but welcome improvement on the… Continue reading Modest new car growth but EV demand lags expectation
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German FAZ: Stellantis cancels electric cars and writes off billions – the share price falls by 28 percent010540
The Opel parent company Stellantis has to write off 22 billion euros and cancel the dividend in order to “put customers and their preferences back at the center of our actions”. The second largest European car manufacturer and VW competitor announced this on Friday at its headquarters in Amsterdam. The stronger customer orientation should primarily… Continue reading German FAZ: Stellantis cancels electric cars and writes off billions – the share price falls by 28 percent010540
German FAZ: Stellantis in free fall010539
The Opel parent company Stellantis experienced a pitch-black Friday on the stock market. At times it lost more than a quarter of its value; It fell to its lowest level since the car manufacturers Peugeot-Citroën and Fiat-Chrysler merged with their fourteen brands at the beginning of 2021 to form Europe’s second-largest provider after Volkswagen. Things… Continue reading German FAZ: Stellantis in free fall010539
German FAZ: What lies ahead for the new Toyota boss010539
The old and new Toyota boss appeared in a particularly friendly manner on Friday in front of the journalists who had been summoned at short notice in Tokyo. Just an hour earlier, the world’s largest car manufacturer had surprisingly announced that the previous CFO, Kenta Kon, would take over the chief position from Koji Sato… Continue reading German FAZ: What lies ahead for the new Toyota boss010539
German FAZ: How Dacia wants to get away from the cheap image010541
Although Dacia, the cheaper brand of the Renault Group, has recently had great success, the new boss Katrin Adt does not want to enjoy her laurels in peace. On the contrary: “We need change because the world around us is changing,” Adt told the F.A.Z. “Dacia has to reinvent itself so that we can remain… Continue reading German FAZ: How Dacia wants to get away from the cheap image010541
German FAZ: Kia’s smallest edge 010540
There is a lot of movement in the world of small electrical boxes. Renault has the R4 with cult status at the start, Fiat is introducing the Grande Panda, in Wolfsburg a remarkably impressive trio is warming up to the VW Polo, and we’ve probably forgotten one or two. Strength of character can hardly do… Continue reading German FAZ: Kia’s smallest edge 010540
German FAZ: Stellantis in free fall010540
The Opel parent company Stellantis experienced a pitch-black Friday on the stock market. At times it lost more than a quarter of its value; It fell to its lowest level since the car manufacturers Peugeot-Citroën and Fiat-Chrysler merged with their fourteen brands at the beginning of 2021 to form Europe’s second-largest provider after Volkswagen. Things… Continue reading German FAZ: Stellantis in free fall010540
German FAZ: Forever young?010539
Driving report VW Golf GTI Edition 50: Forever young?06.02.2026, 11:13 Activate external content VolkswagenFor some, a proletarian car, for others a perfect everyday athlete: the Golf GTI. He turns 50 this year. For its birthday, Volkswagen is giving its customers and itself the Edition 50. 325 hp, blessed with 420 Newton meters, it is the… Continue reading German FAZ: Forever young?010539
Smart #5
Whichever #5 you pick, you won’t be short of performance. We have previously tested the entry-level Pro and the Brabus. The former still delivers 335bhp to the rear axle for 0-62mph in a more than satisfactory 6.9sec. The latter’s nausea-inducing, Lamborghini Urus-baiting 637bhp is little more than a gimmick you will try once, before realising… Continue reading Smart #5
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT): A Bull Case Theory
We came across a bullish thesis on The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on Value investing subreddit by TheVariantView. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on GT. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s share was trading at $9.45 as of January 28th. GT’s trailing and forward P/E were 5.12 and 12.09 respectively according… Continue reading The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT): A Bull Case Theory