Alpine will launch its A424 on the track
Year: 2023
BMW: outlook raised, but inflation and supply problem remain
BMW expects margin to rise BMW now expects an EBIT margin from its car division of between 9% and 10.5%, compared to 8% to 10% previously. At the same time, the manufacturer expects solid growth in deliveries, up from a previous forecast of weak growth. A solid base in its order book and better availability…
Subaru’s 3-row electric SUV assembled by Toyota
Toyota will assemble the new Subaru three-row electric SUV from 2025 According to sources familiar with the matter, Toyota will begin building Subaru’s new three-row electric SUV in 2025, shortly after production of its own larger EV model begins. Subaru’s electric SUV is expected to receive its batteries from Toyota’s new battery plant in North…
VW files GTI logo for electric
The GTI/GTi, alias the “Grand Tourisme Injection” had their heyday with the “bombinettes” boosted by injection and a turbo (optional). At Peugeot, the mythical GTi (with a small i) is the 205. Memories embellish performance, but for the time it was enormous. Above all, it was “cheap” which allowed many to be able to afford…
Aiways: new CEO and change of strategy
New CEO for a new strategy oriented towards foreign markets Aiways has announced the appointment of Hugo Zhu as its new CEO. The latter’s primary mission will be to lead the development of the company and to focus the manufacturer’s activities more on foreign markets. The decision was announced after a “closed meeting of managers…
Amazement! Volvo stops station wagons and sedans
Earlier this summer, Volvo UK already phased out the S90. This time, it is the V60 and V90 station wagons that are no longer configurable. There are only the park models left for those who still want a Swedish station wagon. The Charleston plant in South Carolina (USA) which produces the S60 for Europe has…
Premiere: Pininfarina PURA Vision Concept
Premiere: Pininfarina PURA Vision Concept
€1.5 billion in public money for Prologium in Dunkirk
This subsidy had not yet been officially announced because the French State and ProLogium were waiting for the formal green light from the European Commission to validate the aid from France. The Taiwanese decided to set up his first European battery factory in France and we suspected that there was a substantial public investment to…
Surprise (no) electrics don’t like the cold
As we know, the autonomy of BEVs (battery electric vehicles) depends enormously on weather conditions. In addition to the wind or the rain which play a little on the kilometers covered on a single charge, there is above all the outside temperature. This is why Consumer Reports has launched a long-term test with 4 EVs…