‘Abenomics’ yet to convince business
The architects of Japan’s assault on the yen could be forgiven for thinking Osamu Suzuki, the grand old man of the country’s automobile industry, a tad ungrateful. At an earnings…
Engaging with a company’s users
©Bloomberg The story. Widely seen as the acme of Italian style, tradition and performance in motorcycle design and manufacturing, Ducati has nevertheless often struggled to transform fame and fans into…
Flat-pack truck aims to help remote areas
British engineers have designed an Ikea-inspired flat-pack truck which will be shipped to developing countries to help people in remote villages transport essential supplies. A charity headed by Sir Torquil…
An odd corporate vehicle in China
©AP Buick Riviera The big attraction on GM’s stand at last month’s auto show in Shanghai, the concept car is the product of a joint venture between Shanghai GM and…
Rotork chief springs to tap new openings
©SWNS.com Peter France: ‘Our valve actuators are found anywhere you find the movement of liquids or gases’ On the face of it, Peter France’s timing could have been disastrous. The…
A joint letter to the short sellers
Elon Musk, boss of electric luxury car maker Tesla Motors, and Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, love to write quarterly updates to their shareholders. United in vindication, they have…
Indian car market extends bad sales run
©Bloomberg India’s car sector suffered a further sharp contraction during April, extending one of the worst sales runs in the country’s history and raising fears that the market may shrink…
Mercedes rolls out nippier model
©Getty Toto Wolff the executive director of Mercedes GP is seen during qualifying for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit The record of leading motor…
Chinese car market recovery continues
China’s car market, the largest in the world, continued its strong recovery as light vehicle sales rose 13 per cent year on year by volume in April, despite weakening growth…
Midwest leads US manufacturing revival
©Bloomberg General Motors’ Lake Orion plant The bulk of US manufacturing jobs gained since the labour market troughed three years ago have been concentrated in a handful of rust belt…
Tesla shares accelerate
Shares in Tesla Motors soared to record highs in after-market trading on Wednesday as the US electric carmaker reported its first quarterly profit and lifted its forecast for deliveries of…
Ferrari limits sales to boost exclusivity
Ferrari plans to sell fewer of its flame red cars this year as the Italian luxury brand seeks to uphold its exclusivity amid rising concerns about high-end sales in China.…
Japan overtakes S Korea in car wars
©Bloomberg Toyota’s Camry midsize saloon has dominated its competition for so long that another car of the year award, in a small market where it sells only a handful of…
Toyota forecasts 40% profit rise
©Bloomberg Toyota has moved to refresh its Lexus luxury marque Toyota said its net profit more than tripled last year and would likely rise by a further 40 per cent…
Low-cost financing drives new car sales
As cash-strapped British consumers shun the high street and cut back on supermarket shopping, buying a new car seems an unlikely extravagance. But last month sales of new cars to…