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Monday, June 9, 2025

Fiat and Renault could resuscitate merger plan - sources

Sources say Fiat Chrysler and Renault are looking for ways to revive merger plan, but a lot depends on Nissan.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Fiat Chrysler withdraws Renault marriage proposal

Politics to blame as Fiat Chrysler abandons its proposal to merge with Renault. Here's what happened:

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Pressure mounting on Renault to act on Ghosn saga

Renault's board faces mounting pressure in politically charged France to dismiss Carlos Ghosn as chief executive.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Electric cars and the profitability problem

Car brands are under pressure to price aggressively, but there are mounting concerns over profitability.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Get ready for the rise of the 'mild' hybrid car

Affordable 48-volt hybrids are increasingly seen as a quick fix in the post #dieselgate race to electrify.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Scandal starts hitting VW's sales

Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal began to hit its European sales in October.

Motoring Cars
Laurence Frost|Published

298kW Evora 400 leads Lotus comeback

Back-to-basics “power up, weight down” approach puts Lotus on track for a 61 percent increase in sales for 2014-2015.

Motoring Cars
Laurence Frost|Published

Why are convertible sales plunging?

Many familiar convertibles are being axed after demand for open-top cars has fallen almost 60 percent in eight years.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Recovery hopes at Paris show opens

Car executives fear that Europe's anaemic car market rebound could be over before it has really begun.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published

Peugeot to rebound with better prices

PSA Peugeot Citroen's new CEO promises new models and action on pricing.

Motoring Cars
Laurence Frost|Published

Chinese partner buys into Peugeot’s rescue

PSA Peugeot Citroen planned to build new cars and expand in Asia under a French-backed rescue deal, the car maker said on Wednesday.

Business Report Economy
Laurence Frost|Published

Peugeot receives a Chinese lifeline

PSA to build new cars and expand in Asia under rescue deal reached with Dongfeng.

Motoring Cars
Laurence Frost|Published

European carmakers face painful cuts

Manufacturers ready emulate America three years ago by downsizing to survive.

Motoring Industry News
Laurence Frost|Published