All Expert Opinion

The policy impact of the Toyota case

22 February, 2010

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Recalls, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Hydrogen highways: the concept becoming reality

12 February, 2010

Tags: Daimler AG, Legislation.

Toyota recalls: the impact on hybrid vehicles

11 February, 2010

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Future Models, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Recalls, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

History states that Toyota will weather this storm

9 February, 2010

Tags: Bosch, Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, OEM Strategy, Recalls, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Tesla: a business model for the future?

1 February, 2010

Tags: Corporate Finance, Daimler AG, Emissions, Financial Results, Future Models, Joint Ventures, OEM Strategy.

Saab: the inevitable rescue!

27 January, 2010

Tags: Corporate Finance, General Motors, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy.

Europe's auto industry: will growth ever return?

22 January, 2010

Tags: Emissions, Financial Results, General Motors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Opel Antwerp closure - sadly inevitable

21 January, 2010

Tags: General Motors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data.

BYD: the future of the electric vehicle industry?

21 January, 2010

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Hyundai-Kia to overtake Toyota in Europe?

18 January, 2010

Tags: BMW Group, Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Calculating the cost of electric vehicles

15 January, 2010

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

The Detroit auto show models that matter

13 January, 2010

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, OEM Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Saab - the inevitable end

8 January, 2010

Tags: Corporate Finance, General Motors, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy.

Supplier finance: the big freeze thaws

17 December, 2009

Tags: American Axle, Corporate Finance, Supplier Strategy, TRW, Tenneco.

Time for an exit strategy?

16 December, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Magna, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Volkswagen's muscle-flexing adds to MAN upheavals

7 December, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, Engines, Financial Results, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Scania, Volkswagen.

Fritz Henderson – taking a hit for the team

2 December, 2009

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Human Resources, OEM Strategy.

What will shape the market for electric cars?

25 November, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Legislation, OEM Strategy.

Major shifts in European car buying behaviour

19 November, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Tata Nano versus Renault-Nissan ULC: who wins?

11 November, 2009

Tags: Future Models, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Renault, Tata Motors.

Navistar's last-ditch SCR challenge

10 November, 2009

Tags: Daimler AG, Emissions, Engines, Legislation, Navistar International Corporation, Research & Development, Volvo.

Light vehicle sales in the USA: winners and losers

5 November, 2009

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, Fuji Heavy Industries, Future Models, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

GM Europe: is this a decision?

4 November, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, Future Models, General Motors, Magna, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy.

Move to heavy auto transmissions gathers pace in US

27 October, 2009

Tags: Ashok Leyland, Daimler AG, Eicher Motors, Engines, Fiat SpA, Force Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Isuzu Motors, MAN Truck & Bus, Mahindra & Mahindra, Navistar International Corporation, Paccar, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Tata Motors, Transmissions, Volvo, ZF.

Auto industry mergers: bigger is not always better

23 October, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Chrysler Group LLC, Corporate Finance, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Porsche, Renault, Tata Motors, Volkswagen.

MAN-Sinotruk: when is a JV not a JV?

22 October, 2009

Tags: Daimler AG, Emissions, Engines, Joint Ventures, Legislation, MAN Truck & Bus, OEM Strategy.

Should the European Commission block the GM-Magna deal?

19 October, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, General Motors, Magna, Manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Supplier Strategy.

ArvinMeritor and Eaton: gearbox battle reversed

14 October, 2009

Tags: Dana, Eaton, Fiat SpA, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, Meritor, Supplier Strategy, Transmissions, Volvo, ZF.

Delphi and Chapter 11: the long goodbye

7 October, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, Delphi, Financial Results, Supplier Strategy.

Electric Vehicles: batteries not included

5 October, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Legislation.