Emerging Markets Expert Opinion

Platform consolidation will drive OEMs into the future

31 January, 2012

Tags: Future Models, OEM Strategy.

Could investor caution slow auto sector deals in 2012?

18 January, 2012

Tags: Corporate Finance, Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Supplier Strategy.

DRM initiative enables mass-market in-car digital radio

12 January, 2012

Tags: Electronics, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity.

Brazil retains its place as a top 5 global auto market

5 January, 2012

Tags: Brazil, Forecasts, Investments, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data, Supplier Strategy.

Equipment suppliers benefit from OEM BRIC investments

22 December, 2011

Tags: Investments, Manufacturing, Supplier Strategy.

The impact of Brazil's tax increase will soon be known

12 December, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Legislation, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Sales and Distribution.

'One star' NCAP cars must become a thing of the past

5 December, 2011

Tags: OEM Strategy, Safety.

China's truck market: time to rethink growth strategies

30 November, 2011

Tags: Beiqi Foton, China, Investments, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Sales and Distribution, Supplier Strategy.

Fleets must act now to clean up the global vehicle parc

25 November, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Fleets, Fuel Efficiency, Legislation.

The secrets of Volkswagen's success

14 November, 2011

Tags: China FAW Group Corporation, Corporate Finance, Financial Results, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, OEM Strategy, SAIC, Sales Data, Scania, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Mazda's new plant strategy: building for the future

19 October, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mexico, OEM Strategy, Russia.

Brazil stuns Chinese OEMs with IPI tax increase

5 October, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Incentives, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Renault, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Diesel cars are set to drive growth in Indian sales

3 October, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Fiat SpA, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Mahindra & Mahindra, OEM Strategy, Renault, Sales Data, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Tata Motors, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Volkswagen and Suzuki: irreconcilable differences?

15 September, 2011

Tags: Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Brazil - home to the world's most expensive cars

9 September, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Pricing, Sales Data.

The engineering deficit: Brazil's quest for engineers

18 July, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Engines, Incentives, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

The battle for China's hybrid industry: lost and won?

4 July, 2011

Tags: China, Delphi, Joint Ventures, Legislation, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Russia will be Europe's largest vehicle market by 2015

23 June, 2011

Tags: AvtoVAZ, BMW Group, Bosch, Continental, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, GAZ, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Incentives, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, Magna, Magneti Marelli, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Paccar, Production Data, Renault, Russia, Sales Data, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Visteon, Volkswagen.

Ford must now switch from survival to profitable growth

20 June, 2011

Tags: Corporate Finance, Financial Results, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Human Resources, Hyundai Motor Company, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Research & Development, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Rough trade: OEMs suffer in Mercosur import dispute

13 June, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, Brazil, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Porsche, Sales Data, Volkswagen.

AutoShanghai - a preview of world premiere highlights

18 April, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, China FAW Group Corporation, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Future Models, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Joint Ventures, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Rising oil prices drive creative supply chain managers

12 April, 2011

Tags: Logistics, Manufacturing, Purchasing.

Investors should prepare for a Turkey outside the EU

8 April, 2011

Tags: Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Turkey.

All eyes Focus on Alan Mulally's One Ford strategy

17 March, 2011

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Future Models, Manufacturing, Marketing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Slow(er) and steady growth for China's vehicle market

15 March, 2011

Tags: Future Models, Incentives, Joint Ventures, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Brazil: growth to continue, but in the shadow of 2010

10 March, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Fiat SpA, Hyundai Motor Company, Production Data, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The Indian automotive market offers vast potential

15 February, 2011

Tags: Ashok Leyland, Daimler AG, Eicher Motors, Force Motors, Future Models, General Motors, India, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, Mahindra & Mahindra, Navistar International Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Sales Data, Tata Motors, Volvo.

Russia's car market roars back to life

11 February, 2011

Tags: AvtoVAZ, Fiat Industrial SpA, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Renault, Sales Data, Volkswagen.

Old vehicles: a liability in emergent markets?

28 January, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Legislation, Recycling.

Turkey: an emerging market?

21 January, 2011

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Production Data, Renault, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Turkey, Volkswagen.