OEMS & Markets Expert Opinion

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Are major vehicle manufacturers suited to Formula One?

23 September, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Fiat SpA, Fuji Heavy Industries, Honda Motor Company, Marketing, Motor Sport, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Are the auto industry's top executives overpaid?

15 September, 2009

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Porsche, Renault.

TH!NK: The end of strategy?

1 September, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, Delphi, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy.

Will there be life after the car scrappage scheme?

28 August, 2009

Tags: Aisin Seiki, AvtoVAZ, BMW Group, Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Fuji Heavy Industries, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Incentives, Isuzu Motors, Manufacturing, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Porsche, Production Data, Recycling, Renault, Sales Data, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Tata Motors, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Can Germany dominate the electric vehicle industry?

24 August, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Emissions, Future Models, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Legislation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, OEM Strategy, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The Car Allowance Rebate System: buy now, pay later?

20 August, 2009

Tags: Incentives, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Sales Data.

‘Cash for clunkers’ and lifetime CO2 emissions

11 August, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Ford Motor Company, Incentives, Legislation, Recycling, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

How much longer can Ssangyong survive?

7 August, 2009

Tags: Daimler AG, Future Models, General Motors, OEM Strategy, Renault.

450ppm: what it means for the automotive industry

5 August, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Legislation.

Volkswagen: the world's new number one?

31 July, 2009

Tags: Fuji Heavy Industries, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

The keys to commercialisation of EVs?

29 July, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, Legislation, Nissan Motor Company, Renault, Research & Development.

VW/Porsche: Victory for Wolfsburg

23 July, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, Porsche, Volkswagen.

China and the new world order

13 July, 2009

Tags: Sales Data.

GM Daewoo shows signs of distress

30 June, 2009

Tags: General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Sales Data.

GM: Politics and business rarely mix

4 June, 2009

Tags: Corporate Finance, General Motors, OEM Strategy.

GM pares vehicle production programmes

2 June, 2009

Tags: Future Models, General Motors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy.