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Energy for Electric Vehicles Dealt a Blow by Bolivian Lithium Production

Just over a year ago, and spurred by an article in Time, I wrote a post on the possible global supply of lithium, which is used in renewable batteries, and a major choice for use in the batteries of electric vehicles, such as the Chevy Volt. Since the (...)

23 Feb. 2010 | 1 comment | Staffjam

Local News

25 Nov. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Local News

Why numbers matter in France

What’s in a number? Well quite a lot in France it appears if the latest figures released for car registration plates here are to be believed. In order of popularity the French have plumped for the following numbers to be included on their car (...)

16 Oct. 2009 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

Local News

War of the roads over a one-way Paris street

Thank goodness for the prefect of the suburban Parisian département of Hauts-de-Seine, Patrick Strzoda, and the rest of his administrative team. They’ve put an end, albeit temporarily perhaps, to a dispute between two neighbouring mayors within the (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Local News

Mad summer speeding in France

This weekend in France is expected to be another busy one on the country’s motorways as Aoûtiens, those who traditionally take their summer holidays in August, make their way back home. Bumper-to-bumper tailbacks are forecast and it’s (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Local News

France - Fined for smoking at the wheel

Motorists who smoke beware! Think twice before lighting up when taking the wheel of a car - at least here in France. Because if the police catch you with a ciggie in your mouth, you might just end up facing a fine. Well at least it could happen (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Local News

French interior minister to take legal action over two Citroën C6 car claim

Yes it’s still summer and government ministers here in France are due back at work this week, but that hasn’t stopped silly stories making the headlines. This time around it’s the ongoing saga of the interior minister, Brice (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Politics

Economic crisis? What crisis?

It’s good to see politicians setting a good example to the rest of us, especially at a time when most countries are grappling with the economic downturn and in France, as elsewhere, the short term forecast at least is far from rosy. As you might (...)

24 Jul. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Business

Porsche and Volkswagen : the wedding is cancelled

The merging of the two German automakers Porsche and Volkswagen has be cancelled today. Porsche owns 51% of Volkswagen, but is going through big difficulties. Volkswagen offered to buy 49.9% of Porsche’s share, but the luxury automaker refused. (...)

30 Jun. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Ford is about to increase its production

The American automaker Ford, announced that it would use the $5.9 billion received from this week from the government to increase its production. Car sales are starting to get bigger, and so is Ford’s market share in the sector. The help provided (...)

29 Jun. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Chrysler will close 25% of its franchise holders

The American automaker Chrysler, currently under the protection of Chapter 11, announced that it planned to close 25% of its franchise holders. Numerically speaking, 789 franchise holders, or dealerships, will be closed of the 3,200 that Chrysler has all (...)

15 May. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

General Motors at its lowest since 76 years

The former champion of the American industry General Motors is now worth less than $700 million. Today’s new plunge of GM’s shares is due to increasing rumors of bankruptcy and to the fact that six top managers sold their stocks. The (...)

13 May. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

81% Nationwide oppose gas tax hike as incentive to purchase cars nobody wants

Nobody is really willing to go out and purchase the little cars with the hole in the floorboards for Fred Flintstone foot power. The Obama government has known that truth well before it came in to power. Isn’t it coincidental now that the government (...)

13 mai. 2009 | 1 comment | Chip D.

Business

After Chrysler, Fiat targets Opel

The automaker sector is still moving a lot. Fiat announced yesterday the finalization of its partnership with Chrysler, and declared today that its new goal was an alliance with Opel, which belongs to General Motors. The rumor was spread last weeks, but (...)

4 May. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Is Fiat really interested in Opel?

According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, the Italian automaker Fiat announced to General Motors that it plans to buy Opel, which belongs to the American giant GM. The problem is that Fiat is already in talks for a potential partnership with (...)

24 Apr. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Obama Administration Prepares To "Guide" Chrysler Into Bankruptcy

Remember when Obama supported bailouts for automakers because we couldn’t let them go into bankruptcy ? Remember when we taxpayers were told that the automakers were “too big to fail” ? Sunday, President-elect Barack Obama said he (...)

24 avr. 2009 | | Rob Port

Business

Obama’s Volkswagen - Kraft durch Freude

Sitting at a restaurant table in Munich in the summer of 1932, Hitler designed the prototype for what would become the immensely successful Beetle design for Volkswagen (literally, the “car of the people”). In an era where only the most (...)

9 avr. 2009 | | Liberally Conservative

Business

The Obama Auto Plan

It’s taken me all the way until the end of the day to actually digest the day’s big story-the Obama administration’s new auto industry plan. The first thing to say about this is that unlike a lot of other things that have raised the cry (...)

31 mar. 2009 | 1 comment | Matthew Yglesias

Business

Tata inaugurates the cheapest car in the world

The Indian automaker Tata unveiled today in Mumbai its new model, the Nano. This model has a specificity : it costs 1.500 euros, which makes it the cheapest in the world. The target for this model is the millions of poor families in emerging economies. (...)

24 Mar. 2009 | | NYFP

Comment

Electric cars are fast, fun and environmentally-friendly

It must have been round about 7.30pm and the traffic on the M40 was not getting any better. Ahead of us stretched the lava flow of red tail lights, and in front of us was a fellow doing a quite unconscionable speed in a BMW 4×4. When I say it was (...)

10 mar. 2009 | | Boris Johnson

Arts & Entertainment

2009 Canadian International Autoshow

Let me begin by stating that I am not your average ’car guy’. I do not drive, nor can I explain in any great detail how an engine works. I am, and always have been, however, obsessed with the aesthetic of cars. Toronto’s Autoshow is (...)

17 fév. 2009 | | BlogTO

Business

Nissan to cut 20.000 jobs

The Japanese company Nissan, 44.4% of which is owned by the French automaker Renault, will cut 20.000 jobs during its next fiscal year. For the 2008-2009 year, Nissan expects a $2.2 billion loss. According to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, all the (...)

10 Feb. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Big Three : the future is green!

The Detroit Auto-Expo opened its doors today. The automakers are there to introduce their new models and to develop their strategy for the future. This strategy is common for the Big Three : Ford, General Motors and Chrysler are to develop ecological car (...)

13 Jan. 2009 | | NYFP

Business

Krugman : Car Industry is Doomed

I imagine these remarks from Paul Krugman will attract a lot of discussion : “It will do so because of the geographical forces that me and my colleagues have discussed,” the Princeton University professor and New York Times columnist told (...)

9 déc. 2008 | | Matthew Yglesias

Business

It’s the consumer, stupid !

When the Detroit Three automakers first appealed to the U.S. government for financial help, they asked for $25 billion (U.S.). Then, they raised their demands to $27 billion and eventually $34 billion. Despite much hesitation, and polls indicating that (...)

8 déc. 2008 | | Werner Patels

Business

Paul Krugman : US Auto Industry Is Going To Disappear

New York Times columnist and Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman suggests that the US auto industry may disappear, and that the bailout is merely a short term fix. STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman said Sunday that the (...)

8 déc. 2008 | | Rob Port

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