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Sarah White

Paris correspondent

Sarah White is a correspondent for the FT in France, with a focus on energy, industry and finance. She was previously in Paris, Madrid and London for Reuters, and covered investment banks and the finance sector, economics as well as politics.
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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    The Big Read
    What can convince more consumers to buy EVs?

    Carmakers and governments have spent billions trying to entice people to switch from petrol to electric, but progress has stalled

    A montage of three electric vehicle charging point signs against an aerial view of roads
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Anne Hidalgo
    Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo will not seek another term in 2026

    Socialist’s decision opens up race for one of France’s top political jobs

    Anne Hidalgo waving in front of flags at a summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France on October 4 2024
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan seeks anchor investor to help it through make-or-break 12 months

    Carmaker looks for steady shareholder as longtime partner Renault sells down its holding

    A worker on the production line at the Renault-Nissan plant in Chennai, India
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    Adani Group
    TotalEnergies suspends fresh investment in Adani joint ventures

    Indian conglomerate releases report on operations after US indictment of founder Gautam Adani for alleged bribery

    Gautam Adani
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    Northvolt AB
    The Northvolt dilemma: can European EVs avoid relying on Asian batteries?

    Governments, carmakers and investors must recraft the region’s strategy after the fall of the Swedish group

    Workers at the Northvolt gigafactory near the town of Skellefteå, near the Arctic circle in Northern Sweden.
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    Person in the News
    Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the heart of a trial that has shocked France

    She has shown extraordinary strength as a court hears how she was drugged by her husband and raped by strangers

    Joe Cummings illustration of Person in the News Gisèle Pelicot
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Thales SA
    Thales denies allegations by UK and French agencies over suspected bribery

    Serious Fraud Office and Parquet National Financier open joint probe into arms contract in Asia

    A Starstreak LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) missile system on display at the Thales weapons manufacturer facility in Belfast. The system consists of three green missile tubes mounted on a base, surrounded by electronic equipment
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    EU shift to electric cars still riddled with obstacles

    French scheme shows demand at right price but image problems and infrastructure are hampering adoption

    Lucile Harmand is a florist in Callian. Every week, she uses the van from AgilAuto Partage for her deliveries
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Nuclear energy
    Nuclear fuel producer calls for more incentives to end Russia reliance

    Second-largest western supplier of enriched uranium Orano urges more clarity on demand or stricter sanctions

    Nicolas Maes seated at a white table and speaking and gesturing
  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
    The Big Read
    Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in China

    The once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home

    A montage of the Chinese and European Union flags, a VW car and a chart
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Hermès International SCA
    Hermès defies luxury gloom with strong sales

    Paris house posts solid growth in contrast to rivals Kering and LVMH

    Models walk the runway for the Hermes Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 show
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Luxury goods
    Kering warns on profit as Gucci sales plunge

    French luxury group grapples with turnaround at its biggest brand as demand dips in Asia

    A Gucci storefront
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    Sanofi SA
    France takes stake in Sanofi unit as part of €16bn sale to CD&R

    Deal for consumer health arm faced political furore over ceding controlling stake to US private equity group

    Employees and unionists hold a picket line as part of a strike against the sale of Sanofi’s subsidiary Opella
  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
    Eramet SA
    Eramet shares slide as miner signals nickel and manganese output cuts

    Paris-listed company says permit given by Indonesian government ‘well short’ of what it had expected

    A worker in protective gear at the Moanda Metallurgical Complex in Gabon, overseeing a fiery metal casting process. Sparks fly as molten metal is poured, creating a dramatic scene of industrial activity.
  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Pollution
    France pushes for ‘flexibility’ on EU car emissions rules

    Economy minister says Paris is sounding out European partners to see what can be done

    Cars caught up in traffic jams during vacation departures near Valence, France
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    Chinese carmakers deny intent to ‘overthrow’ western rivals

    In Paris for motor show, companies including Xpeng and GAC pledge long-term commitment to European market in effort to allay concerns

    A Geely Zeekr electric car at a launch event in Hong Kong
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Stellantis
    Stellantis boss warns long EV transition poses cost ‘trap’ for carmakers

    Carlos Tavares says industry will suffer from prolonged period of investing in both traditional engines and battery-powered cars

    Stellantis chief Carlos Tavares
  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
    Automobiles
    European carmakers plan dozens of cheaper models to survive ‘EV winter’

    Manufacturers must sell more electric cars to meet tough new EU carbon targets

    The Renault Estafette FlexEVan concept electric vehicle during its unveiling at the IAA Transportation fair in Hanover, German
  • Friday, 11 October, 2024
    News in-depthFrench economy
    Macron’s pro-business agenda undercut by French budget plan

    Tax rises, higher labour costs and political uncertainty spook potential investors and threaten to unwind president’s policies

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier speaks next to a screen displaying a picture of French President Emmanuel Macron
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Stellantis
    Stellantis announces management shake-up at global car brands

    Chief executive seeks to turn fortunes around amid falling profits, production issues and fights over EVs

    Carlos Tavares, left, at a Peugeot plant in France
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    TotalEnergies
    TotalEnergies warns it will curb UK investment over windfall tax

    Patrick Pouyanné says he has been ‘arguing’ with the Labour government over plans to increase the levy

    Patrick Pouyanné speaks at an event
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Stellantis
    Stellantis and Aston Martin shares fall sharply on profit warnings

    Forecast cuts are the latest from European carmakers facing Chinese competition and weak home market demand

    A Stellantis assembly worker, wearing a safety vest and face mask, walks between two partially assembled 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vehicles on the assembly line in Detroit
  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    Stellantis
    Stumbling Stellantis sets up new hurdle with effort to replace CEO Tavares

    Maker of Peugeot, Fiat and Jeep cars tries to find substitute for man who built the group

    A Jeep Grand Cherokee is assembled at a plant in Detroit
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    CMA CGM SA
    CMA CGM to pursue further acquisitions after Brazilian port operator deal

    French shipping group’s chief shrugs off threat of higher taxes on big companies in home market

    CMA CGM containers stacked at Montoir-de-Bretagne, western France
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    French economy
    France asks Brussels for extra delay on spending plans

    Paris says it will submit road map on compliance with EU fiscal rules by October 31

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier
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