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  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Can Renault and Nissan rebuild their alliance?

    The boardroom changes have removed executives within the companies who seemed to work against the partnership

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Automobiles
    Renault chairman says Nissan merger not ‘ultimate step’

    Jean-Dominique Senard insists focus of alliance will be on convergence rather than full combination

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    AnalysisAutomobiles
    German car industry faces ‘day of reckoning’

    Tens of thousands of jobs cut as auto groups pump billions into electric technology

  • Saturday, 30 November, 2019
    Electric vehicles
    Nissan to restore pole position in electric car market

    Carmaker to launch all-electric SUV as ex-chief delivers rebuke to Ghosn’s EV strategy

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    Renault SA
    Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi drive new project tie-up

    Carmakers to appoint general secretary to reinvigorate partnership

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    UK manufacturing
    Car industry fears for future after latest output fall

    UK’s global competitiveness is ‘under threat’, says SMMT

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    General Motors Co
    GM sues Fiat Chrysler over alleged union bribes

    US carmaker says rival obtained unfair advantages by bribing UAW officials

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
    Aston Martin enters SUV market with DBX

    Model designed after building profile of typical buyer — Charlotte, a mother in her 40s

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Renault SA
    Renault to finalise shortlist for chief role

    Seat boss de Meo frontrunner as French carmaker narrows hunt to replace ousted Bolloré

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  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Electric vehicles
    Ford jolts electric car race with Mustang SUV launch

    Battery-powered Mach-E set to challenge Tesla and Volkswagen

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    UK general election
    Johnson promises large-scale green investments

    Tory election pledges include more charging points for cars and increased wind power

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    AnalysisSpecial Report2 min
    Why success in electric car making is no easy ride

    FT's Peter Campbell on the tough competition faced by companies like Dyson and start-ups like Nio

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
    Aston Martin swings to loss on lower Vantage demand

    Luxury carmaker has been cutting costs and closing some sites used to house parts and vehicles

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Special ReportEnergy Efficiency
    Is the spark about to die for the internal combustion engine?

    Tweaks are possible but economics may be the death knell for old technology

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    FT Magazine
    The downfall of Carlos Ghosn

    How a titan of the global car industry built an empire — and lost it all

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
    News in Focus podcast14 min listen
    Fiat Chrysler finds new merger partner in Carlos Tavares

    Why do PSA and Fiat-Chrysler want to join forces?

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Electric vehicles
    Electric and hybrid car sales jump to 10 per cent in UK

    Surge driven by tripling of sales of battery-powered vehicles

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    AnalysisWeek in Review
    Carlos Tavares, Peugeot petrolhead steering Fiat Chrysler deal

    ‘World’s most frugal auto executive’ may himself be the prize in merger

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    AnalysisGroupe PSA
    Long and winding road to marriage of Fiat and Peugeot

    How deal was done over dinner on outskirts of Paris after months of negotiations

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    Fiat Chrysler books loss after €1.4bn charge on Alfa Romeo and Europe

    Result comes a day after carmaker announced intention to merge with Peugeot owner PSA

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot agree to pursue giant auto merger

    Tie-up would create world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
    Jaguar Land Rover back in the black as Renault’s revenues fall

    UK carmaker’s return to profit a rare bright spot in industry beset by declining sales

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Hyundai Corp
    Hyundai faces Big Tech head-on over driverless cars

    Aptiv venture just in time as South Korean group bets $35bn on new technologies

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Automobiles
    Carmakers hit as China slowdown and trade wars bite

    Ford, Hyundai, Daimler and Volvo battered by industry headwinds

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Volvo Car AB
    Volvo Cars warns of margin squeeze even as profits jump

    Swedish automaker says car sales slowdown and trade war to hit margins

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