Exclusive: Caterham pulls the plug on the R600 race series
After we learned of the difficulties last November, Caterham has finally confirmed the R600 will not race in its own dedicated series in 2013….
Strategy & Insight
The multi-tiered economies of a global car market
The most tedious part of any CEO’s job, is by far the repetitive act of forecasting – you reach the role because of your…
Qoros: The Chinese are coming.. and they’re targeting ‘discerning’ buyers
That the Qoros GQ3 compact saloon looks so conventionally European is not the most surprising aspect of the company’s latest teaser, instead what strikes…
Lotus fiddles with the Evora while Hethel burns..
Our disappointment with Lotus stems not just from the way in which they’ve been mismanaged by their new owners, DRB-Hicom, but also the way in which its PR spin-doctors tread such a dangerously insincere line that it’s difficult to see how trust can ever be restored.
Infiniti do their best to put their product nomenclature beyond the understanding of mere mortals..
See what we did there? Whenever we write about Infiniti our goal is to subtly add-in a reference to Buzz Lightyear and luckily for…
Porsche’s 2012 sales results show the Boxster is in need of some lovin’
At £37,589 for the entry-level 2.7-litre Boxster, and £45,384 for the Boxster S, you’d expect them to be flying out of the showrooms, especially with its unfeasibly efficient flat-six boxer engine which propels even the slowest model from 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds and yet still manages to deliver 36.7 mpg.
Audi takes its customers for a ride: An update on the TT window regulator issue
As temperatures across the UK plummet below freezing, most drivers will be preoccupied with the traction of their tyres on Britain’s icy roads, but for some there’s an even bigger problem to worry about.
Jaguar cancels C-X75 production and why this is ‘good news’ for JLR’s future
The official reason given for this morning’s announcement is that Jaguar’s US$1 million C-X75 supercar no longer fits with global economic conditions, but there’s more to Jaguar’s decision than this, which will no doubt have a significant impact on future hybrid-electric sports cars.
Aston Martin serves up a lesson in corporate strategy
Last week’s media coverage of the equity investment made by Investindustrial in Aston Martin has thus far focused entirely on the transaction, so I thought it might be interesting to step back a bit and take a look at how this new arrangement will deliver shareholder value for the company’s owners.
An update on Aston Martin: India steps back, while China and Germany show interest
Since our update last weekend, negotiations have moved on a notch – most notably with news that Mahindra & Mahindra may have withdrawn from discussions, while several new players have entered the frame to acquire part or all of the Aston Martin shares owned by Kuwaiti company, Investment Dar.
Why the all-new Porsche Cayman ‘finally’ does Butzi proud.. (w/VIDEO)
When the first generation Porsche Cayman was launched in 2006, Porsche’s press pack was full of references to the venerable 904 Carrera GTS – a car which Porsche Ambassador Walter Rohrl once described as his favourite Porsche and which won its class at the Targa Fiorio in only its first year of competition.
Unite union calls for new capital to be invested in Aston Martin’s business
Aston Martin employs around 1,800 staff including contract and agency workers, mostly in the UK, so it’s understandable that their trade union, Unite, is seeking confirmation that any capital received from the sale of equity goes into developing new products, rather than the pockets of current owners Investment Dar of Kuwait.