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Chancellor Merz is walking a familiar tightrope: caught between the profit imperatives of Germany’s powerful auto industry and the EU’s regulatory push toward a post-combustion future. At the IAA Munich auto show, Merz lent his...
By Anthony Henson
September 10, 2025
John Elkann, heir to the Agnelli dynasty and chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari, has once again demonstrated how the powerful maneuver within systems designed to shield them. To end a criminal investigation into alleged tax...
By Anthony Henson
September 9, 2025
Nissan shares fell 6.3% after Mercedes-Benz’s pension fund sold its entire 3.8% stake, worth about ¥47.83bn ($323mn), intensifying pressure on the struggling Japanese automaker. The divestment comes as new CEO Ivan Espinosa pushes a sweeping...
By DCB Editorial
September 8, 2025
Lotus’s announcement that it will cut 550 jobs in the U.K. — nearly 40 percent of its domestic workforce — is more than just a corporate restructuring. It is a microcosm of the pressures reshaping...
By Anthony Henson
August 28, 2025
Porsche’s search for a new CEO to replace Oliver Blume underscores a classic governance challenge in Europe’s automotive industry: concentration of leadership amid diverging corporate priorities. Blume has led both Porsche and Volkswagen, but with...
By DCB Editorial
August 27, 2025
Porsche’s decision to halt production plans at its Cellforce battery subsidiary is not simply a company setback—it is a sign of the shifting global dynamics in the electric vehicle industry. With demand growth slowing, particularly...
By DCB Editorial
August 25, 2025