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Remember Fisker Automotive? Founded in 2007 by former Aston Martin DB9 designer, Henrik Fisker, the company eventually went on to release the Fisker Karma in 2011, probably one of the best looking electric hybrids ever designed. Fisker Automotive...
By Peter Fitch
August 11, 2016
Renault is doing better than we here at DCB would have predicted, operating profits are up by a whopping 41 percent. Now we’re no Renault fanboys but even to us that’s an impressive return. The...
By Chris Ward
August 2, 2016
When Fiat’s high flying executives ordered an internal review back in 2015 they discovered thousands of vehicles that were declared sold had actually never been sold. The illegal practice was ended immediately, it is estimated that...
By Peter Fitch
July 26, 2016
Had Volkswagen invested in technology and research it could have avoided the decision to trick US emissions regulators into believing that its cars were polluting less than what was claimed. VW went down the easy...
By Peter Fitch
June 28, 2016
Well it happened Brexit has hit the UK with full force as Britain’s “pint-of-beer-and-pie-man” voted to leave the EU. The implications of this decision are huge and it isn’t clear why UK Brexit voters favoured to leave...
By Peter Fitch
June 24, 2016
Tesla has been rather more successful than it’s founder, Elon Musk, ever envisaged. Demand is high and Tesla will most probably meet it’s objectives of building 500,000 electric cars per year some 3-5 years earlier than anticipated. But with...
By James Martin
June 16, 2016