Industry News
Sterile Corporate Monolith Stellantis, one of the world’s largest automakers, is projecting a €2.3 billion loss in the first half of the year—this, after reporting a €5.6 billion profit just a year ago. What happened?...
By Paul Whiston
July 21, 2025
Global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 24% year-on-year in June, reaching 1.8 million units, according to automotive industry sources and analysis. China led with a 28% increase to 1.11 million vehicles, followed...
By DCB Editorial
July 15, 2025
What we are witnessing at Ford’s Cologne plant is yet another chapter of a global corporation offloading the costs of its own strategic miscalculations and the broader structural crisis of the auto industry onto its...
By DCB Editorial
July 14, 2025
Chinese automaker Geely has announced the launch of its namesake brand in the UK, with its first model — the electric EX5 SUV — set to go on sale in the fourth quarter of this...
By DCB Editorial
July 2, 2025
Nissan Motor Co., once a symbol of post-war industrial resurgence, now clutches at financial straws as it spirals deeper into crisis. In a revealing display of corporate desperation, the automaker has quietly urged suppliers across...
By Anthony Henson
July 1, 2025
I think someone forgot to tell the British motoring press that Lotus is already an overseas manufacturer—over half of its annual car production takes place in China. The Lotus Emeya EV sedan and Eletre EV...
By Chris Ward
June 28, 2025