Denso, a major supplier to Toyota, has made a bid to acquire Japanese chipmaker Rohm in a deal that could be worth about $8.3 billion. If completed, the acquisition would strengthen Denso’s position in power management semiconductors, which are widely...

The Volkswagen Group finds itself at a crossroads. The company’s leadership, embodied by Thomas Schäfer and CEO Oliver Blume, speaks of efficiency and cost-cutting as though they are moral imperatives, yet behind the rhetoric lies the stark reality...

Europe’s automotive industry stands at a crossroads, besieged by global competition, fragile supply chains, and rising protectionism. The European Union, in its fervor to lead the world in decarbonisation, has set targets so rigid and...

BMW is in advanced talks with the European Commission about a potential minimum pricing mechanism to replace EU tariffs on its China-made Mini battery-electric vehicles. The discussions involve setting a minimum import price that would address EU concerns over...

What we’re seeing with Aston Martin is a textbook case of a corporation trying to reconcile profit expectations with global market pressures. They’re announcing up to 20% job cuts from a workforce of around 3,000, aiming to...

A company in distress often begins by rearranging its own mirrors, hoping the reflection will look healthier than the balance sheet. That is where Aston Martin now finds itself. Chairman Lawrence Stroll, the world’s poorest billionaire, presiding over...