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The 500e is Fiat's big investment
Dealership, sales and marketing

How Fiat CEO survived the brand's most turbulent years

Boss Olivier Francois speaks to us on remaining loyal to the firm's core line-up and succeeding on a limited budget

24 March 2022
How Fiat CEO survived the brand's most turbulent years
New cars

Nissan presents six-model line-up in push for electric mobility

The firm will stop introducing pure-ICE models from next year with a range led by three EVs and three hybrids

23 March 2022
Nissan presents six-model line-up in push for electric mobility
Finance and corporate

Seat sales increase 10% but profitability takes hit

Seat and Cupra sold a combined 471,000 cars last year but suffered negative operating loss of €371 million

23 March 2022
Seat sales increase 10% but profitability takes hit
vw ev range
Volkswagen Group increased revenues 12% to €250bn (£208bn) on last year
Dealership, sales and marketing

How the Volkswagen Group triumphed in a tough year

Focusing its efforts into higher-margin premium brands resulted in increased revenue for German giant

23 March 2022
How the Volkswagen Group triumphed in a tough year
Dealership, sales and marketing

Skoda to launch new brand identity in September

Firm describes the decision as “the most dramatic change for Skoda since joining the Volkswagen Group"

22 March 2022
Skoda to launch new brand identity in September
Finance and corporate

Skoda achieves sales return of 6.1% despite reduced deliveries

Czech manufacturer delivered 878,200 new cars and received €17.7 billion in revenue during 2021

22 March 2022
Skoda achieves sales return of 6.1% despite reduced deliveries
Dealership, sales and marketing

Autocar Business podcast: what the retail agency model means for the car industry

Senior executives from across the business discuss how the agency model will affect OEMs, retailers and customers

21 March 2022
Autocar Business podcast: what the retail agency model means for the car industry
Steel Press
Pressing steel is a monumental and costly undertaking
Tech, development and manufacturing

Volume down, profits up: the radical new ways of mass-building cars

New routes to market are being opened up by a switch from steel to composite panels

21 March 2022
Volume down, profits up: the radical new ways of mass-building cars
Tech, development and manufacturing

Porsche CEO: "up to us" to replace 1000 cars lost in ship fire

Porsche confirms losses from Felicity Ace sinking after Lamborghini and Bentley pledged to replace 215 destroyed cars

18 March 2022
Porsche CEO: "up to us" to replace 1000 cars lost in ship fire
Dealership, sales and marketing

How the agency model is shaking up the car retail industry

Manufacturers like Polestar and Mercedes-Benz are using a new sales model, giving direct access to customers

18 March 2022
How the agency model is shaking up the car retail industry

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