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Success in the automotive sector is often assessed based on numbers alone, meaning whoever has the most sales is considered the best at the game. However, there are many metrics by which we can measure success in this industry, some of which measure transparency, ethics, inclusiveness, and customer service. Taking time to focus on these elements is not only important for running a business in good standing; they are also essential to achieving sales in the long term.
On this episode of Inside Automotive, host Shyann Malone is joined by Ashlee Church, general manager at Volkswagen of Marion, located in
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France is considering a merger between the two automakers to strengthen its grip on the sector and counter Chinese and German competition, Il Messaggero said.
Shares in Renault initially rose more than 4 percent on Monday, with traders citing media speculation over the potential combination. They pared gains to 1 percent after Elkann’s comments.
After abandoning Russia, at the time its second-largest market after France, following Western sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, and reducing the scope of its global cooperation with Nissan, Renault has been seen as a potential M&A target.
Speculation intensified after an electric vehicle market slowdown
Volvo Cars had its best sales month ever in March, largely because of strong sales of its new EX30 battery-electric small SUV.
The automaker sold 78,970 cars in March, a rise of 25 percent compared to the same month last year. That is the most vehicles Volvo has sold globally in a single month in its 97-year history, the company said.
The previous record was 78,761 cars sold in December 2020.
The catalyst was the EX30. Volvo’s most affordable model, starting at €37,240 in Germany, accounted for 55 percent of the company’s 15,838-unit increase in sales last month compared with
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MEUDON, France — Stellantis plans to base seven models on a fifth, low-cost platform, an executive for the automaker said, as it prepares to compete against an expected ‘flood’ of cheap Chinese electric cars into Europe.
The group, created in 2021 through the merger of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has said production of all its 14 brands would converge over time onto four platforms – Small, Medium, Large and Frame.
However the new Citroen e-C3 that Stellantis revealed on Tuesday is based on the so-called “Smart Car” platform, derived from PSA’s CMP platform, to help the automaker sell