Finance and corporate

Electric vehicle group Ideanomics invests in European battery firm

Inobat, a battery supplier based in Slovakia, receives multi-million-euro investment from American group

5 January 2022
Electric vehicle group Ideanomics invests in European battery firm
Finance and corporate

Stock take: Will the markets continue to back start-ups like Rivian?

Nascent EV firms have been attaining astronomical valuations for several years now, led by Tesla. Will it carry on forever?

5 January 2022
Stock take: Will the markets continue to back start-ups like Rivian?
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Volvo's new president and CEO Jim Rowan
Finance and corporate

Volvo names ex-Dyson boss as new president and CEO

Jim Rowan will take the helm at Volvo in March as Håkan Samuelsson steps down after nearly a decade

4 January 2022
Volvo names ex-Dyson boss as new president and CEO
Finance and corporate

Winners and losers in the 2021 UK car market

After another 12 months of adversity, our end-of-year report reveals which car makers in the UK stood firm and which have it all to do

31 December 2021
Winners and losers in the 2021 UK car market
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Michael Leiters
Finance and corporate

Ferrari tech boss Michael Leiters leaves in management shuffle

Manufacturing boss Vincenzo Regazzoni and brand diversification officer Nicola Boari also depart

21 December 2021
Ferrari tech boss Michael Leiters leaves in management shuffle
Finance and corporate

Albert Biermann retires, will continue to advise Hyundai

The former BMW M Division lead is leaving the industry after more than three decades

17 December 2021
Albert Biermann retires, will continue to advise Hyundai
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Skoda boss Thomas Schäfer will become Volkswagen brand COO
Finance and corporate

Skoda CEO Thomas Schäfer to become Volkswagen boss

Shuffle of high-ranking VW Group officials sees Schäfer replace Ralf Brandstätter at Volkswagen

9 December 2021
Skoda CEO Thomas Schäfer to become Volkswagen boss
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VW Group CEO Herbert Diess
Finance and corporate

Report: Herbert Diess to continue as Volkswagen Group CEO

Reuters reports Diess will stay on and Volkswagen brand boss Ralf Brandstätter will take on extra duties

7 December 2021
Report: Herbert Diess to continue as Volkswagen Group CEO
Finance and corporate

Volkswagen Group moves step closer to acquiring Europcar

VW and partners will buy rental firm for €2.9 billion (£2.4 billion) at 50 cents per share in mobility service push

25 November 2021
Volkswagen Group moves step closer to acquiring Europcar
Finance and corporate

Stellantis boss Alison Jones appointed SMMT president

Jones replaces Horiba MIRA chairman George Gillespie and becomes first female president

24 November 2021
Stellantis boss Alison Jones appointed SMMT president

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