French carmakers poised for scramble to reclaim Iran
PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Peugeot and Renault are among Western firms sending executives to an automotive conference that opens in Iran on Saturday - firing the starting gun on a more...
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Peugeot’s CEO prepares to step aside for Dongfeng deal: sources
PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen is interviewing candidates to replace Chief Executive Philippe Varin, after Chinese partner Dongfeng said a deeper alliance under negotiation should be accompanied by management...
GM-Peugeot setbacks set scene for Dongfeng deal push
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - General Motors scaled back cooperation with Peugeot months into their alliance and later turned down a government-backed merger, leaving China's Dongfeng as the French carmaker's last hope,...
Analysis: Fiat chief’s dealmaking record at stake with Chrysler offering
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne's decision to push ahead with a Chrysler IPO he does not want has raised the stakes in a buyout dispute with the U.S....
Carmakers fear European recovery could take years
GENEVA (Reuters) - Europe's ailing car market has weakened further in recent months and with no signs of recovery, some industry leaders hope governments will relax their opposition to plant...
Analysis: Daimler CEO Zetsche unveils his last-chance saloon
GENEVA (Reuters) - Embattled Daimler AG boss Dieter Zetsche will this week defend his strategy - and his job - by unveiling a new Mercedes seen as key to the...
Declining January car sales sink European upturn hopes
PARIS (Reuters) - Car sales extended their declines in France, Spain and Italy last month, data showed on Friday, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon....
Global car industry sharpens U.S. focus for 2013
PARIS/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. car market's rebound may be slowing - but it still looks like the best bet to many of the global industry's top brass as they...
GM-Peugeot drop car plan from re-jigged alliance
PARIS (Reuters) - General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen , daunted by likely political roadblocks, scrapped plans for a joint mid-size car program within their nascent alliance while adding engine...
Renault prepared for suicides in “spygate” scandal
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault , which brought scandal upon itself by falsely accusing executives of spying, had prepared draft statements in case they killed themselves, it emerged on...