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Break with the previous: JLR CEO Thierry Bollore is reimagining the longer term for JLR and its two premium manufacturers |
The information this week was dominated by bulletins of electrical automobile methods. Jaguar Land Rover stated its Jaguar model can be all-electric from 2025. Once you consider the Jaguar heritage and the V12 engines for the massive cats of yesteryear, it is clearly fairly a step. It does certainly represent a ‘reimagining’ of what Jaguar is and what it stands for. And there is no room for the XJ, a minimum of as we all know it.
Jaguar to go all-electric from 2025
Ford has additionally unveiled a brand new ramped-up electrification technique that features making all its passenger automobiles offered in Europe zero emissions succesful by mid-2026 and reworking its Cologne web site right into a hub for electrical automobile manufacturing.
Ford Cologne plant to change into EV manufacturing hub
Tesla isn’t out of the information and is reportedly seeking to increase its presence in India.
Tesla to increase Indian presence – presumably opening a brand new manufacturing facility
It is usually attention-grabbing to notice what the Mannequin S – simply up to date and nonetheless going robust – says about altering notions of product lifecycles.
Tesla’s up to date Mannequin S lays down gauntlet for rising EV challengers
China’s smaller OEMs are fairly busy with new product and particularly electrified merchandise…
Xpeng and Li – China’s rising electrical stars
What’s subsequent for William Bin Li’s Nio?
Normal Motors could have a competitor to the VW ID.4 obtainable within the US by the summer time.
GM targets e-SUV market with Bolt EUV
In one other signal of the occasions, the brand new Mitsubishi Outlander was unveiled on-line.
Amazon premiere for brand new Mitsubishi Outlander
And reviews advised that Kia within the US could have discovered itself in a spot of hassle with a ransomware gang. I’m guessing that many can empathise…
Kia in US ‘hit by ransomware assault’
Semiconductor shortages for automobile firms and their programs suppliers proceed. They must assume strategically about long-term wants and defending themselves.
Lengthy-term chips issues
There’s going to be a brand new man in cost at Honda. He is already speaking in regards to the want for quicker change and he says he isn’t averse to exploring collaborations with others. It is one more signal of the change crucial that the auto trade is now firmly greedy, existential threats extra distinguished than ever.
Toshihiro Mibe to change into Honda chief government
The challenges for companies presently are appreciable, as we’re all properly conscious. The pandemic is inflicting many firms to rein in prices and preserve money although. As volumes decide up in recovering markets, the underside line rapidly will get a carry. Daimler was an instance this week. It isn’t all doom and gloom.
Daimler 2020 internet revenue up 48%
Have a pleasant weekend.
Dave Leggett, Editor, just-auto.com
