HP has measured engine power for years – but has its day come? We’re all familiar with the merits of a 250hp engine alongside 200hp one. We know a 75hp ...
NISSAN is going to be the first big brand to launch an electric car in the UK, with the radical and potentially game-changing LEAF. It is a bold move by ...
TORQUE Talking is not only the name of fine industry man Duncan Forrester’s blog, it’s also what I like talking, when I’m not discussing ride. Oh, believe me, it’s a ...
ELECTRIC car owners suffer from range anxiety – that of worrying that the batteries will run out before your journey does. As I run diesel long-termers which, with a full ...
CITROEN wants to become Europe’s third-largest brand. No, I’m not sure how, either. Right now, it’s seventh-largest. Sixth? Its partner, Peugeot. So, a right old odd statement for new chief ...
Saab and Volvo: two very different companies indeed: “Volvo has 20,000 employees, Saab at the death had 3500. In 2010 Volvo produced 375,000 cars, Saab in its final year managed just 32,000. And Saab’s $940m turnover was dwarfed by the $16.7bn generated by Volvo.”
That’s why Ford paid $6.45bn for Volvo in 1999 - yet GM’s entire stake in Saab cost just $725m…