Novosti iz svijeta automobila

[Brandauer]

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[Koning]

Ford set to fire CEO Mark Fields as shares founder: source

Ford Motor Co is expected to announce the departure of Chief Executive Mark Fields in a broad management shake-up, a company source said - a move that reflects growing investor unease over the company's stock market performance and outlook.

Forbes and the New York Times reported that James Hackett, 62 and chairman of the Ford unit that works on autonomous vehicles, would take the helm. An announcement could come as early as Monday.

Ford shares are down nearly 40 percent since Fields, 56, took over three years ago, at the peak of the U.S. auto industry's recovery. Now, U.S. auto sales are slipping, and Ford's profit margins are trailing those of larger rival General Motors Co.

Ford's board of directors and Chairman Bill Ford Jr. have been unhappy with the company's performance, and sought more reassurance that investments in self-driving cars, electric vehicles and ride services would pay off. Details of further executive moves were not immediately clear. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the company was considering new assignments for some of Fields' top lieutenants.

"We are staying focused on our plan for creating value and profitable growth," a Ford spokesman in Europe said in response to the reports, declining to comment "on speculation or rumors".

The turbulence at Ford comes as all three Detroit automakers are under pressure to prove they can avoid losses as the U.S.auto market, source of the bulk of their profits, is slowing down after last year's record sales.

GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is fending off attacks from hedge fund Greenlight Capital and its leader, David Einhorn, who wants to install three new directors on the automaker's board, and split GM's stock into two classes. FiatChrysler Automobiles NV is fighting accusations by U.S. and California regulators that it used software to cheat on diesel emissions tests, and Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has so far been unsuccessful in his effort to find a merger partner for the company.

CHALLENGING TIMES

Fields outlined a variety of initiatives to confront challenges from technology companies such as Alphabet Inc that want to control a future of autonomous, data intensive vehicles.

"You have to have one foot in today... but also one foot in the future," Fields told reporters last month. "I think investors understand our strategy."

Among Fields' bets on technology is a plan to invest $1 billion over the next five years in tech startup Argo AI.

Ford has churned out strong profits under Fields, reporting a record $10.4 billion in pretax earnings in 2016. However, Ford dismayed investors earlier this year by forecasting lower profits for 2017 and higher costs for its investments in "emerging opportunities."

On Friday, Silicon Valley electric car maker Tesla Inc was valued at $51 billion, more than Ford's $43 billion. The contrast is a dramatic sign of how little confidence investors have that old-line automakers can transition to a future where software substitutes for pistons and transportation is sold by the mile or the minute.

At the same time, GM is turning up the pressure on Ford in the North American truck and sport utility business, the source of 90 percent of Ford's profits.

GM is gearing up an "onslaught" of trucks for the North American market, the automaker's President Dan Ammann told Reuters last week, including a new generation of the Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck that competes with Ford's primary profit machine, the F-series line of trucks.

Ford is moving to cut costs to offset declining U.S. sales. Last week, the automaker said it would cut 1,400 salaried jobs in North America and Asia through voluntary early retirement and other financial incentives.

Fields earned $22.1 million in 2016.

(Reporting by David Shepherdson and Joe White in Detroit, Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru, Andreas Cremer in Berlin; Editing by Clara Ferreira Marques and Edwina Gibbs)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-fo...-idUSKBN18I0LK

[El Mariachi]

Dosta novosti vezanih za Volvo.

Prema JD Powers studiji, za nove automobile do 3 mjeseca starosti, Volvo je zavrsio tek na 31 mjestu od ukupno 33 proizvodjaca.

Polestar postaje zaseban brend za proizvodnju EV vozila kao odgovor na Teslu.

Kinezi koji drze Volvo, kupuju i Lotus tj odlucujuci udio Lotusa.

[JKD01]

Subaru Impreza ima europsku premijeru tek najesen, skoro godinu dana nakon sjeverne Amerike.

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/07/all...-european.html

[JKD01]

Ferrari će izgleda, ipak raditi SUV

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2017/7/7...-2021-7740019/

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2017/7/1...Doors-7740184/

[JKD01]

Smart Cars Are Really Dumb When It Comes To Automatic Car Washes

[JKD01]

Renault-Nissan grupa prodali više automobila od VAG u prvih 6 mjeseci.

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/07/ren...-in-first.html

[8T8]

JKD01 kaže:

Renault-Nissan grupa prodali više automobila od VAG u prvih 6 mjeseci.

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/07/ren...-in-first.html

Vezano uz prodajne rezultate, gadan pad Hyundai-KIA u prvih 6 mjeseci u odnosu na prošlu godinu - s 3,86 milijuna u 2016. pali na 3,32. Nikad, a pratim ih dosta dugo nisu imali pad niti na polovici godine niti na kraju (znali su samo imati jedan ili dva mjeseca lošija u odnosu na prethodnu godinu).

[gaff_]

Mislim da su oni ispušili zbog Kine, negdje sam pročitao da su u nekoj svađi i da imaju pad u Kini zbog toga.
Osim toga i tržite J.Koreje je u padu ove godine, dok SAD stagnira...

[JKD01]

[gaff_]

Odlična prodaja Tipa i 3008ice. Malo sam razočaran Meganom, vjerovatno dio prodaje mu je uzeo Kadjar...

[JKD01]

Ford Claims Lynk & CO Sounds Too Much Like Lincoln

[hasnfefer]

Ford se brine što će biti kada jeftini Volvo dođe na tržište, a ne zbog imena. Ford ionako ne valja, nije mi krivo što će ih kinezi prestići.

[X-Plosiv]

hasnfefer kaže:

Ford se brine što će biti kada jeftini Volvo dođe na tržište, a ne zbog imena. Ford ionako ne valja, nije mi krivo što će ih kinezi prestići.

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[gaff_]

[gaff_]

Opel ne baš nešto impresivan, a ima relativno svježu gamu(osim Corse). Ne smatram lošim potezom ovo preuzimanje od strane PSA, al mislim da će Opel nažalost imati priličan pad kroz godinu-dvije. S druge strane mislim da će ih PSA napraviti isto tako brzo profitabilnima...

[MLADJO]

Mercedes sa novom E klasom i GLC Coupeom radi fantastičan posao...

...isto kao i BMW sa novom 5-icom.

[hasnfefer]

gaff_ kaže:

Opel ne baš nešto impresivan, a ima relativno svježu gamu(osim Corse). Ne smatram lošim potezom ovo preuzimanje od strane PSA, al mislim da će Opel nažalost imati priličan pad kroz godinu-dvije. S druge strane mislim da će ih PSA napraviti isto tako brzo profitabilnima...

Opel će imati pad prodaje i dalje iz dva razloga. Stariji modeli (Corsa) će se sve manje prodavati, a zamjenski modeli (Peugeotova Corsa, ili kako će se već zvati) će se prodavati lošije nego što se prodavala do sada. Zatim će ista sudbina zadesiti Astru, pa Insigniu. Već prvi Peugeotov Opel je otišao u krivom smjeru.

[europe2seoul]

hasnfefer kaže:

Opel će imati pad prodaje i dalje iz dva razloga. Stariji modeli (Corsa) će se sve manje prodavati, a zamjenski modeli (Peugeotova Corsa, ili kako će se već zvati) će se prodavati lošije nego što se prodavala do sada. Zatim će ista sudbina zadesiti Astru, pa Insigniu. Već prvi Peugeotov Opel je otišao u krivom smjeru.

Manje vise tocno zboris. Ako netko hoce Peugeot kupiti ce Peugeot. Opel je tu bio kontra balans ako nisi htio nesto od VW-a. Zasto bi kupio prepakirani Peugeot sa Opel znackom?

[hasnfefer]

To je to. Pretpostavljam da će najjači pad biti na njemačkom i austrijskom tržištu, koja su do sada bila najbolji teren za Opel. Sva ostala prodaja je zanemariva. Peugeot bi mogao možda izvući nešto na kineskom tržištu, ali ne znam kako tamo dišu kupci, pa ne mogu o tome.