Daily Archives: June 19, 2014

JLR to build Evoque and Freelander SUVs in China plant

JLR to build Evoque and Freelander SUVs in China plant

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to build the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Freelander SUVs in the company’s new China plant, a source said.

Global automakers split on ‘green car’ strategy

Global automakers split on 'green car' strategy

By Peter Brieger

Global automakers are locked in a showdown evoking the video format wars of the 1980s, as they bet on what eco-friendly vehicles will prevail in the battle for dominance of the burgeoning low-emissions sector.

BMW plans multi-billion cost cuts program

BMW plans multi-billion cost cuts program

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has hired management consultants from McKinsey to help draw up cost cuts aimed at saving between €3 billion to €4 billion ($4 billion to $5.4 billion) a year, a German business magazine said.

BMW sees big auto finance growth potential in China

BMW sees big auto finance growth potential in China

BMW Group has received a big boost from its consumer finance company, AFC, which was launched in China in 2010, and the carmaker sees potential for the unit to grow further in the market.

€24 is Minimum CO2 price needed to curb warming

€24 is Minimum CO2 price needed to curb warming - Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal fired Morgantown Generating Station, on May 29, 2014 in Newburg, Maryland

A global carbon price of at least €24 ($32) per tonne is needed by 2015 to apply an effective brake on global warming — almost five times today’s European market rate, a study said Monday.