Audi expects to sell more than 1.7 million cars in 2014 even as sales momentum in some emerging markets slows, CEO Rupert Stadler said.
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Mercedes luxury car sales drive faces speed bump in China
By Tom Mitchell in Beijing
When Daimler decided to post a board member to Beijing for the first time, it did so with a simple mandate: repair long-running operational problems at the German company’s Mercedes-Benz unit in China and close the gap with BMW and Volkswagen’s Audi.
Has Carlos Ghosn created Tough times for himself
It has been a tough 13 months for Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. Since August 2013 he has had three highly skilled leaders leave the alliance. Nissan Chief Planning Officer Andy Palmer is the latest 50-something executive to depart.
Andy Palmer leaves Nissan to become Aston Martin CEO
Andy Palmer, the car-guy chief planning officer at Nissan, who was once tipped as a possible future CEO, is leaving the company to head UK sports car maker Aston Martin.
Europe business chamber: China won’t force foreign suppliers to form JVs
The European trade body in China said Beijing is not planning to force foreign suppliers operating in the country to form local joint ventures, dismissing a report last week that had stirred concern among European firms.
Germany’s Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper reported that China had urged three German suppliers to form partnerships with local rivals, citing the head of German parts supplier ElringKlinger.
