FOLLOW UP: VW APPEALS DUTCH CLASS-ACTION RULING
Volkswagen has appealed a Dutch court ruling that gave compensation to owners of new and second-hand VW Group cars that were fitted with defeat device software. VW is adamant that the owners have suffered no financial loss in owning a car judged to have been fitted with the naughty software. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.
FOLLOW UP: GHOSN ESCAPE TEAM SENTENCED IN JAPAN
Father and son, Michael and Phillip Taylor, have been sentenced by a Japanese court to two years and one year eight months respectively. They had previously admitted their guilt and expressed their regret in their actions. To read more, click here for the BBC News article.
MCLAREN RECEIVES CASH INJECTION
McLaren has announced that it has received an injection of £550 million from current and new investors, which will be mainly used to push their electrification plans forward. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
STELLANTIS ANNOUNCED AGENCY SHIFT TO DEALERSHIPS
Stellantis announced a “consultation”, which seems to be stretching definitions, by informing their franchise dealerships that it will be moving to an ‘agency-style’ retail model. The existing dealerships will be categorised A, B or C, with A remaining, B having to have a long chat with them and C being booted out. Only time will tell if they go down a big franchise or smaller, more independent, dealership route. To read more, click this link here from AM Online.
PARIS MOTOR SHOW RETURNS IN 2022
The Paris Motor Show will return in 2022, with new partner Equip Auto, the trade equivalent, after a four year absence. The question will be how many manufacturers turn up. To find out more, click the Autocar link here.
GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REASSURE MOTORISTS
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has moved to reassure motorists that the Government is not anti-car or demonising drivers. However, they want us to use transport that does not harm the environment or people’s health. Added to this, classic car owners were told that they will be able to use their vehicles for years to come, with no plans to ban them from the road. To read more, click firstly here for the YesAuto article and then click here for the second article which is from Hagerty.
EU PROPOSED BAN ON ALL NON ZERO-EMISSION CARS FROM 2035
A proposal has been put forward for the EU to ban...
