Pat Cox, Håkan Samuelsson, Mike Jackson.
“They are probably taking a hit of 50 to 100,000 euros per unit in order to achieve that roll-out.”
In his speech at the Challenge Bibendum in Chendgu, former EU President Pat Cox spoke about Toyota’s fuel cell vehicle, which is just about to launch in Japan.
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“They are probably taking a hit of 50 to 100,000 euros per unit in order to achieve that roll-out.”
Volvo president and CEO Håkan Samuelsson says the carmaker will stick to its four-cylinder and twin-engine strategy, even in the U.S., a market that favours the V8.
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“The question is how long is the V8 going to last once cars have to produce an average of 95g/km? If you want 400bhp, we can give you 400bhp but no one needs it all the time so we provide the power using batteries and meet emissions targets with plug-in hybrids.”
Mike Jackson, CEO at AutoNation, is talking about Tesla selling directly to customers. He says that auto-dealer efforts to ban all direct sales by Tesla state by state are “unnecessary protectionism.”
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“If Elon Musk wants to make a mistake and go with an inefficient distribution system, that’s his right as an American.”
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