Takahiro Hachigo, Bodo Uebber, Carlos Ghosn.
“We will make a plug-in hybrid type available for our major models and increase the number of models sequentially.”
Honda Motor President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo comments on the carmaker’s plan to electrify or hybridise two thirds of its line-up by 2030.
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“We will make a plug-in hybrid type available for our major models and increase the number of models sequentially.”
Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber is talking about the U.S. market, where consumers currently tend to prefer bigger cars and trucks, as petrol prices are low. This back and forth is making it difficult for carmakers to meet fuel-efficiency standards.
wsj.com
“This is the only market where people are reacting on the fuel price.”
Carlos Ghosn, head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, gets political, as he comments on the possible Brexit. The Nissan Leaf is currently being built in the UK, which will vote on whether it wants stay in the EU or not.
fleetnews.co.uk
“Our preference as a business is, of course, that the UK stays within Europe – it makes the most sense for jobs, trade and costs.”
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