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For Spanish auto workers, jobs come at a price
21/12/2012 - SPAIN

For Spanish auto workers, jobs come at a price

With the car industry offering rare prospects for investment in crisis-hit Spain, unions and workers are coming under intense pressure to accept working conditions previously deemed unthinkable.
Has Spain turned a corner in its economic crisis?
19/12/2012 - SPAIN

Has Spain turned a corner in its economic crisis?

The Spanish economy has plunged spectacularly in recent years, but financial analysts are now daring to believe the worst may be over. High unemployment has driven down wages and foreign companies are moving in, among them French car manufacturers Renault and PSA Citroën. Both have promised to develop production in Spain, even though PSA is making 8,000 people redundant in France. The end may be in sight for Spain - but at what cost to its neighbours?
Which candidate is offering Ohio auto workers the best future?
02/11/2012 - ELECTION EXPRESS

Which candidate is offering Ohio auto workers the best future?

With only four days until Election Day, the France 24 election express is in Toledo, Ohio, where the situation of the automobile industry is at the forefront of political debate.
French CEOs call for huge cuts to welfare charges
31/10/2012 - BUSINESS

French CEOs call for huge cuts to welfare charges

As the French government prepares to outline its strategy on improving business competitiveness amid runaway unemployment and zero economic growth, business leaders have called for radical action to reduce employment charges.
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Peugeot agrees to state support amid sales slump
24/10/2012 - AUTO INDUSTRY

Peugeot agrees to state support amid sales slump

PSA Peugeot Citroën waived dividends for three years in return for €7 billion in state guarantees on Wednesday amid rising debt and weak sales. The French auto giant reported that sales had slumped 3.9 percent in the third quarter.
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Renault prepared for staff suicides over spying scandal
13/10/2012 - FRANCE

Renault prepared for staff suicides over spying scandal

More than a year after French carmaker Renault found itself embroiled in an industrial espionage scandal, new documents show that the company had prepared statements in the event that the three employees blamed in the case committed suicide.
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Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini
28/09/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini

Markus Karlsson talks to the CEO of Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann, at the Paris Auto Show.
Ralph Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover
28/09/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Ralph Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover

Markus Karlsson talks to Ralph Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, at the Paris Auto Show.
US files WTO complaint against Chinese auto subsidies
17/09/2012 - WTO

US files WTO complaint against Chinese auto subsidies

The US filed a complaint at the World Trade Organisation Monday against China's subsidies to its auto sector, which President Barack Obama said "directly harm" American workers. China filed a countercomplaint against US duties on Chinese exports.
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Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis
27/07/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis

Recent job cuts at PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Air France, and Alcatel-Lucent have all shocked France, raising fears the country is losing its industry. Meanwhile, is Africa the rising continent? After decades of slow growth, the IMF predicts 6% growth across the continent in 2012. Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis, discusses all these issues in The Business Interview.
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