Douglas A. Bolduc

Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
The future of the European automotive industry looks bright because of the strength of the young executives who are making huge strides forward. ...

M-B redesigned S class with China in mind
The redesigned Mercedes-Benz S class made its world debut last week in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for 49 percen ...

How a pope inspired Zetsche to become a Mercedes man
A religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz. ...

How a pope inspired Zetsche to become a Mercedes man
A religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz. ...

Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai?
The new Mercedes-Benz S class made its world premiere today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for nearly half of al ...

Mercedes makes new S class leaner, greener
The new Mercedes-Benz S class is 100kg lighter than the model it will replace and its greenest variant will emit less CO2 than a Smart ForTwo. ...

Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai?
The new Mercedes-Benz S class makes its world premier today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for nearly half of al ...

Audi outsells BMW brand globally for 2nd time in 4 months
Audi has won rounds two and four of its 12-round fight with BMW brand, but the world luxury-car champ is still ahead on the overall scorecard. ...

Audi outsells BMW brand globally for 2nd time in 4 months
Audi has won rounds two and four of its 12-round fight with BMW brand, but the world luxury-car champ is still ahead on the overall scorecard. ...

Honeywell chooses Hahn to head auto division
Honeywell has named Terrence Hahn president and CEO of its Transportation Systems division, which is a leading maker of turbocharges that counts on Europe for more than h ...

Citroen reinvents itself
Peugeot and Citroen have suffered for years because car buyers have trouble distinguishing one brand from the other. Citroen CEO Frederic Banzet is determined to change t ...

Growing Audi demand prompts TRW to boost output at new Romania plant
TRW will boost production at a new eastern European factory on growing demand from Audi and other automakers. The U.S. ...

Audi April sales up 7% on China, U.S.
Audi sales rose 7 percent in April to 133,500 vehicles on strong demand in China and the United States, pushing four-month sales to 503,000. ...

Green group spills oil; makes confusing point on CO2
Green lobby group T&E has released a YouTube video that it hopes will put pressure on lawmakers to prevent them from weakening Europe's passenger-car CO2 target of 95 gra ...

Volvo CEO sees more tough times for Europe
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson is bracing for more tough times in Europe, where the automaker's sales fell 15 percent in the first quarter. ...

Porsche's March sales rise 19.8% on strong German, U.S. demand
Porsche said today its global vehicle sales rose 19.8 percent to a record 14,494 units in March on strong demand in Germany, the United States and China. ...

Audi sets March and first-quarter sales records
Audi said today it increased global vehicle sales 3 percent in March to a record 147,700 because of strong demand for its SUVs. ...

Porsche's plug-in Panamera to start at 110,400 euros
Porsche will begin sales of its first plug-in hybrid in July with prices starting at 110,409 euros in Germany. The 416-hp Panamera S E-Hybrid will debut in China this mon ...

Ex-Audi sales boss to head Mini, Rolls
BMW Group has named former Audi sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer as its board member in charge of Mini, Rolls-Royce, BMW motorcycles and group aftersales. ...

BMW appoints ex-Audi sales chief Schwarzenbauer chief of Mini, Rolls
BMW Group has hired Peter Schwarzenbauer, the former Audi sales chief, to head its Mini and Rolls-Royce brands and named Harald Krueger as its new head of production. ...

BMW names ex-Audi sales chief Schwarzenbauer boss of Mini, Rolls
BMW Group has hired Peter Schwarzenbauer, the former Audi sales chief, to head its Mini and Rolls-Royce brands and named Harald Krueger as its new head of production. ...

Jaguar Land Rover bullish on Europe
Jaguar Land Rover head of European operations Bernhard Kuhnt sees a positive 2013 for both UK brands in Europe because of strong demand for the recently launched new Rang ...

LaFerrari and Golf were Geneva Web winners
Ferrari's new supercar and Volkswagen's award-winning top seller were the big Web winners from this year's Geneva auto show, according to a study. ...

VW marries massages, movies & maintenance
For most people in the Western world, going to the dealership is like going to the dentist. The visit is considered a success as long as it is quick and painless. ...

Ford calls for mutual U.S.-Europe auto standards in trade deal
Ford wants trade tariffs between the U.S. and Europe removed and believes the two markets' regulators should accept each other's safety and environmental standards. ...