France

After a more than 13% year-on-year (y-o-y) drop in its new vehicle sales and a subsequent decrease in its market share from 5.4% in 2010 to 4.9% during 2011 in the UK, France's PSA... 2012-01-26

An 18% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in new car sales in France during December 2011 bodes ill for domestic carmakers PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault, both of which ended 2011 as significant... 2012-01-03

Cumulative new passenger car sales in France just about managed to remain in positive growth territory during the first ten months of 2011, growing 0.4% on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis... 2011-11-10

French tyre manufacturer Michelin is selling its 9.98% stake in its South Korean counterpart Hankook Tire, a move which will help it raise close to US$610mn. BMI believes the move comes... 2011-11-08

A 2.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) fall in PSA Peugeot Citroën's global sales and a 1.6% y-o-y decline in revenue from its core Automotive Division to EUR9.3bn during Q311 have brought the... 2011-10-27

Inergy Automotive Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of France's Plastic Omnium, has entered into a joint venture with Russia-based Detalstroykonstruktsiya in a deal which will make... 2011-10-20

France could be spearheading the overall move towards electric vehicle (EV) ownership in Europe. Reports in Le Figaro have revealed that the French government is looking to acquire... 2011-10-03