This is how Brembo accelerates with Chinese companies
Joint venture with the Chinese company. The Brembo group of the Bombassei family is accelerating on electronic braking systems for next-generation cars in the world’s most important automotive market. Stock surges at Piazza Affari. In the background, new M&A operations as Brembo pushes on software and innovation.
In Dresden, Volkswagen speeds away, are the Chinese from BYD arriving?
For Volkswagen, the closure of the Dresden factory known as the Gläserne Manufaktur was particularly painful because it was the first in 88 years of history: now, however, there is the added disgrace of seeing it end up in the hands of the Chinese company Byd.
The surge of electric cars in Europe. Guardian report
The war in Iran has caused gasoline prices in Europe to skyrocket, leading to a record surge in searches for electric cars on major marketplaces. The transition to electric is accelerating for economic reasons, not environmental ones. The Guardian article.
Ford pokes fun at Trump over Chinese cars in the United States.
Ford wants to prevent Chinese cars from entering the United States, or there will be “devastating” consequences for domestic manufacturing. Chinese electric vehicles are already in Mexico and Canada, and Trump is not opposed to opening plants on American soil. All the details.
The surge in gasoline prices reignites interest in electric cars. FT report
Record gasoline prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East are increasing interest in electric cars in Europe, with more test drives and research, although the industry is wondering if this momentum will last. The Financial Times article.
How are Byd’s profits doing?
Byd recorded its first profit decline in four years in 2025, caused by the price war in China and six months of declining sales. The Chinese group is now urgently focusing on global expansion to compensate for the loss of domestic market share.
Will Stellantis onboard other Chinese companies after Leapmotor?
According to rumors promptly denied by the Franco-Italian Group, Stellantis is reportedly trying to forge an alliance with several Chinese brands: know-how in exchange for sharing production facilities. Asian companies would thus gain access to a widespread industrial system while avoiding Western restrictions on Chinese technology. But the rumors go further, suggesting a possible division of the American and European operations of the giant chaired by Elkann, and they again raise the possibility of the partial sale of Maserati.
Are the Austrian police electric cars already out of charge?
After just two years, the Austrian police refuse to continue patrolling with electric cars: too many technical problems. At present, the old combustion engine remains the best choice.
What Factorial does (and who founded it), Stellantis’ partner on new batteries
Stellantis has announced an agreement with Factorial Energy for the development of solid-state batteries. Here are the managers, partners, and associates of the company.
