Thatcher forged lasting imprint on Europe's luxury brands

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, April 9

Richard Johnson is managing editor of Automotive News.

Britain's auto industry changed dramatically on Maggie Thatcher's watch. Japanese carmakers began setting up assembly plants in the UK in the 1980s, starting with Nissan in Sunderland in 1986. It was Europe's first Japan transplant and was a particular triumph for the Iron Lady.
Thatcher died on Monday at age 87.
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Britain's Iron Lady forged lasting imprint on Europe's luxury brands

Posted 4:07 pm U.S. ET, April 8
Britain's auto industry changed dramatically on Maggie Thatcher's watch. Japanese carmakers began setting up assembly plants in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, starting with Nissan in Sunderland in the North East of England in 1986. It was Europe's first Japan transplant and was a particular triumph for the Iron Lady.
Thatch ...
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Volvo's new CEO Samuelsson learning the ropes

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Jan. 15
DETROIT -- Hakan Samuelsson, the new Volvo CEO, was not at all what I expected when he turned up for his first Detroit auto show.
He looked more like Volvo's chief designer --tieless, sport jacket, casual pants, easygoing manner.
Four months into his new job, the 61-year-old Swede asked as ...
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Volvo's new CEO Samuelsson learning the ropes

Posted 11:14 am U.S. ET, Jan. 14
DETROIT -- Hakan Samuelsson, the new Volvo CEO, was not at all what I expected when he turned up last night for his first Detroit auto show.
He looked more like Volvo's chief designer --tieless, sport jacket, casual pants, easygoing manner.
Four months into his new job, the 61-year-old Swed ...
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Boch relaxes, rocks on for Subaru

Posted 6:05 pm U.S. ET, Sept. 18
NEW YORK -- Ernie Boch was at the Automotive News Marketing Seminar looking more like a rock star than a big-time car dealer.
Of course, he IS a kind of rock star up in the Boston area. And he really has a rock band. But Boch, 54, used to dress up like a rocker to play occasional gigs with his group. Now he sports long hair ...
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Why Mazda is headed in the right direction in U.S., Mexico

Posted 9:41 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 19
MONTEREY, Calif. -- What with financial losses and job reductions at Mazda North American Operations, Jim O'Sullivan has had a tough year.
"But we are headed in the right direction again," said Mazda's top U.S. executive during the classic car festivities this weekend.
The company swung ...
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Lincoln's next step is a compact crossover

Posted 4:45 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 18
MONTEREY, Calif. -- The next step in the reinvention of Lincoln is no baby step, it's a compact crossover.
Lincoln is focusing its efforts on luxury's twin towers -- the huge and ever-expanding C segment sedan and crossover categories, usually classified by BMW's 3 series on one side and the Lexus RX on the other. And Linco ...
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