Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021
In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky
General Motors cuts ties with Teneo after Declan Kelly misconduct allegations
PR firm left trying to reassure staff and clients
Fintan O’Toole: Biden can make America great again only by making it green
Donald Trump boasted of not having started a war. But he did: a war on nature
European shares flat as investors eye US earnings season
Banking stocks rise in Dublin, boosted by upbeat broker report from Deutsche Bank
General Motors loses rising star after shock move to Stripe
Financial chief Dhivya Suryadevara one of car industry’s few senior woman executives
GM to restart production as BMW warns of long-term Covid impact
US car-maker to begin gradual reopening of North American plants from May 18th
House of Representatives passes $2 trillion stimulus package for faltering economy
Donald Trump signs Bill for unprecedented aid package as over 85,000 test positive for coronavirus
GM sees strong full year as profit motors past expectations
New pick-up trucks drive strong earnings as company steps up efforts to cut costs
GM creates ride hailing platform as it readies robo-cabs
Carmaker has also built one of the largest charging stations in US for electric cars
Who will lead the car industry in a time of big changes?
Next generation of CEOs may be a different breed to today’s carmaking stars
General Motors looks to trucks and SUVs to rev up margins
US car maker ‘not overly concerned about inflation’ amid stockmarket wobbles
General Motors’ investors reject hedge fund restructuring proposals
Car giant’s shareholders close off challenge from Greenlight Capital to reshape the board
Planet Business: Snap lottery, Dublin’s ‘Sobo’ and GM’s European exit
Plugging the capital’s Liffey and Grand Canal locale while Adidas goes on fitness regime
PSA and Opel - who wins, who loses?
The proposed takeover of Opel by the French owners of Peugeot and Citroen has wider ramifications for the motor industry
Donald Trump attacks GM over Chevy Cruze production in Mexico
Threat of ‘big border tax’ comes as Ford cancels plans for $1.6bn Mexico plant and adds jobs in Michigan
Donald Trump hoping to halt slide in final presidential debate
Obama chides Trump for voter fraud claim, telling Republican to ‘stop whining’
GM boss advises firms to keep steering wheels and brakes in self-driving cars
Mary Barra said General Motors will be at forefront of self-driving and ride-sharing market
Opel confirms electric future with Ampera-e
Re-badged Chevrolet Bolt will go on sale across Europe in 2017
General Motors, Lyft team up for self-driving car partnership
GM investing $500m in Uber rival to develop network of self-driving car network
$900m penalty for General Motors over deadly defect
Deal ends the criminal investigation into the company’s failure to disclose the defect, which killed at least 124 people
BMW rolls on despite mishap at start of motor show
European car sales increase 11.5 per cent year-on-year in August, industry data shows
Frankfurt Auto Show: a stunt, a surge, a stumble
Jaguar’s F-Pace SUV looped the loop, Porsche surged ahead in the electric-car race, but China was flagged as a tougher challenge in a gloomy economy
Frankfurt motor show: Big debuts but low-key feel
For all the new metal on show there is a sense of uncertainty about the motor industry’s future direction
Planet Business
Australia loses steam, Google adopts a smiling ‘e’ and the Fiat Chrysler boss gets huggy
General Motors spurns Fiat Chrysler’s merger approach
Sceptics say Fiat Chrysler needs GM more than vice versa
French, Spanish and Italian stock markets fall
Spain’s IBEX down 1% after ruling PP battered in elections
Detroit auto show hails return of power and luxury
Event expected to feature new models from Ford, Jaguar and Volvo
GM readies hands-free Cadillac for 2017 launch
New model will feature 'Super Cruise' technology that takes control of steering and acceleration
GM executives fired as CEO set to face Congress over recall scanadal
Inquiry will ask why carmaker failed to recall models in which airbags would not deploy
Planet Business
This week: The ‘glass closet’, inclusive capitalism and Goldman Sachs goes football crazy
Who’s the world’s most powerful woman? Angela, of course
German leader tops Forbes list of most influential women, followed by Yellen, Gates
General Motors files recall documents to safety agency
Company sends 200,000 pages to regulators on defective ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths
General Motors under fire in global recall row
US car maker accused of knowing of danger for almost a decade
Toyota reputation badly dented
Recent events have thrown a sinister light on the Japanese company’s recent actions
Time lost to blow-dries makes hair a feminist issue
The world’s most successful business women have impeccable hairdos
Planet Business
This week: Postal retreat, the first woman to run a global automaker and “CIO” explained
Markets slip as Christmas wind-down begins
Smurfit Kappa bounces back in quiet day on Dublin exchange
GM’s new CEO is America’s first female car chief
Head of product development Mary Barra joined US car giant at 18
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