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Laurence Frost

ARTICLES BY LAURENCE FROST

Airlines are now considering options ranging from a large plug-in freezer that can cost about as much as a small car to a multi-layered canister that uses liquid nitrogen to ship vaccines requiring a deep freeze. (Photo: AFP)

Covid-19: Airlines scramble to prepare for ultra-cold vaccine distribution

3 min read . 18 Nov 2020

Air India’s flights from Delhi to the US and Europe were rerouted through Ahmedabad and Mumbai due to the restrictions over Pakistan airspace on Wednesday. (Bloomberg)

Airlines call for covid-19 tests before all international flights

1 min read . 22 Sept 2020

Airlines, hotels and cruise operators are beginning to dip into $73 billion of back-up cash facilities and new loans, as the coronavirus hammers global travel demand. (Bloomberg)

Airlines seek emergency aid as coronavirus brings industry to near-halt

3 min read . 16 Mar 2020

A deal could also have profound repercussions for Renault’s 20-year-old alliance with Nissan.

Fiat Chrysler, Renault eye $35 billion deal to form 3rd largest carmaker

2 min read . 28 May 2019

Nissan Infiniti to become predominantly electric car brand: CEO Hiroto Saikawa

1 min read . 18 Jan 2018

Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche said the auto industry needs a ‘clear and foreseeable time frame’ for emissions goals beyond 2021, when a new limit of 95 gm of CO2 per km is due to enter force. Photo: AP

EU carmakers offer conditional 20% CO2 cut by 2030

1 min read . 13 Sept 2017

Renault’s sales advanced to 1.88 million light vehicles in January-June, four times the rate of the global auto market’s 2.6% expansion. Photo: AFP

Renault drives on to record sales as product offensive pays

1 min read . 17 Jul 2017

President Hassan Rouhani during a ceremony marking the beginning of manufacturing of new Iran Khodro products, Dena+ and Peugeot 2008, in Tehran on 2 May. Photo: Reuters

Absent from US, French carmakers Renault, PSA drive into Iran election

5 min read . 17 May 2017

Fiat Chrysler vehicles were among those that recorded the highest NOx emissions under non-standard testing regimes designed to detect banned engine software cheats. Photo: Bloomberg

French prosecutor opens Fiat Chrysler emissions investigation

1 min read . 22 Mar 2017

The negotiations had encountered problems over GM demands that a PSA-owned Opel be barred from competing against its own Chevrolet lineup in markets including China. Photo: Reuters

Peugeot poised to buy General Motors’ Opel, creating European car giant

2 min read . 05 Mar 2017

Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn during the presentation of the French carmaker Renault’s 2016 annual results at their headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

Renault-Nissan ready to merge if France exits stake: CEO Carlos Ghosn

1 min read . 10 Feb 2017

The partnership will also build car engines and transmissions under a separate manufacturing deal with AVTEC, another CK Birla company. Photo: Reuters

French Carmaker PSA returns to India with Birla manufacturing deal

1 min read . 25 Jan 2017

In Europe, green cars benefit increasingly from subsidies, tax breaks and other perks, while combustion engines face mounting penalties including driving and parking restrictions. Photo: Reuters

China, Europe drive shift to electric cars as US lags

3 min read . 15 Jan 2017

Carmakers that have spent a decade shrinking engine capacities to meet emissions goals are now being forced into a costly U-turn. Photo: Reuters

Carmakers forced back to bigger engines in new emissions era

4 min read . 14 Oct 2016

Toyota drops diesel from new model, signals likely phase-out

1 min read . 29 Sept 2016

French carmaker PSA said on Thursday a partnership with a US 3D printing start-up would lead to cheaper production of whole vehicle structures as well as parts for its models. Photo: Reuters

Peugeot inks 3D printing deal aimed at cutting car costs

1 min read . 15 Sept 2016

A file photo shows anti-fraud activists blocking an entrance at Societe Generale’s Paris headquarters as part of a protest accusing the French bank of ties to Panama Papers. Photo: AP

Societe Generale headquarters searched in Panama Papers probe

1 min read . 10 Apr 2016

The Nissan demands are a response by Carlos Ghosn (above), CEO of both car-makers, to a surprise April move in which France raised its Renault stake from 15 to 19.7% - informing Ghosn in a phone call only hours before the transaction took effect. Photo: AFP

Nissan seeks end to Renault control in French power struggle

5 min read . 27 Oct 2015

The company has not given any indication of the value of its cargo. Photo: Reuters

JLR awaits news of 1,200 cars aboard beached ship

1 min read . 07 Jan 2015

Range Rovers and other Jaguar Land Rover models accounting for most of the 1,400 vehicles aboard are covered by insurance, said Jaguar Land Rover. Photo: Reuters

Jaguar Land Rover awaits news of 1,200 cars aboard beached ship

1 min read . 07 Jan 2015