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Leapmotor International Begins Operations to Expand Global Electric Vehicle Sales Starting September 2024 in Nine European Countries, Followed by Other Key Growth Regions
14 May 2024
Leapmotor International, a 51/49 Stellantis-led company between Stellantis and Leapmotor, is dedicated to redefining electric vehicles through cutt
Stellantis Pro One Achieves No. 1 Spot in Middle East & Africa Region and Strengthens Commercial Vehicle Leadership in Europe and South America
06 May 2024
Achieves No. 1 spot with a record 26% market share in Middle East & Africa, led by strong performance in Algeria with the FIAT Professional bra
Abarth
02 May 2024
Combining tradition and passion, Abarth is a renowned manufacturer of unparalleled fun-on-wheels.
Alfa Romeo
02 May 2024
A legendary brand, whose vehicles deliver a perfect balance between performance, Italian style, and sporting legacy.
Chrysler
02 May 2024
Chrysler is the American brand that invented the minivan and continues to stand for innovation, efficiency and functionality.
Citroën
02 May 2024
With comfort and simplicity at the heart of our customer experience, at Citroën we bring innovative vehicles, services and mobility solutions that are daring and sustainable.
Dodge
02 May 2024
Dodge vehicles are bred for performance, built on the pillars of strength, speed and power.
Fiat
02 May 2024
Fiat has been offering accessible mobility to a wide audience for over 120 years: “Mobility for all” and now, morphing into “Sustainability for all”, FIAT will be more socially relevant than ever.
Jeep®
02 May 2024
Born in 1941, the Jeep® brand is sold in over 140 countries with a full line of SUVs delivering legendary off-road capability, interior refinement, and high-tech features.
Lancia
02 May 2024
Innovation and timeless design have always been Lancia's core principles. Sustainability, customer-centricity and social responsibility are also essential as we look to the future with great commitment and ambition.
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.