GHOSN CALLS FOR BETTER COORDINATION OF EU ASSISTANCE TO EUROPEAN CAR MANUFACTURERS
March 1st, 2009
BY DAVID HAWORTH
FRESH from the gloomy prognostications of the Geneva Auto Show, European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) president Carlos Ghosn had some of his own on Wednesday saying European car output will fall by 25% this year.
Speaking after talks in Brussels with European Commission president José Manuel Barroso and European Union (EU) industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen, he told a press conference: "This forecast is not the same as the one I gave last week. Last week it was predicted to be 15%."
Some commentators believe, ...
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