Business / Industry
Two-wheel deal
The car industry is in global disarray. So can the makers of affordable, greener scooters overtake the punch-drunk auto makers? At Honda’s HQ they are planning a two-wheeled revolution.
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Affairs / Retail
Retail therapy
In the wake of bank bail-outs and car industry rescue plans, retail giants could find themselves standing next in line with begging bowls in hand. But it’s a re-think that’s really needed to keep the high street healthy.
Affairs / Automotive
Monocolumn
Sunday 27 December
2010: A look under the bonnet
At the beginning of 2009 pretty much every industry commentator was predicting auto-armageddon for the world’s car makers, but a combination of gadzillions of government dollars and wildly successful cash for clunkers…
The Globalist, episode 54
A look at the recent success of India’s car industry, we check-in with Der Spiegel for business news and visit Little Italy in New York.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 48
Following a very busy production week in London the team tackle the car industry ahead of this week's Geneva Motor Show and discover an interesting new initiative from Audi with the company's Larissa Braun.
Business / Economics
Business Briefing
Serbia's car industry, the real cost of wheat and a Q&A with Wim Elfrink of the New Cities Foundation.
Business / Manufacturing
Braking the mould
Mitsuoka makes models based on classic cars and it works unlike most other automakers in that every car is handmade in its workshop in Toyama. This gives it the edge in an industry that’s lifting itself out of the doldrums…
Edits / Small Business
Bree and easy
Bree Street’s affordable rents and industrial past mean design schools stand next to car mechanics and menswear boutiques alongside panel beaters. The contrasts are beautiful.
Affairs / Transport
Take the high road
In this issue’s transport survey we highlight some innovative developments in the car, aviation, bike, yacht and train industries. But in general, travelling is still a chore rather than a pleasure. It’s time operators and…
Business / Automotive
Power play
The auto industry is facing a moment of significant technological and social change as electric power begins to gather pace in its charge against fossil fuels. Monocle reports from the Frankfurt motor show on the effect…
Business / Automotive
Geneva Motor Show 2009
Car sales around the world are in freefall but the global economy is not the only problem - too many vehicles are design disasters. Monocle visits this year's Geneva Motor Show to discover how the automotive industry is…
Business / Automotive
Monocolumn
Friday 27 November
Car makers race into India
Cross an Indian street and it probably won’t be news to you that car sales on the Subcontinent are booming here.
Business / Automotive
Monocolumn
Thursday 15 September
Frankfurt Motor Show – the future looks a bit like the past
There is hardly a whiff of diesel or rumble of engine at the 64th version of Frankfurt’s IAA Motor show, which opened yesterday.
Affairs / Manufacturing
Monocolumn
Thursday 18 March
Japan makes the most of Southern hospitality
Representing Japanese business interests in the US should have become a lot harder when the country’s flagship manufacturer Toyota announced in January that it had been selling cars with bad brakes and had to recall around…
Design / Manufacturing
Over drive
Car sales have collapsed but the economy is not the only problem: too many vehicles are design lemons – just see our list of 2009 sinners in issue 19. But this could be the year car design makes its comeback.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 13 November
Political parallels
Republicans are not the only politicians desperately trying to work out what Barack Obama’s re-election means for their future electoral prospects: party leaders across Europe are also searching for clues and nowhere is…
Affairs / Transport
Sharing nicely
It may still be in its infancy, but can Daimler's car2go flexible car-sharing service really provide enough vehicles to meet demand while offering realistic ease of use and affordability? Monocle puts it to the test.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 20 February
Why the Milanese are holding their breath
Wintertime in Milan sees the city’s fashion-conscious reach for cashmere scarves and tailored furs to keep out the biting cold.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Saturday 6 November
Europe’s greenest towns
Imagine a city where everyone lives next to a park, where people cycle to work on safe bike routes or hop on to convenient trams if it’s raining, where the air is clean and the traffic noise is, if not absent, at least…