Grapevine
MARK TISSHAW
Carlos Tavares (centre) makes waves amid the Paris motor show throng
PARIS SHOW DIARY
07.35
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’s badge gets him into places mere mortals can’t go: he was the first person in the motor show this morning, and his first stop was the BYD stand, where he was examining the firm’s range-extender hybrid drivetrain on the Seal U DM-i.
09.45
Dacia UK boss Luke Broad tells me the new Bigster already has twice the amount of interest registered in it than the most recent Duster in the same timeframe, and 60% of those who’ve done so are new to the brand. Success surely beckons.