Posted 09/05/2018 13: 58: 12CET BRUSSELS, 9 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has asked the European Commission (EC) not to use the same criteria and a similar approach for cars and industrial vehicles when establishing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards. The organization reacts thus to the proposal of the… Continue reading Manufacturers ask that the same CO2 criteria for cars and trucks are not used
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Carbures signs a contract with Textron to manufacture composite parts for specialized vehicles
Posted 05/09/2018 12: 23: 15CET MADRID, 9 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – Carbures has signed a first contract with the industrial company Textron for the manufacture of three composite parts for a special vehicle used in airports. The Company thus opens a new market niche that allows it to further diversify its business model, its industrial… Continue reading Carbures signs a contract with Textron to manufacture composite parts for specialized vehicles
Diess (Volkswagen) testifies in the United States for the ‘dieselgate’
Posted 05/08/2018 13: 03: 00CET BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters / EP) – The CEO of the Volkswagen Group, Herbert Diess, has traveled to the United States to testify before the authorities of the North American country for the case of the software installed in diesel vehicles and that detected the moment when the models were… Continue reading Diess (Volkswagen) testifies in the United States for the ‘dieselgate’
Nissan will invest 40 million in the transformation of its Ávila plant
Posted 07/05/2018 14: 28: 31CET The new parts stamping facilities will start their activity in April 2020 AVILA, 7 May (EUROPA PRESS) – The Japanese automotive brand Nissan will transform its plant in Ávila with the construction of two new facilities, in which it will invest close to 40 million euros in concept of “fixed… Continue reading Nissan will invest 40 million in the transformation of its Ávila plant
Mercedes-Benz Cars increases its worldwide sales by 6% in April, with more than 200,000 units
Posted 07/05/2018 11: 37: 06CET STUTTGART (GERMANY), 7 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – Mercedes-Benz Cars, a division of the Daimler group that includes the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, sold a total of 202,686 vehicles worldwide in April, representing an increase of 5.8% compared to the same period of the year previous, according to company data. In… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Cars increases its worldwide sales by 6% in April, with more than 200,000 units
Ford will invest eight million in China in the creation of a joint venture for electric vehicles
Posted 03/05/2018 11: 26: 30CET SHANGHAI (CHINA), 3 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Ford subsidiary for design, construction and investment in emerging mobility services, Ford Smart Mobility, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zotye Auto for the creation in China of a ‘joint venture’ to offer smart and personalized solutions “for electric vehicles to… Continue reading Ford will invest eight million in China in the creation of a joint venture for electric vehicles
Seat shoots its profit up to 51.4% until March due to the positive effect on the sales ‘mix’
Posted 04/26/2018 11: 35: 53CET WOLFSBURG (GERMANY), Apr. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) – Seat achieved an operating profit of 85 million euros in the first quarter of the year, which represents a “strong” increase of 51.4% compared to the 56 million posted in the same period of the previous year. The company, owned by the German… Continue reading Seat shoots its profit up to 51.4% until March due to the positive effect on the sales ‘mix’
50% of the cars sold by Volvo in 2025 will be electric
Posted 04/25/2018 11:23 PM: 37CET GÖTEBORG (SWEDEN), 25 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The Swedish automotive firm Volvo Cars expects 50% of its worldwide registrations to correspond to electric vehicles for the year 2025, according to the company, which affirmed that its new models launched since 2019 will have medium hybrid, plug-in hybrid and 100% hybrid… Continue reading 50% of the cars sold by Volvo in 2025 will be electric
Bosch expects to invoice up to 3% more in 2018, exceeding 80,400 million
Posted 04/25/2018 13: 36: 38CET The company confirms the results advanced in January, with a turnover of 78,100 million in 2017 MADRID, Apr. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Bosch Group expects its turnover to grow between 2% and 3% in 2018, exceeding 80,400 million euros, after achieving record results in 2017 and despite economic and… Continue reading Bosch expects to invoice up to 3% more in 2018, exceeding 80,400 million
Bosch will invest 100 million until 2019 in Mexico for the construction of a smart factory
Posted 04/24/2018 14:39:36 CET STUTTGART (GERMANY), Apr. 24 (EUROPA PRESS) – The German manufacturer of automotive components Bosch is investing nearly 100 million euros in a smart factory for electronic components in Celaya (Mexico), which will open in 2019, as announced by the company in the framework of the Hannover Fair 2018. As Bosch explains,… Continue reading Bosch will invest 100 million until 2019 in Mexico for the construction of a smart factory