Posted 4/17/2018 4:48:26 PM WOLFSBURG (GERMANY), 17 Apr. (EUROPA PRESS) – Volkswagen will open a “software” development center in Lisbon this year with 300 Information Technology (IT) specialists, including computer engineers, web programmers and UX designers. In particular, these professionals will be responsible for the development of cloud-based ‘software’ solutions for further digitalization of the… Continue reading Volkswagen will open a ‘software’ development center with 300 experts in Lisbon
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Car2go says that ‘car sharing’ proves that electric mobility is suitable for “very intense” use
Posted 04/17/2018 12: 55: 21CET MADRID, 17 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – Car2go defends that ‘car sharing’ plays a “very important” role in the advancement of electric mobility, since it shows that it is suitable for “very intense” use, reducing the doubts that users have about it, and improving air quality in cities “immediately”, among other… Continue reading Car2go says that ‘car sharing’ proves that electric mobility is suitable for “very intense” use
Automobiles generate 413,000 million a year in taxes in the European Union, according to ACEA
Posted 04/16/2018 12:49 PM: 30CET ACEA asks to adapt the taxation based on the NEDC to the WLTP to avoid tax increases BRUSSELS, 16 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – Taxes linked to automobiles reach an annual value of about 413,000 million euros, according to data from the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), which notes that… Continue reading Automobiles generate 413,000 million a year in taxes in the European Union, according to ACEA
The purchase intention of hybrid and electric cars exceeds that of diesel and equals gasoline
Published 04/12/2018 12:58:02 ET Only 7% think of the electric as their next car MADRID, 12 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – 36% of Spanish consumers intend to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle, over 26% who intend to buy a diesel car and about 37% of respondents who think about buying a gasoline car, according to… Continue reading The purchase intention of hybrid and electric cars exceeds that of diesel and equals gasoline
Worldwide sales of Skoda increased 11.7% in the first quarter, thanks to a record March
Posted 04/12/2018 11:39:12CET MLADĂ BOLESLAV (CZECH REPUBLIC), Apr. 12 (EUROPA PRESS) – Skoda managed to sell 316,700 vehicles in the first quarter of the year, which translates into an increase of 11.7% compared to the 283,500 units it sold in the same period last year, according to data published by the Czech firm. The brand… Continue reading Worldwide sales of Skoda increased 11.7% in the first quarter, thanks to a record March
De Meo (Seat) calls for “reinventing” combustion engines with natural gas as the main actor
Updated 04/11/2018 13:01:57 CET MADRID, 11 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The chairman of Seat, Luca de Meo, defends that compressed natural gas (CNG) has a “clear potential” business for the automotive sector, so it is necessary to “reinvent” the combustion engines thanks to the fact that there are many types of fuels and technologies that… Continue reading De Meo (Seat) calls for “reinventing” combustion engines with natural gas as the main actor
An electric car starts to be profitable from 15,000 kilometers a year, according to Rastreator.com
Posted 10/04/2018 11: 37: 26CET MADRID, 10 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – An electric car, on average, starts to be profitable “with a minimum of 15,000 kilometers per year”, according to the ‘IV Online Comparison Study for Smart Savings’ carried out by the ‘online’ comparator Rastreator.com, which shows that 43% of the population is reluctant to… Continue reading An electric car starts to be profitable from 15,000 kilometers a year, according to Rastreator.com
Cabify invites taxi drivers, politicians and mobility services to park their differences
Updated 04/09/2018 10:15:28 CET MADRID, 9 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – Cabify invites taxi drivers, politicians and mobility services to put aside their differences, in an event with which the Spanish company tries to gather all the actors involved in mobility for the first time and look for formulas that improve the existing situation in the… Continue reading Cabify invites taxi drivers, politicians and mobility services to park their differences
Honda will start the production of vehicles in its new plant in Brazil at the beginning of 2019
Posted 06/04/2018 11: 45: 03CET SAO PAULO (BRAZIL), Apr. 6 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Brazilian subsidiary of production and sale of automobiles of the Honda company will start the manufacture of vehicles in its new plant in the city of Itirapina, in the State of Sao Paulo (Brazil), at the beginning of 2019, according to… Continue reading Honda will start the production of vehicles in its new plant in Brazil at the beginning of 2019
Automobile sales in Italy fell by 1.6% in the first quarter of the year
Posted 06/04/2018 11: 44: 42CET ROMA, 6 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – Automobile registrations in the Italian market stood at 574,130 units during the first quarter of the year, representing a fall of 1.6% compared to the 583,162 registrations that occurred in the same period of the previous year, according to data from the National Archive… Continue reading Automobile sales in Italy fell by 1.6% in the first quarter of the year