Posted 05/04/2018 13: 00: 28CET The company will launch “more than a dozen” new vehicles this year BERLIN, Apr. 5 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Daimler automobile group will add four new plants to its production network “at the end of this decade”, which will be located in Poland, Hungary, Russia and China, as assured by… Continue reading Daimler will open four new production plants “by the end of this decade”
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Sales of electric vehicles double in the first quarter and close to 2,700 units
Posted 04/04/2018 13: 36: 39CET MADRID, 4 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The registrations of electric vehicles, which include passenger cars, quadricycles, commercial and industrial vehicles and buses, reached a volume of 2,697 units during the first three months of the current year, which is more than double (+ 119%) the deliveries of that period from… Continue reading Sales of electric vehicles double in the first quarter and close to 2,700 units
Porsche invests in the ‘startup’ Anagogo, specialized in the development of artificial intelligence
Posted 04/04/2018 13: 35: 28CET STUTTGART (GERMANY), 4 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The manufacturer of premium vehicles Porsche has acquired a minority stake in the Israeli startup Anagog, specializing in the development of artificial intelligence in the field of mobility and with about 30 employees, the company said in a statement. As Porsche explains, the… Continue reading Porsche invests in the ‘startup’ Anagogo, specialized in the development of artificial intelligence
The new joint venture of Continental and Osram will enter 500 million annually
Posted 04/04/2018 13: 35: 01CET MUNICH (GERMANY), 4 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The manufacturer of components for the Continental car has reached an agreement with the technological company Osram for the creation of a ‘joint venture’ that will combine the experience of both firms in lighting, light control and electronics, and will employ 1,500 employees,… Continue reading The new joint venture of Continental and Osram will enter 500 million annually
WiBLE, the ‘car sharing’ of Kia and Repsol in Madrid, will have 500 units of the Niro plug-in hybrid
Posted 03/04/2018 11: 43: 40CET MADRID, 3 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – WiBLE, the new car sharing company of Kia and Repsol that will operate in Madrid, will have a fleet of 500 units of the Niro plug-in hybrid, a crossover with more than 50 kilometers of electric autonomy, the company said in a statement. The… Continue reading WiBLE, the ‘car sharing’ of Kia and Repsol in Madrid, will have 500 units of the Niro plug-in hybrid
Automobile sales up 2.1% in March, despite the effect of Holy Week
Posted 02/04/2018 11: 04: 56CET MADRID, 2 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – The registrations of cars and SUVs in Spain reached a volume of 128,175 units during the past month of March, which represents an increase of 2.1% compared to that month of the previous year, according to data from the associations of manufacturers (Anfac), dealers… Continue reading Automobile sales up 2.1% in March, despite the effect of Holy Week
The average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in Spain rise for the first time in ten years
Published 3/22/2018 13: 06: 15CET MADRID, Mar. 22 (EUROPA PRESS) – The average emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) of new cars sold in Spain rose in 2017 for the first time in ten years, up to 116 grams per kilometer traveled (115 grams in 2016), according to the Federation of Associations of Automotive Dealers (Faconauto).… Continue reading The average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in Spain rise for the first time in ten years
Skoda shoots 34% profit in 2017 and will launch 19 new models in two years
Published 3/21/2018 11: 35: 31CET MLADĂ BOLESLAV (CZECH REPUBLIC), Mar. 21 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Czech car firm Skoda posted a net profit of 1,274 million euros at the end of last year, which is an increase of 34% compared to the 951 million euros it won in 2016, according to data published by the… Continue reading Skoda shoots 34% profit in 2017 and will launch 19 new models in two years
German prosecutors register BMW headquarters on suspicion of handling emissions
Posted 3/3/2018 6:24:58 PM MUNICH (GERMANY), Mar. 20 (Reuters / EP) – German prosecutors have registered on Tuesday BMW headquarters in Munich on suspicion that the car firm used an “illegal” software capable of manipulating the levels of emissions of their vehicles. Nearly 100 policemen and law enforcement agents recorded the German manufacturer’s facilities in… Continue reading German prosecutors register BMW headquarters on suspicion of handling emissions
German prosecutor suspects that Volkswagen lied about the scope of the case of diversion of CO2 emissions
Posted 03/20/2018 11:43:22 PM BERLIN, Mar. 20 (Reuters / EP) – The prosecutor’s office in Brunswick (Germany) has expanded its investigation into the case of diversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from some Volkswagen vehicles, suspecting that the German brand lied about its true extent and that it had incurred a manipulation of the market.… Continue reading German prosecutor suspects that Volkswagen lied about the scope of the case of diversion of CO2 emissions