BMW will allow access to the vehicle through a smartphone from July

Published 2/26/2018 13:37:37 CET MADRID, Feb. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) – The BMW automotive company will open and close the vehicle using a smartphone from July this year, as reported by the firm in the context of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. BMW Digital Key technology will enable the car to be unlocked or… Continue reading BMW will allow access to the vehicle through a smartphone from July

The Volkswagen group estimates that in 2025 there will be one million vehicles powered by CNG in Germany

Posted 2/21/2018 2:42:44 PM January recorded record sales in one month of this type of vehicle in the German country, 370.7% more WOLFSBURG (GERMANY), 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Volkswagen car group intends to multiply by ten the number of vehicles powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Germany, until reaching 2025 around one… Continue reading The Volkswagen group estimates that in 2025 there will be one million vehicles powered by CNG in Germany

General Motors will invest 1,125 million in three plants in Brazil

Posted 2/21/2018 2:41:35 PM SAO CAETANO DO SUL (BRAZIL), 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The United States General Motors automobile consortium will invest 4,500 million reais (1,125 million euros at the current exchange rate) at its Brazilian plants in Sao Caetano do Sul, Gravataí and Joinville. According to the announcement of the president of GM… Continue reading General Motors will invest 1,125 million in three plants in Brazil

Brussels gives ‘green light’ to the alliance of Repsol and Kia in the car sharing business

Published 02/20/2018 12:51:56CET BRUSSELS, 20 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The European Commission gave the green light to the alliance between Repsol and Kia on Tuesday to create a joint venture to operate in the car sharing business, concluding that the operation will not have a negative impact on the European economic space. The resulting company… Continue reading Brussels gives ‘green light’ to the alliance of Repsol and Kia in the car sharing business

BMW ensures that its vehicles “are not tampered with” and that they comply with current legislation

Posted 2/15/2018 5:13:14 PM MUNICH (GERMANY), 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – All of the vehicles of the German manufacturer of BMW vehicles comply with the legislation and none of them has experienced handling in their emissions, as has been confirmed by the company’s head of development, Klaus Fröhlich. The director made these statements after the… Continue reading BMW ensures that its vehicles “are not tampered with” and that they comply with current legislation

Skoda workers in the Czech Republic do not accept the salary increase and prepare a strike

Posted 2/15/2018 11:37:16 PM PRAGUE, Feb. 15 (Reuters / EP) – The union organizations of the plants maintained by the car firm Skoda, of the Volkswagen group, in the Czech Republic have rejected the salary offer made by the company and have begun preparations for a strike. According to the unions, the proposal to raise… Continue reading Skoda workers in the Czech Republic do not accept the salary increase and prepare a strike

The strike at Bridgestone after a pre-agreement that reflects a salary increase of the real CPI

Posted 2/14/2018 2:16:25 PM Must be approved tomorrow SANTANDER, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The unions UGT and BUB in Bridgestone have called off the strike for a week (13 to 19 February) that yesterday paralyzed the production of the San Miguel Bridge factory (Cantabria) after reaching a pre-agreement last night with the company that… Continue reading The strike at Bridgestone after a pre-agreement that reflects a salary increase of the real CPI

PSA will create a fourth shift in Vigo to launch the new models of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel / Vauxhall

Published 2/13/2018 11:39:42 CET MADRID, 13 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The PSA Group plans to start up a fourth work shift in its Vigo plant in the coming months and a third in the center of Mangualde (Portugal), in order to respond to the commercial demand of the new ‘ludospace’ models of the Peugeot, Citroën… Continue reading PSA will create a fourth shift in Vigo to launch the new models of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel / Vauxhall

BMW starts the year with a world sales record and almost 170,000 units sold

Published 2/13/2018 11:20 PM: 37CET MUNICH (GERMANY), 13 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The German automotive group BMW sold a total of 169,538 vehicles worldwide during the first month of the year, registering a record for the company and an increase of 3.8% over the same month of the previous year. The head of Sales of… Continue reading BMW starts the year with a world sales record and almost 170,000 units sold

Michelin believes that its plants in Spain “have room to reach their maximum production capacity”

Published 2/13/2018 11:20:20:06 CET PARIS, 13 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The president of Michelin, Jean Dominique Senard, has assured that the factories of the manufacturer of French tires in Spain “still have margin to reach his maximum capacity of production”, underlining that these have a “very important” weight on the attainment of the good ones… Continue reading Michelin believes that its plants in Spain “have room to reach their maximum production capacity”