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Job loss fears and uncertainty inside JLR – workers speak out

Aggrieved staff at Jaguar Land Rover plants have lifted the lid on “anger” and “bitterness” among colleagues, with one whistle-blower revealing how “most people are waiting for the axe to swing”. Employees returned to work a fortnight ago following two-week shutdown period after JLR chiefs announced a freeze in vehicle production. It came after the… Continue reading Job loss fears and uncertainty inside JLR – workers speak out

Vietnam’s VinFast presents models, prices

VinFast, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s biggest private firm Vingroup, presented three models and their prices at its maiden show in Hanoi Tuesday afternoon. Its five-seat sedan Lux A2.0 and seven-seat SUV Lux SA 2.0, which had already been revealed to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show last month, cost VND800… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast presents models, prices

VinFast unveils prices for first car models

Its five-seat sedan Lux A2.0 and seven-seat SUV Lux SA 2.0, which had already been revealed to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show last month, cost VND800 million ($34,305) and VND1.136 billion ($48,709) respectively. The smaller hatchback Fadil, presented for the very first time, costs VND336 million ($14,410). These prices… Continue reading VinFast unveils prices for first car models

VinFast announces special price policy on electric vehicles

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vinfast Manufacturing and Trading Company Limited, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, on Monday announced a new introductory price policy named ‘Three Zero’ for its electric vehicles. The ‘Three Zero’ price policy includes “Zero depreciation, zero financial expense and zero interest rates” for the firm’s entire electric car and… Continue reading VinFast announces special price policy on electric vehicles

VinFast car prices fail to convince Vietnamese consumers

VinFast presented three models and their prices at its maiden show in Hanoi Tuesday afternoon. Its five-seat sedan Lux A2.0 and seven-seat SUV Lux SA 2.0, which had already been revealed to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show last month, cost VND800 million ($34,305) and VND1.136 billion ($48,709) respectively. The… Continue reading VinFast car prices fail to convince Vietnamese consumers

Autonomous Car Firm Aurrigo Shares Successes From UK Autodrive Programme

The race to build a future of self-driving cars has ramped up, with multiple companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Tesla, Toyota, and others joining in and UK private transport firm Addison Lee reporting last month that driverless cars will become a regular phenomenon by 2021. Sputnik spoke with Miles Garner, sales and marketing director at Aurrigo,… Continue reading Autonomous Car Firm Aurrigo Shares Successes From UK Autodrive Programme

Layoffs, furloughs, auctions and shutdown at Faraday Future’s EV factory

Things are growing grimmer for Faraday Future as the company has had to shut down its electric vehicle factory in California. Some employees have been laid off, others placed on furlough while the startup is trying to secure funding to save the company. As we reported last month, it seemed like the startup was finally out of… Continue reading Layoffs, furloughs, auctions and shutdown at Faraday Future’s EV factory

Behind the curtain, the autonomous car is driven by human sweat

With the advancement of smart technology bringing us devices that seem almost magical, right down to cars that drive themselves, it’s easy to forget that the foundation of our shiny new gadgets is quite old-school in more ways than one: mundane repetitive human work in often unsavory conditions that we claim to have left behind in… Continue reading Behind the curtain, the autonomous car is driven by human sweat

GM Likes Early Marketplace Results, 2.0 Version Coming

Thinking it may have first-mover advantage in the emerging on-demand economy and a chance to tap the notorious brand loyalty of Americans, General Motors doubles down on its Marketplace app with additional services and a new version of the 1-year-old marketing platform coming soon. Marketplace appears on about 3 million properly equipped Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac… Continue reading GM Likes Early Marketplace Results, 2.0 Version Coming