Audi to increase engine production in Hungary, says Szijjártó

German carmaker Audi will increase the production of engines at its Hungarian factory to 2.25 million units next year, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has said, international news wire Reuters reported.The carmaker, which is part of the Volkswagen group, has been making engines in Hungary since 1994.Of the 1.95 mln engines produced in 2018, 9,453 were electric axle drive units.

Lamborghini’s long shot mission to take its super fast cars into the electric age

Amborghini doesn’t just make supercars, it invented them.It’s an insane sounding technological long shot, but this technology could dramatically change the world of high performance cars — if this team of university scientists and auto company engineers can figure it out.Lamborghini’s sister brand Volkswagen — both companies are owned by the Volkswagen Group (VLKAF) — recently set a lap record for an electric car on Germany’s challenging Nurburgring race track with its ID.R electric race car.

Clever mobility app to become FREE NOW, be part of international group launched by Daimler and BMW

Clever’s transformation into FREE NOW will allow Romanian passengers to use a single app to find either a taxi or an alternative transport solution in Romania and over 100 cities in 9 European countries: Germany, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Austria and Sweden.Drivers will be able to increase their income through the multimodal service platform that connects them both with Romanian passengers and with foreign passengers coming to Romania for tourism or business purposes.