Mercedes-Benz Korea, a local importer and distributor of German luxury cars, has expanded its logistics center in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, 150 kilometers south of Seoul, the company said Wednesday.Participants attend a ceremony marking the new logistics center for Mercedes-Benz Korea.An automated forklift truck moves parts to an 11.5-meter-high storage shelf in a very narrow aisle.
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FAW-Volkswagen opens new proving ground in Northeast China
Sino-German joint venture FAW-Volkswagen has put its new proving ground into use in the north of Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province.With an investment of more than 1.7 billion yuan ($240.6 million), the first-stage project of the proving ground covers 6 square kilometers.The proving ground has five functional areas for durability, airbag effectiveness, highspeed loop, dynamic and performance testing.
Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche caught rigging emissions again
By Nam Hyun-woo Audi Volkswagen Korea and Porsche Korea will face criminal charges and hefty fines as the companies were found to have engaged in emission rigging involving their eight top selling models.AdBlue is an exhaust fluid comprised of urea and water that is injected into the car’s exhaust system to reduce the amount of nitrogen oxide emissions.The ministry’s move is expected to deal an additional blow to Audi Volkswagen Korea’s sales.
Hyundai Motor invests 78 bln won on foreign startups in H1
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, said Tuesday it invested 78 billion won (US$64 million) in overseas startups with future vehicle technologies in the first six months of the year.The six companies are the Israeli voice search platform Audioburst, the U.S. robot startup Realtime Robotics, the U.S. autonomous driving startup Aurora Innovation Inc., the Chinese startup DeepGlint with facial recognition technology, Hong Kong’s action camera firm Funshare and French digital olfactory startup Aryballe Technologies.
China’s iconic Hongqi starts selling first electric vehicle
CHANGCHUN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — China's automaker FAW Group on Sunday began selling the first electric model of its iconic Hongqi brand to get a slice of the country's booming new energy vehicle market.
The Hongqi E-HS3, a pure electric sport utility vehicle model, is priced between 225,800 yuan (around 32,000 U.S. dollars) to 265,800 yuan, said the carmaker.
The new model has a range of up to 407 km under the New European Driving Cycle, and it takes only around 15 minutes to charge from 30 percent to 80 percent.
The first car of Hongqi, or Red Flag, was made in 1958. It is one of China's iconic sedan brands and its vehicles have been used for parades at national celebrations.
The company has been actively exploring the private car market in recent years to reverse lackluster sales due partly to the lack of new models and shops.
In the first half of this year, more than 33,000 Hongqi vehicles were sold, up 255 percent year on year and outnumbering the total sales of 2018…
Ford unveils three models in Shanghai, says more are coming
Ford held one of its largest-ever branding events and launched three models in Shanghai on Friday as part of the US carmaker’s plan to recuperate lost ground in the world’s largest auto market.The Focus Active SUV sports the 1.5-liter EcoBoost turbocharged engine, which has a maximum output of 128 kW and a top torque of 243 Nm.All of the three models feature SYNC+, Ford’s new in-vehicle infotainment system powered by Baidu’s artificial intelligence technology.
5G-assisted unmanned delivery car supports smart retail in eastern Chinese city
NANJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — An unmanned delivery car with 5G wireless technology hit the roads in the city of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province over the weekend.
The white mini car, with a height of about 0.5 meters, was launched in Jiangbei New Area by Suning Logistics, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Suning to support the company's smart retail service.
A customer surnamed Shi, placed an order over his mobile phone. Then, Sun Rongrong, a shop assistant at a convenience store of Suning, put the drinks Shi ordered in the unmanned car and created a password for the customer before the delivery.
Taking only five minutes, the 5G-assisted delivery car sent the drinks to Shi's company and sent a short message letting him know it had arrived. After Shi got his drinks, the car also issued a voice message to him: “Goodbye, remember to miss me!”
Ling Yunfei, director of Suning Logistics Group Logistics Research Institute, said the unmanned delivery car w..
Ford recalls 108,000 Fusions, MKZs over seat belt defect
Ford Motor Co. has announced a recall of more than 100,000 vehicles over concerns about a part on their seat belts.The MKZs involved were also assembled in Hermosillo.The fix involves a applying a coating to protect the pretensioner cable.
Norway’s Electric Car Revolution Spearheaded by the Richest
The perks of owning an electric car in Norway — one of the world’s largest markets for electric cars — are mostly enjoyed by the richest.
Urban Electric’s Pop-up EV Charging Hub
Deployed as fast charging hubs in residential streets and on-street public parking bays, the fully retractable UEone hubs will facilitate overnight smart charging of the biggest EV battery packs, whilst minimising the impact on the power grid and the urban streetscape.The new funds will support a £3.8-million (€3.67-million) Innovate UK backed project to install up to 18 second generation ‘demonstrator’ pop-up charging hubs comprising more than 100 charge points in Dundee and Plymouth, prior to a full commercial launch.The UEone “has the potential to be rolled out across the whole of the UK.”