BMW creates data hub with Amazon to boost efficiency

By Nick Carey 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The BMW Welt (BMW world) showroom near the headquarters of German luxury carmaker BMW is seen in Munich, Germany, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder LONDON (Reuters) – BMW has developed a data hub with Amazon’s cloud computing division, in a sign of how companies are increasingly using… Continue reading BMW creates data hub with Amazon to boost efficiency

Daimler proposes ex-BMW and VW executive Pischetsrieder as chairman

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: An arrow in front of the Mercedes-Benz Museum shows the way to the Daimler headquarters, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Stuttgart, Germany, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German carmaker Daimler on Thursday said it would propose that Bernd Pischetsrieder… Continue reading Daimler proposes ex-BMW and VW executive Pischetsrieder as chairman

BRIEF-Aston Martin Says Retail Sales And Wholesales Expected To Fall Further In Q2

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read June 26 (Reuters) – Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC : * ASTON MARTIN – COVID-19 IMPACTING Q2, AS EXPECTED WITH LOWER RETAIL SALES AND WHOLESALES * ASTON MARTIN – ST ATHAN SCALED UP AND DBX PRODUCTION STARTED * ASTON MARTIN – MORE THAN 90% OF DEALER NETWORK NOW… Continue reading BRIEF-Aston Martin Says Retail Sales And Wholesales Expected To Fall Further In Q2

BRIEF-Aston Martin Plans To Reopen St Athan Manufacturing Facility On May 5

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read April 23 (Reuters) – Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC: * ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA – STRATEGY/COMPANY/OPERATIONS UPDATE * ASTON MARTIN – PLANNED REOPENING OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES, BUSINESS PROTECTION MEASURES AND REMUNERATION * ASTON MARTIN – INTENDS TO REOPEN ITS ST ATHAN MANUFACTURING FACILITY ON MAY 5 * ASTON MARTIN… Continue reading BRIEF-Aston Martin Plans To Reopen St Athan Manufacturing Facility On May 5

BRIEF-Aston Martin Lagonda Announces Lawrence Stroll Will Join Board As Executive Chairman

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read March 30 (Reuters) – Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC: * ANNOUNCEMENT RE: RIGHTS ISSUE * RIGHTS ISSUE TO RAISE GROSS PROCEEDS OF £536M * RIGHTS ISSUE TO RAISE GROSS PROCEEDS OF £536M * LAWRENCE STROLL WILL JOIN ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS EXECUTIVE… Continue reading BRIEF-Aston Martin Lagonda Announces Lawrence Stroll Will Join Board As Executive Chairman

BRIEF-Aston Martin Lagonda Says Temporarily Suspending Production At UK Manufacturing Facilities From 25 March Until 20 April

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read March 24 (Reuters) – Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC: * UPDATE ON OPERATIONS AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 * CURRENTLY ABOUT A THIRD OF DEALER NETWORK IS CLOSED AND A THIRD OPERATING WITH LIMITED CAPACITY AND THIS LEVEL MAY INCREASE * TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING PRODUCTION AT ITS UK MANUFACTURING… Continue reading BRIEF-Aston Martin Lagonda Says Temporarily Suspending Production At UK Manufacturing Facilities From 25 March Until 20 April

Mercedes wide screen display aims to outdo Tesla’s hallmark touchscreen

By Nick Carey 2 Min Read Ola Kaellenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, speaks next to a Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS electric vehicle at a media event during the Guangzhou auto show in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China November 22, 2019. Picture taken November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun LONDON (Reuters) – Daimler AG’s… Continue reading Mercedes wide screen display aims to outdo Tesla’s hallmark touchscreen

Michelin plans to scrap up to 2,300 jobs over three years, no layoffs

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: An employee walks past the entrance of Michelin tyre’s factory which restarts production after its plant has been closed during a lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cholet, France, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) – French tyre maker Michelin… Continue reading Michelin plans to scrap up to 2,300 jobs over three years, no layoffs

Honda halts UK car output on Tuesday and Wednesday due to supply delays

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Rows of Honda Civic cars are lined up in the docks following the end of the Brexit transition period in Southampton, Britain, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese carmaker Honda said it was halting output at its British factory on Tuesday and Wednesday due… Continue reading Honda halts UK car output on Tuesday and Wednesday due to supply delays

Carmaker Bentley posts record 2020 sales thanks to China boost

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: General view outside Bentley Motors in Crewe, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Crewe, Britain, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s luxury British automaker Bentley posted record sales of 11,206 cars in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing the company’s factory to… Continue reading Carmaker Bentley posts record 2020 sales thanks to China boost