Daimler, Porsche and Bosch will be affected by walkouts in Germany

Daimler, Porsche or Bosch: employees of these German companies are preparing to disengage several times in the coming days in support of claims on wages and working time. 24-hour walkouts will follow each other from Tuesday evening until Friday, warned Tuesday, January 30 IG Metall. These walkouts were approved massively by […]Read the article

UK plans to let drivers report road accidents online

British road users may soon be able to report accidents online, under new plans drawn up by the Department for Transport. The consultation, opened today by Transport Minister Jesse Norman, will allow citizens to suggest new ways for drivers to share details of traffic incidents with police and save time in the process. Source: Gov.uk

Mazda says next-gen gasoline engine as clean as an EV, well-to-wheels

Mazda is already working on the successor to its efficient Skyactiv-X motors, and thinks it could make cars as clean as EVs, if you take into account CO2 from electricity production. The automaker believes it can increase the efficiency of the Skyactiv-3 to 56 percent, close to the maximum theoretical thermal efficiency of an “Otto”… Continue reading Mazda says next-gen gasoline engine as clean as an EV, well-to-wheels

Renault: the post-Ghosn puzzles

ANALYSIS. In fifteen days, the builder will name a number two operational. An exercise for the least acrobatic, because it will reconcile the wishes of the State shareholder and the staff of the group.

VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys

Move follows report carmaker used animals to demonstrate diesel emissions technology The carmaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability after admitting that he had known about experiments in which monkeys were locked in small chambers and exposed to diesel exhaust. Thomas Steg, a former government spokesman who worked for German chancellor… Continue reading VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys