1,878,100 automobiles sold:Audi closes 2017 with new record-breaking sales

“Despite a very challenging situation we achieved positive growth in all core markets in 2017 and achieved a new record-breaking sales result worldwide. Every single market contributed to this outcome. This demonstrates the attractiveness of our product portfolio to our customers,” says Bram Schot, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG. Since June,… Continue reading 1,878,100 automobiles sold:Audi closes 2017 with new record-breaking sales

Alabama incentives for Toyota-Mazda factory top $700 million

The new plant in Huntsville – already a hub for the region’s budding aerospace industry – will produce 300,000 vehicles per year, a combination of the Toyota Corolla compact car and a new small crossover SUV from Mazda. Production is targeted to begin by 2021. MONTGOMERY: Alabama’s total incentive package to Toyota and Mazda will… Continue reading Alabama incentives for Toyota-Mazda factory top $700 million

BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail

Passengers can enter the SkyRail station using facial recognition. [Photo by Chai Hua/chinadaily.com.cn] China’s biggest electric carmaker BYD launched an unmanned driving system for its monorail train in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Wednesday. The system will be officially put into use in the second quarter of 2018. It is the… Continue reading BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail

Commercial vehicles registrations – December 2017

Dati statistici > registrations Publication period:                                 12 January 2018 Data reference period:                                                                     December 2017 UNRAE communicates the estimate of registrations of commercial vehicles (trucks with ptt up to 3.5 t). Download attachment: Trucks in December 2017_5a5877f817942.pdf To view the content it is necessary accept the installation of the Calameo cookies TAG: trucks, 2017, registrations, commercial… Continue reading Commercial vehicles registrations – December 2017

BMW Group remains world’s Number One premium automotive company

Munich. The BMW Group achieved its best-ever annual sales in 2017, the seventh consecutive year it has achieved a new annual record. This success was spread throughout the company with both BMW and MINI brands achieving new all-time high figures. BMW M and BMW i also achieved record sales, as did BMW Motorrad. With this… Continue reading BMW Group remains world’s Number One premium automotive company

Electric delivery van: Post expands workshop service for street scooters with BMW

Street scooter Work XL (Image: Deutsche Post) The German postal service want her StreetScooterMaking electric vehicles more customer-friendly and cooperating with the BMW subsidiary Alphabet. These take care of leasing as well as workshop and tire service. The post office, which uses its street scooter not only for parcel delivery, but also sold to other… Continue reading Electric delivery van: Post expands workshop service for street scooters with BMW

Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals

Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals GM files petition asking DOT permission to safely deploy self-driving vehicle in 2019 2018-01-12 General Motors filed a Safety Petition with the Department of Transportation for its fourth-generation self-driving Cruise AV, the first production-ready vehicle built from the start to operate… Continue reading Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals

Brexit ‘could cost 14,000 jobs’ at German car suppliers

The UK is the largest export market for German car suppliers in Europe, with 18 percent of auto parts used in British factories coming from Germany — the home of industry giants Bosch, Continental and ZF Friedrichshafen.Frankfurt am Main: A worst-case Brexit scenario could put thousands of jobs at risk at German car parts suppliers,… Continue reading Brexit ‘could cost 14,000 jobs’ at German car suppliers

GM and Cruise reveal their fourth-generation, steering wheel-free Cruise AV

GM and Cruise are making progress on their plan to deploy autonomous vehicles on roads for the public: Today, it’s showing off its fourth-generation Cruise Autonomous Vehicle (AV), which comes just a few short months after it first revealed its third-generation vehicle. The fourth generation car is production-ready, according to GM’s Dan Ammann, who discussed… Continue reading GM and Cruise reveal their fourth-generation, steering wheel-free Cruise AV

China Digest: Tsign, HUAZHI, 4K Garden, Weacar, Fit-Start raise funds

January 12, 2018 China’s venture capital and private equity firms continue to invest in the country’s startup community. Here are some of the firms that received fresh funding from Chinese investors, based on a China Money Network Report. Tsign secures $23m in series B+ Hangzhou-based electronic signature service provider Tsign has secured $23 million in… Continue reading China Digest: Tsign, HUAZHI, 4K Garden, Weacar, Fit-Start raise funds