BMW Group Announces Cooperation with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

Munich / Mountain View, CA – June 6, 2018. The BMW Group continues to build on its leading international role in the field of sustainable mobility, announcing today a new partnership with the non-profit Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) to develop clean solutions for future urban transportation. As part of the cooperation, BMW Group kicks… Continue reading BMW Group Announces Cooperation with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

The registrations of commercial vehicles exceed in May the 20,000 units

The Spanish market of light commercial vehicles closed May with 20,726 registered units, an amount that represents an increase of 9.3% compared to the same month last year. In the period January-May, the registrations of light commercial vehicles have reached 91,978 units, which represents 11.7% more than in the first five months of last year.… Continue reading The registrations of commercial vehicles exceed in May the 20,000 units

Opel Beats Euro 6d-TEMP Deadline with 79 New Powertrains

Opel Beats Euro 6d-TEMP Deadline with 79 New Powertrains 2018-06-06 From ADAM to Zafira: Euro 6d-TEMP across the model range Optimum emissions controls: SCR diesels and gasoline particulate filter for 1.6 direct-injection petrol engine Next steps in Opel’s low emissions rollout: Corsa BEV, Grandland X plug-in hybrid Rüsselsheim.  Today, around 14 months before Euro 6d-TEMP… Continue reading Opel Beats Euro 6d-TEMP Deadline with 79 New Powertrains

Order-ahead app Ritual picks up $70M to rethink the social office lunch break

While DoorDash, Postmates and other apps are looking to reimagine what the food delivery experience looks like, Ray Reddy says he wants to figure out what the next generation of a food court looks like. Sort of. Reddy’s startup, Ritual, aims to remake the whole process of leaving your office and walking around five minutes… Continue reading Order-ahead app Ritual picks up $70M to rethink the social office lunch break

Continental Opens its Third Research and Development Building in Singapore

New office building is designed around people to enhance creativity and innovation One of the three largest Continental R&D centers in Asia, and one of the largest private R&D facilities in Singapore, expands its capacity More than 500 new employees planned Singapore, 6 June 2018. The technology company and automotive supplier Continental has opened its… Continue reading Continental Opens its Third Research and Development Building in Singapore

Up to 900,000 cars affected by exhaust fumes: Fraud suspicion against Daimler is set to harden

All articles and backgrounds 06/06/2018 Up to 900,000 cars affected by exhaust fouling Fraud suspicion against Daimler is set to harden DPA In addition to the Vito van, the Mercedes C-Class should also be affected by the exhaust fumes The allegations of fraud against the Daimler Group in the diesel scandal harden according to a… Continue reading Up to 900,000 cars affected by exhaust fumes: Fraud suspicion against Daimler is set to harden

Dara Khosrowshahi: How Uber wants to conquer Germany in the second attempt

All articles and backgrounds 06/06/2018 Dara Khosrowshahi How Uber wants to conquer Germany in the second attempt Getty Images for The New York Times Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi The US-Fahrdienstvermittler Uber continues to conquer the European market – and is purified. Instead of being an aggressive competitor to the taxi industry, Uber wants to establish… Continue reading Dara Khosrowshahi: How Uber wants to conquer Germany in the second attempt

Dealers see surge in online finance quotes

Dealers are seeing a surge in online finance as consumers take the digital route to market. Online technology specialist iVendi said it is generating online motor finance quotes for buyers on around 250,000 vehicles every month. “At a time when it is still possible to find people in the industry who deny the relevance of… Continue reading Dealers see surge in online finance quotes

Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’

Tesla has been working on a new generation of its Supercharger fast-charging station for over a year now. Last month, CEO Elon Musk said that they plan to finally release the Supercharger V3 “late this summer.” Now he says that they are instead planning to release the new Supercharger stations at “the end of the… Continue reading Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’