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UK car manufacturing recovers 5.2% in April; engine building reaches new peak

UK car manufacturing was also given a boost in April as output rose by 5.2% from April 2017 to 127,952 units, putting the brakes on a production downturn that has been in motion all year. Last month, UK car plants received a 7.3% increase in demand from the domestic market, while overseas demand was up… Continue reading UK car manufacturing recovers 5.2% in April; engine building reaches new peak

24 hours of autonomous vehicles at Groupe Renault’s hackathon

Thursday 31 May 2018 by Thomas AUDEBERT – Corporate Thomas AUDEBERT Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest 24 hours, 16 projects and hundreds of ideas. The Groupe Renault TechCrunch Hackathon fulfilled all of its promises during the 2018 Vivatech Show. Thanks to the numerous participants and Groupe Renault mentor-experts,… Continue reading 24 hours of autonomous vehicles at Groupe Renault’s hackathon

Battery tech may be getting a big solid-state boost soon

A Woburn, Massachusetts, company may be attracting big name attention for its solid-state technology that it says can withstand higher temperatures and offer higher capacity. For battery makers, producing a stable solid to withstand the rigors of charging and discharging has proved elusive. Ionic Materials said in February that it had secured $65 million in… Continue reading Battery tech may be getting a big solid-state boost soon

To fill the deficit of Autolib ‘, Bolloré claims 40 million euros per year to local authorities

Autolib ‘carsharing service widens its deficit. As a result, the Bolloré group claims that the 98 municipalities served 40 million euros per year until the end of the delegation of public services set in 2023, revealed The world Thursday, May 31st. The management of the industrial group sent a letter to the municipality of Paris… Continue reading To fill the deficit of Autolib ‘, Bolloré claims 40 million euros per year to local authorities

Last Five-Year Plan for Fiat Chrysler: Marchionne’s Legacy: Fiat Niche!

All articles and backgrounds 05/31/2018 Last Five-Year Plan for Fiat Chrysler Marchionne’s Legacy: Fiat Niche! REUTERS Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne at a press conference in November 2017. Grande Finale for Sergio Marchionne: The FCA boss will soon announce a new five-year plan for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It will be his last major step. Before… Continue reading Last Five-Year Plan for Fiat Chrysler: Marchionne’s Legacy: Fiat Niche!

German engineers break Tesla again: Model 3 hides an uncomfortable truth

All articles and backgrounds 05/31/2018 German engineers break Tesla again Model 3 hides an uncomfortable truth AFP Tesla Model 3, potential buyers German engineers have again a Model 3 from Tesla disassembled – and found in the interior uncomfortable findings for German manufacturers: the car is potentially a winning machine, as the “Wirtschaftswoche” citing the… Continue reading German engineers break Tesla again: Model 3 hides an uncomfortable truth

Bittrex Gets Bank Agreement to Help You Buy Bitcoin With Dollars

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Bittrex Inc., a Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange that lets users swap nearly 200 different digital coins, said it forged banking agreements that will allow some customers to trade in U.S. dollars. The closely held firm said the pact will let corporate clients in some states buy virtual tokens using dollars… Continue reading Bittrex Gets Bank Agreement to Help You Buy Bitcoin With Dollars

GM is surging after Japan’s SoftBank announced a $2.25 billion investment in its self-driving car unit (GM)

Cruise Shares of General Motors surged more than 10% in early trading Thursday after Japan’s SoftBank tech fund announced a $2.25 billion investment in the company’s self-driving car unit known as GM Cruise. The investment will come in two stages of $900 million immediately and another $1.35 billion once Cruise’s autonomous vehicles are ready for… Continue reading GM is surging after Japan’s SoftBank announced a $2.25 billion investment in its self-driving car unit (GM)