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Volkswagen is reinforcing its SUV campaign in the USA by adding another model

News Press Release News Brand Wolfsburg, 20 March 2018 Volkswagen is reinforcing its SUV campaign in the USA by adding another model After the successful market launch of the Atlas on the American market, Volkswagen is extending its model range with another SUV. This new SUV is based on the Atlas, has five seats and… Continue reading Volkswagen is reinforcing its SUV campaign in the USA by adding another model

Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months

Apple seems to be ramping up its autonomous vehicle efforts, nearing doubling the number of vehicles in its fleet since January. The company now has 45 autonomous vehicles in California registered with the DMV, according to the Financial Times. This makes Apple’s AV fleet the second largest in the state of California, outsized only by… Continue reading Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months

Valentigney: Peugeot Japy taken back with less social damage than feared

The Commercial Court of Grenoble has decided to entrust the company of Valentigney (Doubs) to one of its suppliers, the group of forge and foundry Farinia, one adds. Farinia, which was the last buyer to compete after 4A Industrie’s sponge roll, initially had 58 redundancies out of a workforce of 316. After negotiations, the number… Continue reading Valentigney: Peugeot Japy taken back with less social damage than feared

BMW Group statement concerning the ongoing investigation by the public prosecutor’s office Munich

Munich. The BMW Group confirms that the Munich public prosecutor has opened an investigation regarding a software update which has been mistakenly allocated to around 11,400 BMW 750d and BMW M550d vehicles. On 20 March, employees of the prosecutor’s office searched two BMW Group locations in connection with the investigation. As previously communicated, in the… Continue reading BMW Group statement concerning the ongoing investigation by the public prosecutor’s office Munich

Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range

Bollinger Motors is working on their off/on-road all-electric utility truck and the startup is putting their prototype to the test to prove its capacity leading up to the start of production. Now, they have updated the capacity of the vehicle with a new battery pack for a longer range. Home Solar Power When unveiling the… Continue reading Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range

UPDATE 1-BMW searched by German police in emissions swoop

FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) – BMW’s headquarters were raided on Tuesday by German prosecutors investigating the suspected use of illegal emissions control software capable of manipulating exhaust levels. A car with the BMW logo badge is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst About 100… Continue reading UPDATE 1-BMW searched by German police in emissions swoop

Volkswagen again targeted by justice

New searches at Volkswagen. Investigators from the prosecutor’s office in Braunschweig searched and seized documents in 13 offices at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Wolfsburg in early March, the weekly Wirtschaftswoche reported on Tuesday. The prosecution suspects the group of having published in December 2015 false information on the CO2 emission levels of some of its… Continue reading Volkswagen again targeted by justice

VW should have played down further emissions problems

Prosecutors have again searched the VW headquarters, trigger is a dubious stock market announcement of the Group. Should investors be misled by the extent of the irregularities in C02 emissions? Getty Images Symbolic Tuesday, 20.03.2018 15:40 clock No respite for Volkswagen: The prosecutor Braunschweig has again on suspicion of market manipulation Searched offices in the… Continue reading VW should have played down further emissions problems

VW's 'SUV offensive' means more work for Tennessee plant

Volkswagen released this image of a concept version of a new 5-passenger SUV based on its 7-passenger Atlas SUV. The vehicle will debut at the New York auto show in late March 2018. A production version will be manufactured at VW’s Chattanooga, Tenn. plant. (Photo: Volkswagen) CLOSE American brands need to step it up. Time… Continue reading VW's 'SUV offensive' means more work for Tennessee plant