Dana Incorporated President and CEO James K. Kamsickas Assumes Additional Role of Board Chairman

The board also voted to expand its membership to nine directors and enhance its technology acumen by adding Bridget E. Karlin, chief technology officer and vice president of IBM global technology services. Speaking on behalf of the board of directors, Mr. Wandell said: “In the four-plus years that Jim Kamsickas has led Dana, the company… Continue reading Dana Incorporated President and CEO James K. Kamsickas Assumes Additional Role of Board Chairman

@Geely: Mon 16 Dec 2019Lotus Evija: dynamic test notes (G. Kershaw)Latest shakedown follows extensive computer simulations, plus multiple sessions in UK and I…

Latest shakedown follows extensive computer simulations, plus multiple sessions in UK and Italy   Date: 6 December 2019Driver: Gavan Kershaw, Director, Attributes and Product Integrity, Lotus CarsLocation: Hethel, Norfolk, UKCar: Lotus Evija engineering prototype #2 Pre-test notes: Latest shakedown follows extensive computer simulations, plus multiple sessions in UK and Italy. Engineering prototype #2 is the… Continue reading @Geely: Mon 16 Dec 2019Lotus Evija: dynamic test notes (G. Kershaw)Latest shakedown follows extensive computer simulations, plus multiple sessions in UK and I…

@VW Group: ‘Project Qatar Mobility’: Self-driving shuttles set to take Doha’s local public transport to the next level in 2022

For the first time ever a cutting-edge fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles will usher in a new era of urban mobility in a capital city in 2022: Earlier today in Doha, representatives of Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) signed the ‘Project Qatar Mobility’. The goal is to develop a ground-breaking… Continue reading @VW Group: ‘Project Qatar Mobility’: Self-driving shuttles set to take Doha’s local public transport to the next level in 2022

@Groupe PSA: New Opel Grandland X Plug-in-Hybrid with Front-Wheel Drive

All-wheel drive PHEV joined by front-wheel drive version System power totals 165kW (224hp) Up to 57km all-electric range (WLTP1) Potential €38,512 entry-price in Germany with higher “environmental bonus” All Opel models electrified by 2024 Rüsselsheim.  The next electrified Opel is coming. After the all-electric Opel Corsa-e and the four-wheel drive Grandland X plug-in hybrid electric… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: New Opel Grandland X Plug-in-Hybrid with Front-Wheel Drive

Mercedes delays electric vehicle debut after Jaguar & Audi fail to keep up with Tesla

Mercedes-Benz is putting off the US debut of its first electric vehicle by a year in the latest sign of just how difficult a time automakers are having replicating Tesla Inc’.s success.Daimler AG’s luxury brand will start sales of the EQC crossover in 2021 rather than early next year.By contrast, the website estimates that Tesla has sold about 111,650 Model 3 sedans.

GM to invest $1B in Missouri plant

General Motors plans to invest $1.5 billion to bring the “next generation” of midsize pickup trucks to the market.The Wentzville truck plant will receive roughly $1 billion of those funds to upgrade the facility as it prepares for the new line of products, GM announced Friday.Parson, a Republican, signed a bill providing up to $50 million of tax credits if GM invests $750 million to expand the Wentzville plant.