A On Friday, there was no official confirmation that the Chinese company CATL actually pulls up a factory for electric car battery cells in Thuringia. But only the statements of the BMW boss Harald Kruger In a newspaper interview, the Munich automaker had awarded a billion contract to CATL and the company wanted to build… Continue reading A battery factory for Thuringia?
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US Tesla Model 3 customers asked for $2500 confirmation deposit
All Tesla Model 3 customers in the US and Canada have been invited by the company to pay their $2500 (around £1900) confirmation deposits. Customers are usually invited to configure their car when their build slot approaches, and the $2500 deposit is paid at this stage. Now, reports the Detroit News, all US and Canada… Continue reading US Tesla Model 3 customers asked for $2500 confirmation deposit
VW distributes the responsibility within the Group new
V olkswagen CEO Herbert Diess will divide responsibility within the Group for the world regions in the future for his brands. In the future, one leading brand will take over group-wide control of a clearly defined world region, said Volkswagen on Friday in Wolfsburg. Decisions could be made more decentralized. “We’re giving the responsibility over… Continue reading VW distributes the responsibility within the Group new
Mazda Joins Toyota in Condemning Trump’s Car-Tariff Plans
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Mazda Motor Corp. became the latest auto company to condemn the Trump administration’s plans for potential car import tariffs, saying such duties would hit both the industry as well as U.S. consumers. The Japanese manufacturer said it filed comments on the Commerce Department’s investigation into car-related imports on Thursday,… Continue reading Mazda Joins Toyota in Condemning Trump’s Car-Tariff Plans
Nissan and Italdesign team up for ‘limitless’ GT-R prototype
The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign has been revealed as a one-off collaboration between Nissan and the design house to celebrate 50 years of the GT-R and Italdesign. Based on the GT-R Nismo, the GT-R50 is Nissan and Italdesign’s first collaboration, although the development, engineering and building of the car was all Italdesign’s work, while the design… Continue reading Nissan and Italdesign team up for ‘limitless’ GT-R prototype
Bird has officially raised a whopping $300M as the scooter wars heat up
And there we have it: Bird, one of the emerging massively hyped Scooter startups, has roped in its next pile of funding by picking up another $300 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital. The company announced the long-anticipated round this morning, with Sequoia’s Roelof Botha joining the company’s board of directors. This is… Continue reading Bird has officially raised a whopping $300M as the scooter wars heat up
Daimler files opposition to Vito recall
Thursday, 06/28/2018 19:43 clock The carmaker Daimler is against the forced recall of his pickup Vito before. The Federal Motor Transport Authority has committed Daimler to an exhaust gas purification system due to an illegal shutdown to recall several thousand transporters of the model series , The Group has filed an appeal against the relevant… Continue reading Daimler files opposition to Vito recall
UPDATE 1-BP bets on electric vehicle switch with Chargemaster buy
LONDON (Reuters) – BP will buy Britain’s largest electric vehicle charging firm Chargemaster and plans to use its technology to roll out ultra-fast chargers across its 1,200 petrol stations in the country over the next 12 months. FILE PHOTO: The logo of BP is on display at a petrol station in Moscow, Russia, July 4,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-BP bets on electric vehicle switch with Chargemaster buy
First Rwandan-made Volkswagen rolls off assembly line
KIGALI: The first Rwandan-made Volkswagen car rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday at the country’s first auto factory. The small Polo hatchback vehicle was greeted by President Paul Kagame and Volkswagen South Africa boss Thomas Schafer at the $20 million (17 million euros) facility, set up following a December 2016 deal. “Some found it… Continue reading First Rwandan-made Volkswagen rolls off assembly line
Portugal’s Latest Sports Car Is the Lightweight, Bare-Bones Adamastor
When somebody decides to build a lightweight sports car that can keep up with supercars while costing half as much, the recipe is fairly straightforward. Depending on the budget, the chassis will have to some sort of a tubular frame, a bonded aluminum tub, or something even more rigid made out of carbon fiber. Then,… Continue reading Portugal’s Latest Sports Car Is the Lightweight, Bare-Bones Adamastor