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PSA wants to sell its last shares of GEFCO transport

The daily Les Echos said Monday on its website that the French car group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel-Vauxhall brands) had “put on sale” its participation. Joined by AFP, the PSA spokesman said, as he had done with Echos, “note that Gefco’s operational performance and the diversification of its customer portfolio no longer make it… Continue reading PSA wants to sell its last shares of GEFCO transport

2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

Follow John Today, we’ve got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week’s most important… Continue reading 2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

Scandal in the VW Supervisory Board

At a meeting of the VW Supervisory Board, changes to the remuneration system for board members should have been posted on the wall, according to Handelsblatt. A group guard protested vehemently. VW rejects the report as false. Bernd Althusmann Monday, 26.03.2018 1:17 pm The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen has apparently entered into a heated dispute… Continue reading Scandal in the VW Supervisory Board

VW boss Müller should have been co-driver in the driver’s escape

A former Porsche top manager is said to have caused an accident involving injuries in South Africa in 2013 and made a driver’s escape. According to “Bild am Sonntag” was today’s VW CEO Matthias Müller his co-driver. imago / high two Wolfgang Hatz, Matthias Müller (Archive image from September 2015) Sunday, 18.03.2018 11:51 clock Former… Continue reading VW boss Müller should have been co-driver in the driver’s escape

Could abandoned Detroit train station be Ford's millennials magnet?

Buy Photo Davide Martello of Germany plays his piano in front of Michigan Central Station during a two day stop in Detroit in May 2015. Martello travels the world playing his piano in public spaces. Within a city he pulls it behind a bicycle and when it is time to move to the next town… Continue reading Could abandoned Detroit train station be Ford's millennials magnet?

Aurora hires SpaceX’s Jinnah Hosein, opens SF and Pittsburgh offices

Self-driving technology company Aurora has made some key moves on its leadership team and overall company growth: It’s bringing on SpaceX’s now former head of software engineering, Jinnah Hosein, to lead its own software engineering team in a VP role. The autonomous software provider is also opening up two new offices, including one in San… Continue reading Aurora hires SpaceX’s Jinnah Hosein, opens SF and Pittsburgh offices

PSA wants to totally disengage from Gefco

It’s almost the end of an era. According to our information, PSA has put up for sale its residual interest in the logistician Gefco, one of its historical subsidiaries. The French manufacturer had already sold 75% of the capital of the company in 2012 to the Russian equivalent of the SNCF, RZD . At the… Continue reading PSA wants to totally disengage from Gefco

Octo partners with RCI Bank and Services to provide telematics services for vehicles

Octo Telematics announced that it has entered into a global partnership with RCI Bank and Services, the finance company from Groupe Renault to provide its telematics services and advanced big data analytics to enhance the driving experience of drivers worldwide. As part of its sales process, RCI Bank and Services will offer customers the option… Continue reading Octo partners with RCI Bank and Services to provide telematics services for vehicles

Glickenhaus Adventures

March 19, 2018 It’s been a busy three months at Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. We took our 003CS, which finished first in class twice at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, converted it to road legal status and drove it over 150 miles around New Orleans, including thru the French Quarter on the Cento Mille Rally. We… Continue reading Glickenhaus Adventures