Ruggiero will take over Chopelin’s duties. Photo via Flickr/Jorg. Albéric Chopelin, chief commercial and customer officer and member of the management board of Europcar Mobility Group, stepped down as a member of the management board last week. Chopelin had served on the board since April 2019. As from June 17, the group management board is composed of: … Continue reading Europcar Reorganizes Management Board
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California passes landmark mandate for zero emission trucks
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California on Thursday approved a groundbreaking policy to wean its trucking sector off of diesel fuel by requiring manufacturers to sell a rising number of zero-emission vehicles, starting in 2024. FILE PHOTO: A truck engine is tested for pollution exiting its exhaust pipe as California Air Resources field representatives (unseen) work… Continue reading California passes landmark mandate for zero emission trucks
Lordstown Motors has unveiled its $52,500 Endurance truck that’s set to be the first electric pickup to market
Lordstown Motors has unveiled a pre-production version of the Endurance, the automaker’s flagship electric pickup truck. The $52,500 pickup truck is expected to be produced and completed by the late summer of 2021, which would make it to the first mass-produced fully electric pickup truck on US roads. Ohio-based Lordstown Motors has plans to produce… Continue reading Lordstown Motors has unveiled its $52,500 Endurance truck that’s set to be the first electric pickup to market
Uber pares back digital wallet ambitions, head of unit quits: Bloomberg News
FILE PHOTO: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks during a meeting with the Economic Club of New York in New York City, New York, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s financial services head Peter Hazlehurst is stepping down as the company focuses on rides and food delivery, and ices plans to… Continue reading Uber pares back digital wallet ambitions, head of unit quits: Bloomberg News
Harley-Davidson to cut about 140 jobs in United States
FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is seen on one of their models at a shop in Paris, France, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer CHICAGO (Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) said on Thursday it will cut about 140 jobs in the United States following the motorcycle maker’s decision to adjust production volumes.… Continue reading Harley-Davidson to cut about 140 jobs in United States
Lordstown Reveals Endurance Electric Pickup Truck
Today (June 25, 2020), Lordstown Motors unveiled, at Lordstown Complex in Voltage Valley in Lordstown, near Youngstown, Ohio, its all-electric Lordstown Endurance pickup. It looks pretty close to the renders, with a conventional layout but quite a modern look. One of the first things that we noticed are wheels with orange in-wheel hub motors. Four of… Continue reading Lordstown Reveals Endurance Electric Pickup Truck
Nissan to lay off 200 Mexico workers amid global auto slowdown
FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is seen at a car dealership in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Nissan (7201.T) will lay off about 200 workers at a plant in Mexico amid local and global challenges facing the automotive industry, the carmaker said on Thursday. “Stemming… Continue reading Nissan to lay off 200 Mexico workers amid global auto slowdown
Apollo Tyres’ new plant in Andhra Pradesh goes on stream
Apollo Tyres has commissioned its seventh manufacturing unit globally, and its fifth in India today. The first tyre rolled out today from the Andhra Pradesh greenfield facility in the southern part of the country. Chairman Onkar S Kanwar, vice-chairman and MD, Neeraj Kanwar, supervisory Board members along with the entire senior management team participated virtually… Continue reading Apollo Tyres’ new plant in Andhra Pradesh goes on stream
How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
The preliminary meeting of the employees on the VW supervisory board on June 8th almost turned into a rebellion. When, if not now, CEO Herbert Diess (61) should be thrown out, some asked. Given that he had just accused the controllers of cheating internals and talked about crimesthat “can obviously be assigned”. In front of… Continue reading How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
Electric vehicle startup to unveil truck at former GM Ohio auto plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lordstown Motors Corp will show off its planned electric pickup truck at an event on Thursday as the startup seeks to begin producing vehicles at a former General Motors factory in northeast Ohio. Lordstown Motors, which hopes to start delivering the electric pickup to customers by January 2021 and is still working… Continue reading Electric vehicle startup to unveil truck at former GM Ohio auto plant