Sportage SUV, with 28,977, was the top-selling Kia model globally in March. A hard-charging Seltos was just 1,171 units behind with 27,806 units. Kia Motors Corporation today announced its global sales results for March 2020, recording sales of a total of 226,960 units – a 6.4 percent year-on-year decrease compared to March 2019. Its Sportage… Continue reading Kia sales drop 6% in March; Seltos just 1,171 units behind best-seller Sportage
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KARMA AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPS E-FLEX PLATFORM SOLUTION TO REVOLUTIONIZE ELECTRIC MOBILITY
VIEW ALL () x Mar 31,2020 Karma E-Flex Platform Offers Fast-to-Market Electric Vehicle Conversions with Ease In Coming Weeks, Additional Configurations Will Emphasize Capabilities/Benefits Open Platform Partnerships Allow Manufacturers to Reduce EV Development Costs Through Use of Karma’s Innovations Irvine, Calif. (March 31, 2020) – Karma Automotive today announced the introduction of the Karma E-Flex… Continue reading KARMA AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPS E-FLEX PLATFORM SOLUTION TO REVOLUTIONIZE ELECTRIC MOBILITY
Volvo’s app-based Valet maintenance service launches across the US
Sponsored Links Volvo Volvo has officially rolled out its pickup and delivery service for vehicles needing maintenance across the US. The automaker first introduced the service called Volvo Valet back in 2018 when it debuted a pilot program in California. It was the result of its Luxe acquisition in 2017, when it snapped up the… Continue reading Volvo’s app-based Valet maintenance service launches across the US
10,000 respirators in 50 days: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Valeo, Schneider Electric get cracking
Faced with the compelling need for more respirators on its national territory, the French government has asked, on March 22, a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and… Continue reading 10,000 respirators in 50 days: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Valeo, Schneider Electric get cracking
Tesla’s next killer app: solar power on its electric cars – starting with Cybertruck
Solar power on electric cars has yet to become a common feature, but Tesla is about to change that – starting with the Cybertruck electric pickup. We’ve discussed solar roofs on electric vehicles before, most recently with the one on the latest Prius Prime, but the recurring problem is that they rarely generate enough power to be worth… Continue reading Tesla’s next killer app: solar power on its electric cars – starting with Cybertruck
SE Asian logistics startup Inteluck raises over $5m from MindWorks, Lalamove
Southeast Asian third-party logistics player Inteluck has raised $5 million in a pre-Series B round of financing led by Hong Kong-based venture capital firm MindWorks Capital, according to a company statement on Tuesday. Other investors in the round included on-demand logistics provider Lalamove and return backer Infinity Venture Partners. The deal marks the first strategic… Continue reading SE Asian logistics startup Inteluck raises over $5m from MindWorks, Lalamove
Volvo Cars in talks to reach emissions deal with California
A long exposure picture shows cars of Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo displayed in front of a showroom of Stierli Automobile AG company in St. Erhard, Switzerland April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish automaker Volvo Cars confirmed Tuesday it is in talks with California to reach a voluntary emissions agreement. Mary Nichols, who… Continue reading Volvo Cars in talks to reach emissions deal with California
Ford CEO Hackett thinks plants may not restart until May, talks furloughs and challenges
CLOSE Ford is not considering restarting production of automobiles anytime before May and even then the timeline is murky, CEO Jim Hackett acknowledged Tuesday. “My gut tells me we’re into May now, but we’re not projecting a date until the president actually comes through with, ‘I want to turn the economy on by x date.’ That’s really the… Continue reading Ford CEO Hackett thinks plants may not restart until May, talks furloughs and challenges
GM turns gutted, shuttered Warren plant into face mask supplier
CLOSE Anne Hernandez of Troy is responding to the shortage of face masks during the Novel Coronovirus threat by showing how she makes a mask. Detroit Free Press General Motors is working with the UAW to call in at least two dozen paid volunteers from its hourly workforce to make millions of face masks at its once-shuttered Warren Transmission… Continue reading GM turns gutted, shuttered Warren plant into face mask supplier
Ford delays restarting production indefinitely
Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said it will further delay restarting production at its North American plants as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in the United States. The Dearborn automaker last week had shared its intentions to begin manufacturing again at Hermosillo Assembly in Mexico starting next Monday and at select U.S. plants, including… Continue reading Ford delays restarting production indefinitely