An electric Mustang SUV will hit dealerships late next year. When will Corvette follow suit? The positively received debut of Ford’s battery-powered Mustang Mach-E in Los Angeles last month (with the automaker hinting that it could develop a full Mustang sub-brand) has turned up the heat on Chevrolet to expand its Corvette lineup as well. Morgan Stanley… Continue reading After Mustang SUV, calls for Corvette SUV grow
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Lookers opens new JLR dealership, replacing three nearby sites
Lookers has opened a new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) site in Buckinghamshire. The new 16,193 sq ft development in Aston Clinton is the most recent JLR ‘Arch’ concept to open to the public. The Arch design concept is a 50:50 split between Jaguar and Land Rover. The new multi-million-pound dealership involved the closure of the nearby Lookers Jaguar site in Amersham, Lookers… Continue reading Lookers opens new JLR dealership, replacing three nearby sites
Dealers must experience life with an EV to sell them
Dealers must themselves experience living with an EV in order to retail them properly, claims Oliver Larkin, head of group corporate and public relations at Volkswagen Group UK. At the NFDA’s EV Marketplace Seminar, Larkin said that it is not enough for dealers to just drive an EV once or twice, or over a period… Continue reading Dealers must experience life with an EV to sell them
Dealers ‘optimistic’ about used car prospects in 2020
Dealers are ‘optimistic’ about the used car sector in the next 12-18 months with almost half(47.1%) believing that the market will see growth. Nearly a third (29.1%) see the market as unchanging and just over a fifth (22.8%) predict limited negative growth, according to research from Startline Motor Finance. The used car market in 2019… Continue reading Dealers ‘optimistic’ about used car prospects in 2020
Former UAW official pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks
DETROIT (Reuters) – Former United Auto Workers vice president Joseph Ashton pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud as part of a wide-ranging federal corruption probe into the union. FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers (UAW) vice-president Joseph Ashton addresses the attendees at the UAW Constitutional Convention in Detroit, Michigan,… Continue reading Former UAW official pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks
Uber may offer courier services for retail business – CEO Khosrowshahi
FILE PHOTO: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks to the media at an event in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday the ride hailing company could extend its food delivery service to offer courier services for other retail businesses. Speaking… Continue reading Uber may offer courier services for retail business – CEO Khosrowshahi
BMW sues air conditioning suppliers over price fixing
FILE PHOTO: BMW i8 is displayed at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson BERLIN (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) is suing two of its suppliers over price fixing on air conditioning components, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. The case was first reported in the Handelsblatt newspaper, which… Continue reading BMW sues air conditioning suppliers over price fixing
China Just Completed the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure
One of a Kind The Chinese town of Suzhou is now home to a wall unlike any other. According to a newly published story by 3D Printing Media Network, Chinese construction company Winsun has finished building a 3D-printed wall in Suzhou which, at more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) long, is now the world’s largest 3D-printed… Continue reading China Just Completed the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure
Penske Logistics Clocks 10,000 EV Miles In Freightliner eCascadia
Penske did not reveal details, but its first Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks already covered 10,000 miles. Penske Logistics boasted that it is robably the first fleet in the United States to successfully log more than 10,000 over-the-road miles (16,000 km) in heavy-duty electric trucks Freightliner eCascadia. Penske operates two eCascadia (the first was delivered in… Continue reading Penske Logistics Clocks 10,000 EV Miles In Freightliner eCascadia
Ford Still Carries An Extra Burden Compared To Tesla: Dealerships
In a disruptive scenario, the load of a distribution network is not small. This article was born from the post above. It is in a private Facebook group, hence the blurred data that could help identify it. Let’s call this person Little Yoda. He would give the new Ford Mustang Mach-E a go, but the… Continue reading Ford Still Carries An Extra Burden Compared To Tesla: Dealerships