J.D. Power Ranks Avis, National Highest in Customer App, Website Satisfaction

Photo via Depositphotos. Car rental customers have named Avis and National as haaving the best app an website, respectively, according to J.D. Power’s annual U.S. Travel App Satisfaction Study and U.S. Travel Website Satisfaction Study. While digital native OTA brands tend to deliver the most satisfying website experiences and rental car brands tend to perform better in… Continue reading J.D. Power Ranks Avis, National Highest in Customer App, Website Satisfaction

LUXnow Names New CEO

Sweetwood has an extensive executive background in Omni-channel marketing, business channel development, high-end retail, and wholesale distribution. Photo courtesy of LUXnow. Luxury auto, home, and yacht peer-to-peer rental group  LUXnow has appointed Matt Sweetwood as its CEO, the company announced. Sweetwood has an extensive executive background in Omni-channel marketing, business channel development, high-end retail, and wholesale… Continue reading LUXnow Names New CEO

New Two Component Composite Filling Meter

Nordson has launched a new family of light and easily-mounted systems for dispensing small volumes (ranging from 0.05 cc to 25 cc) of composite fillers and other similar materials. According to the company, the newest member of the Nordson Sealant Equipment Micro-Meter 2K family, the easily assembled dual linear servo, two component D2K meter, is aimed… Continue reading New Two Component Composite Filling Meter

Fiat Chrysler brushes off GM lawsuit, sees Peugeot deal by year end

TURIN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCA) on Thursday brushed off a shock lawsuit from General Motors (GM) and said it was confident of reaching a binding merger deal with Peugeot owner PSA Group by the end of this year to create the world’s fourth largest carmaker. FILE PHOTO: The logos of car manufacturers Fiat and… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler brushes off GM lawsuit, sees Peugeot deal by year end

Japanese justice allows Carlos Ghosn to talk for an hour with his wife

Posted on Nov. 21, 2019 at 3:14 pm Seven months later his release on bail under very strict conditions Carlos Ghosn will be able to speak, for the first time, for an hour, with his wife Carole this Friday. When he was released from prison last April, the court imposed extremely strict conditions on him,… Continue reading Japanese justice allows Carlos Ghosn to talk for an hour with his wife

Decibel Secures $17M in Series B Funding

Decibel, a London, UK-based provider of digital experience intelligence solutions, closed a $17m Series B funding. The round was led by Draper Esprit, with participation from Series A investors Eight Road Ventures and John Simon, via his Ventureforgood investment entity.In total, Decibel has raised $26m over two rounds. The company intends to use the funds… Continue reading Decibel Secures $17M in Series B Funding

Celonis Raises $290M; Valued at $2.5 Billion

Celonis, a Munich and New York-based provider of AI-enhanced Process Mining and Process Excellence software, raised approximately $290m in Series C funding. The round, which brings total funding to approximately $370m and valued the company at $2.5 billion, was led by Arena Holdings with participation from Accel, 83North, as well as:– Ryan Smith, co-founder and… Continue reading Celonis Raises $290M; Valued at $2.5 Billion

Russia’s Yandex.Taxi chooses three banks to arrange IPO: sources

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest online taxi service Yandex.Taxi has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and VTB Capital as the first three banks to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO), three banking sources told Reuters on Thursday. Russian internet company Yandex (YNDX.O) and U.S. group Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) combined their taxi businesses across… Continue reading Russia’s Yandex.Taxi chooses three banks to arrange IPO: sources

Fiat Chrysler chairman sees Peugeot deal finalised by year-end

TURIN, Italy, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Chairman John Elkann said on Thursday he was confident the group would finalise its tie-up with Peugeot owner PSA this year and dismissed concerns about a lawsuit launched by rival General Motors. “Judging from how both the FCA and PSA teams are working, I’m confident in saying… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler chairman sees Peugeot deal finalised by year-end