Subscription Service Carly Forms Partnership with Hyundai

Hyundai is the first manufacturer to support a vehicle subscription service in Australia across multiple models in its new vehicle range. Photo via Depositphotos. Australia’s car subscription service Carly signed a deal with Korean automotive giant Hyundai, which will see new and used vehicles available for customers on a flexible basis nationwide via the Hyundai dealer network. Hyundai… Continue reading Subscription Service Carly Forms Partnership with Hyundai

Porsche: we must diversify beyond selling cars to survive

Porsche must invest in companies looking to solve issues such as traffic in cities rather than rely on selling cars to survive in the future, according to Porsche finance and IT boss Lutz Meschke. “Cities want to reduce traffic, therefore we have to look for solutions which fit our brand. Shared mobility is not enough… Continue reading Porsche: we must diversify beyond selling cars to survive

VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible

Andreas Renschler Traton CEO Andreas Renschler criticizes the lack of infrastructure on the truck stops. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt At the VWTruck segment According to CEO Andreas Renschler, Traton could drive one third of its sold trucks by 2030. However, it still lack the necessary infrastructure on the truck stops, said Renschler the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” according… Continue reading VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible

Hyundai Motor Group to Focus on Improving Its Lineup of Future Vehicles and Profitability in 2020

It is expected that Hyundai Motor Group’s focus for next year’s management will be open innovation to respond to future mobility generation proactively and market expansion to diversify profitability.Pioneering emerging markets such as South-East Asia and recovering its business in the Chinese market are also important issues as it focuses on future mobility technology regarding… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group to Focus on Improving Its Lineup of Future Vehicles and Profitability in 2020

Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery

New Solaris buses can be equipped with higher energy dense Solaris High Energy+ batteries and silicon carbide (SiC) inverters Solaris is another European electric bus manufacturer that has introduced at the Busworld exhibition in Brussels a really big battery option for its buses. The articulated Solaris Urbino 18 electric can be ordered now with up… Continue reading Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery

BMW open for new partners in mobility services venture: FAS

The logo of BMW carmaker is seen on a vehicle in Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2019. Picture taken May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) is keen to find additional partners for the mobility services venture it runs with rival carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE), BMW’s new chief executive told a Sunday… Continue reading BMW open for new partners in mobility services venture: FAS

The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover’s tech HQ

At the centre’s opening, Speth told Autocar that the base would “orchestrate all global engineering sites of Jaguar and Land Rover across the world – from China, Hungary, India, Ireland, Slovakia to the USA. For the first time,” he declared, “we can co-locate the essential divisions of the comprehensive product creation process with critical manpower… Continue reading The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover’s tech HQ

Hybrid drives are to be cheaper

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Plant closures give GM flexibility to make $7.7B investment

Buy Photo UAW Local 5960 workers walk the line at the GM Lake Orion assembly plant.  (Photo: David Guralnick, The Detroit News) The tentative deal between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers provides some certainty for the Detroit automaker facing trade wars, an industry downturn and a shakeup from future technology, experts say.… Continue reading Plant closures give GM flexibility to make $7.7B investment