The automotive supplier Prevent is fighting with the VW group – now the Bosnian owners have apparently found a new lever. The employees of a Saarbrücken factory get caught between the fronts. Headquarters of Prevent Wednesday, 30.05.2018 08:05 clock The dispute between the automotive supplier Prevent and the car giant Volkswagen has been smoldering for… Continue reading Prevent buys important foundry – and raises prices for VW apparently ten times
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Panasonic plans to develop cobalt-free car batteries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s battery cell supplier Panasonic Corp said on Wednesday it is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Panasonic Corp is pictured at the CEATEC JAPAN 2017 (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) at… Continue reading Panasonic plans to develop cobalt-free car batteries
Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify: Daimler joins Uber rivals
All articles and backgrounds 05/30/2018 Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify Daimler joins Uber rivals REUTERS Taxify: The company was founded in 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia The carmaker Daimler participates in the car broker Taxify. The Uber competitor from Estonia announced on Wednesday that it had closed a financing round worth 175 million dollars (more than 151 million euros).… Continue reading Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify: Daimler joins Uber rivals
Zenuity expands cooperation with KI Startup
Univrses & Zenuity | Autonomous Driving & Co navigation Return to content The Swedish company Zenuity cooperates increasingly with the startup Univrses. Zenuity vehicle. Source: nyteknik Zenuity is an association of Volvo and Autolivwho want to market autonomous driving together. Now the cooperation with Univrses has been extended. A cooperation agreement has already been signed… Continue reading Zenuity expands cooperation with KI Startup
Scoot launches mopeds and bike-share in Barcelona
Scoot, the electric moped company that first launched in San Francisco, is deploying two new modes of transportation in Barcelona. The first is an upgrade of its original scooter that the company deploys in San Francisco. Instead of maxing out at 30 mph, this new moped can go up to 60 mph. The second mode… Continue reading Scoot launches mopeds and bike-share in Barcelona
Scoot adds a bike sharing service as it expands to Barcelona
Scoot Scoot is getting into bicycles. The company known in San Francisco for its red electric scooters populated by riders with lightning bolt-emblazoned black helmets is adding bikes to its lineup. But not in San Francisco. Instead, the company is opening its first international location in Barcelona where it’ll drop 1,000 electric bikes and 500… Continue reading Scoot adds a bike sharing service as it expands to Barcelona
Works council and management agree on Opel renovation
PSA parent company has pledged investments in new models and plant capacity utilization to troubled automaker Opel. However, jobs should still be deleted. Opel logo in front of the factory in Rüsselsheim Tuesday, 29.05.2018 20:24 clock Works council and management of Opel have agreed on the reorganization of the loss-making car manufacturer. As part of… Continue reading Works council and management agree on Opel renovation
VW’s dispute with riot suppliers escalates: Prevent plays again Rambo – and damaged career of a VW top manager
All articles and backgrounds 05/30/2018 VW’s dispute with riot suppliers escalates Prevent plays again Rambo – and damaged career of a VW top manager DPA Founder at Halberg Guss: The new owner Prevent uses the company for his long dispute with Volkswagen A new management, which raises prices in the dispute over supply contracts by… Continue reading VW’s dispute with riot suppliers escalates: Prevent plays again Rambo – and damaged career of a VW top manager
Rimac: We will build our name as a serious hypercar manufacturer
The steady rise in the car industry of Croatian firm Rimac is illustrated not only by some of its clients – Aston Martin and Koenigsegg, for starters – but also by its own ambitious hypercar plans. Its new C_Two electric hypercar has astonishing performance – 0-60mph in 1.85sec, outdoing the already crazy figures of its… Continue reading Rimac: We will build our name as a serious hypercar manufacturer
Daimler leads $175 mln investment in Uber’s EMEA rival Taxify
LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) – Estonia’s Taxify is set to step up its fight against global rival Uber across Europe and Africa after raising $175 million in funding from a group led by German automaker Daimler. Daimler, already a majority owner or significant investor in a string of online taxi services across Europe and the… Continue reading Daimler leads $175 mln investment in Uber’s EMEA rival Taxify