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Chancellor slows down Transport Minister: Merkel does not rule out hardware retrofitting for diesel

All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Chancellor slows down Transport Minister Merkel does not rule out hardware retrofitting for diesel REUTERS Angela Merkel with Finance Minister Olaf Scholz during the closed meeting of the cabinet in Meseberg Unlike Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) Chancellor Angela Merkel closes one Hardware retrofit for diesel cars not from. The… Continue reading Chancellor slows down Transport Minister: Merkel does not rule out hardware retrofitting for diesel

Shell and Gordon Murray Design to bring flat-pack trucks to India

OX, the flat pack truck, with its developers Shell Lubricants has announced that it will commission a pre-production prototype of the flat-pack truck called ‘OX’ and it will take this truck to India. The ‘OX to India’ mission will showcase the capabilities of the vehicle for bringing low-cost all-terrain mobility to rural communities in developing… Continue reading Shell and Gordon Murray Design to bring flat-pack trucks to India

Daimler and VW against Prevent: The wrong strategy of the German car industry

All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Daimler and VW v Prevent The wrong strategy of the German car industry A guest commentary by Stefan Randak Volkswagen and Daimler in a clinch with Prevent: The increasingly open conflict between suppliers and car manufacturers is also affecting manufacturers The dispute between VW and Daimler and the supplier Prevent… Continue reading Daimler and VW against Prevent: The wrong strategy of the German car industry

Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook

Waymo seems to be banking on confronting the automotive industry with the same challenge. By Alex Webb When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts… Continue reading Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook

Lyft is considering entering Japan’s challenging ride-hailing market for some reason

Lyft, Uber’s chief nemesis in the U.S., is thinking of entering the fiercely competitive Japanese ride-hailing space, according to comments from one of its founders. “We would love to be in Japan, and we also will be looking at that possibility,” John Zimmer, Lyft co-founder and president, said at the New Economy Summit 2018 in Tokyo.… Continue reading Lyft is considering entering Japan’s challenging ride-hailing market for some reason

Insurance giant Allianz confirms $35M investment in Asian ride-sharing unicorn Go-Jek

German insurance giant Allianz is following Google and Tencent by backing Go-Jek, the Indonesia-based ride-hailing and local services company valued at over $4.5 billion, after it announced an investment. The money comes from Allianz X, the firm’s digital investment arm, which confirmed it put in $35 million in what is its first deal in Southeast Asia. The… Continue reading Insurance giant Allianz confirms $35M investment in Asian ride-sharing unicorn Go-Jek

Minister of Transport relies on auto industry: No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting

All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Minister of Transport relies on car industry No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting BMW If the new Federal Cabinet in Meseberg in Brandenburg continues its meeting today, decisions should be made in the end as well, including the tiresome question of the nitrogen oxide pollution caused by diesel cars in… Continue reading Minister of Transport relies on auto industry: No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting

Works Council Secretary General is to become top manager: Osterloh sends close confidants to VW Board

All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Works council general secretary to be top manager Osterloh sends close confidants to VW board DPA Gunnar Kilian at Volkswagen Show stock market chart It is becoming ever clearer how the power will be redistributed on the board after the end of the day for CEO Matthias Müller. In the… Continue reading Works Council Secretary General is to become top manager: Osterloh sends close confidants to VW Board

Singapore taxi firm ComfortDelGro to acquire AZ Bus charter assets for $10.25m

April 11, 2018 Singapore’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro has announced that it will acquire the private bus chartering assets of AZ Bus Pte Ltd for $10.25 million as it seeks to consolidate its position in the industry. In a statement, ComfortDelGro said, the acquisition will be conducted by its bus operation arm ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd.… Continue reading Singapore taxi firm ComfortDelGro to acquire AZ Bus charter assets for $10.25m