BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s government scrambled on Wednesday to find ways to avoid possible bans on heavily polluting diesel vehicles in cities, in a bid to reassure drivers and carmakers after a court ruled that local authorities were allowed to bar them. Tuesday’s ruling to allow city bans embarrassed Angela Merkel’s government, criticized for having… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Germany weighs options to avoid diesel bans after ruling
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Toyota to build new-generation Auris car in Derbyshire
Toyota Japanese carmaker’s decision safeguards the jobs of 3,000 workers as Brexit fears continue A worker assembles a vehicle on the production line at Toyota’s factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Toyota has announced it will build the next generation of its Auris car at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire. The Japanese carmaker said… Continue reading Toyota to build new-generation Auris car in Derbyshire
FAW-Volkswagen: VW joint venture recalls more than 430,000 cars
Volkswagen For the troubled company from Wolfsburg, there is now even more trouble in China. (Photo: AP) Because of a problem with the dashboard, the joint venture calls VW According to authorities, in China around 430,000 cars are returned. As the State Quality Supervision announced on Wednesday, the vehicles from FAW-Volkswagen to be ordered from… Continue reading FAW-Volkswagen: VW joint venture recalls more than 430,000 cars
Ride-Hailing Is Now So Much Bigger Than Uber and Lyft
Anyone need a ride? It’s the question on the lips of just about everybody involved in the transportation business—and a few who aren’t. The ranks of those offering ride-sharing services have swelled far beyond the likes of Uber and Lyft, past the self-driving gurus like Google sister company Waymo, past even the established automakers. Now… Continue reading Ride-Hailing Is Now So Much Bigger Than Uber and Lyft
Renault Cléon announces 200 hires on permanent contracts in 2018
The Renault Cléon plant (Seine-Maritime) announced Tuesday, February 28 in a statement the recruitment of 200 employees on permanent contracts. The Normandy factory manufactures with 5,300 employees (including 1,700 temporary) engines and gearboxes for Renault (65% of its production) but also for Nissan, Dacia, Samsung, Daimler, Fiat and Opel. In 2015, it also began manufacturing… Continue reading Renault Cléon announces 200 hires on permanent contracts in 2018
Audi A6 gets updated MMI navigation features, car-2-x and more
The 8th generation of Audi A6 will feature numerous updated in terms of connectivity and HMI. The MMI touch response system of the new Audi A6 sets new standards in terms of intuitive operation and personalization. Up to seven drivers can store their preferred settings in individual user profiles and set up to 400 parameters. The… Continue reading Audi A6 gets updated MMI navigation features, car-2-x and more
To compete with Tesla, Chinese automaker Nio would like to raise $ 2 billion in New York
The Chinese manufacturer of electric cars Nio sees big. He has mandated eight banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, for an IPO this year in New York, according to Reuters, which quotes sources close to the case. The operation could allow him to raise up to two billion dollars (1.6 billion euros). Nio, founded… Continue reading To compete with Tesla, Chinese automaker Nio would like to raise $ 2 billion in New York
Mercedes is interested in cryptocurrency
The German demonstrated during the Mobile World Congress, a system that uses virtual currency. This raises the debate of new technologies such as blockchain. The presentation could have found its place in the program of the next Connected Automotive Conference of the Journal of the Automobile. Mercedes took advantage of the Mobile World Congress in… Continue reading Mercedes is interested in cryptocurrency
Continental teases predictive connectivity manager concept for vehicles
Continental has developed a Predictive Connectivity Manager that “looks” into the future to determine network availability and reception quality along the route so that it can then take appropriate action. The project is an evolution of the Smart Telematics solution that Continental developed together with Carnegie Technologies. With Smart Telematics, it is already possible to… Continue reading Continental teases predictive connectivity manager concept for vehicles
China startup Nio hires eight banks for $2 bn US IPO
Other banks are Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and UBS, said the people, declining to be identified as the deal details are not public. HONG KONG: Chinese electric vehicle startup Nio has hired eight banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to work on a planned US stock market… Continue reading China startup Nio hires eight banks for $2 bn US IPO