Category: Automotive

Audi connects the electric car with the house

Audi is taking the idea of electric mobility beyond the automobile in offering its customers a tailormade system offering. To that end, the brand is teaming up with two new partners to connect its electric model Audi e-tron with the user’s home infrastructure. Intelligent interaction with home energy management systems from SMA Solar Technology and… Continue reading Audi connects the electric car with the house

Nissan announces expansion plans in Africa, Middle East and India

Nissan Motor Co today unveiled a major expansion strategy in the Africa, the Middle East and India region today as part of the company’s six-year midterm plan, Nissan MOVE to 2022. The Japanese carmaker aims to build on its strengths in markets including South Africa, India, the UAE, Egypt and parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The company… Continue reading Nissan announces expansion plans in Africa, Middle East and India

ERJ Business News Tracker

SBR shut-downs in China…  EU chemical output up… India NR warning… Pirelli in F1… SBR prices’ uptrend… German rubber pay rise… Wanli shelves US tire plant?…  Rubber share prices… India tire price hikes… BMW investing in 3D technology…  JUNE 2018 15/6 China’s Shen Hua Chemical Industrial is planning to carry out maintenance work on a 70… Continue reading ERJ Business News Tracker

Turo Go enables car owners to remotely share their vehicle and earn on the go

Image for representational purpose only. US-based Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace has announced a new feature christened ‘Turo Go’ that allows guests to locate, book and unlock cars instantly from the app. The company has said it has begun an early-access wait list for hosts to get Turo Go connected car hardware installed in… Continue reading Turo Go enables car owners to remotely share their vehicle and earn on the go

CBI chief: ‘Car firms face Brexit extinction’

Sections of the UK car industry face extinction unless the UK stays in the EU customs union, the president of the CBI has said. Paul Dreschler also said there was “zero evidence” that trade deals outside the EU will provide any economic benefit to Britain. But the government said it was “focused on delivering a… Continue reading CBI chief: ‘Car firms face Brexit extinction’

Legal dispute with Volkswagen: Partial success for Prevent – but in the long term, it looks bleak for the VW rebels

All articles and backgrounds 05/14/2018 Litigation with Volkswagen Partial success for Prevent – but in the long term, it looks bleak for the VW rebels DPA VW has to take a part of the components of ES cast iron. However, the district court fell far short of the demands of the Prevent subsidiary In the… Continue reading Legal dispute with Volkswagen: Partial success for Prevent – but in the long term, it looks bleak for the VW rebels

Dispute over shutdown devices: Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of diesel – and escapes billions of dollars in fine

All articles and backgrounds 06/12/2018 Dispute over shutdown devices Daimler has to recall hundreds of thousands of diesel cars DPA Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and Eckart von Klaeden (left), head of the Department of Politics and External Relations at the carmaker, had on Monday again to report to the Federal Transport Minister. Two weeks ago,… Continue reading Dispute over shutdown devices: Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of diesel – and escapes billions of dollars in fine

Daimler small car subsidiary loses boss: Why Annette Winkler on smart leaves

All articles and backgrounds 05/31/2018 Daimler’s small car subsidiary loses boss Why Annette Winkler on smart leaves DPA Smart boss Annette Winkler made in a Smart Brabus tailor On stage, she sold her small car brand as energetic as passionate, in interviews they also like to fire off a counter-salvo: Lack of enthusiasm for their… Continue reading Daimler small car subsidiary loses boss: Why Annette Winkler on smart leaves