Category: Automotive

BMW Is in Limbo With Brazil Stalling on Industrial Policy

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE BMW’s Brazil plans are going nowhere. The country’s luxury vehicle segment is growing in 2018 for the first time in three years, and the German carmaker says it’s selling twice as fast as its peers — and that’s still not enough with Brazil failing to implement policy, on top… Continue reading BMW Is in Limbo With Brazil Stalling on Industrial Policy

UPDATE 1-Jaguar to cut more UK jobs as it moves Discovery output to Slovakia

LONDON (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to cut more jobs in Britain as it moves all production of its Discovery car to lower-cost Slovakia before building its new Range Rover at an English factory. The Jaguar logo is pictured at a Jaguar Land Rover showroom in Mumbai February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/File… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Jaguar to cut more UK jobs as it moves Discovery output to Slovakia

PSA Vesoul: the agreement on the end of the 35 hours submitted for signature

Will the text be signed? For the CGT union, it is no, a no since the announcement of the project of the direction to spend the working time of 35 hours to 37:45. The CGT calls to strike Thursday, June 14, date where could be signed the agreement. For the CGE-CGC and FO, the two… Continue reading PSA Vesoul: the agreement on the end of the 35 hours submitted for signature

Adient CEO resigns, company slashes profit outlook

(Reuters) – Car seats maker Adient Plc (ADNT.N) said on Monday Chief Executive Officer R. Bruce McDonald is stepping down and the company slashed its profit forecast for the year, sending its shares tumbling 17 percent. The company said former General Motors Co (GM.N) CEO Frederick Henderson will take over as interim chief, while McDonald… Continue reading Adient CEO resigns, company slashes profit outlook

Billionaire Bollore Gets Political Grief for Paris Electric Cars

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Seven years ago, French billionaire Vincent Bollore started one of the world’s first electric car-sharing services, deploying thousands of gray hatchbacks across Paris and drawing in more than 150,000 subscribers for jaunts around the city or shopping trips in the suburbs. Now, amid widening losses and criticism that the… Continue reading Billionaire Bollore Gets Political Grief for Paris Electric Cars

​AAM to Supply AWD PTUs for Global Ford Crossovers

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The boss of Audi in the sights of the German justice

The pressure is increasing on Rupert Stadler, the boss of the Audi brand. The man is now directly in the crosshairs of the German justice under the “dieselgate”. The Munich prosecutor’s office announced on Monday that it suspected the 55-year-old Bavarian leader of “fraud” and “false certification” related to the marketing of diesel engines with… Continue reading The boss of Audi in the sights of the German justice

Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates

Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates By Alexandra Ford English, Ford Autonomous Vehicle Business Team It’s a familiar feeling. The day inches towards dinner and your stomach makes a simple, direct plea to your heart: You want tacos. That hand pressed corn tortilla, the tangy salsa and fresh cilantro — you’re… Continue reading Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates

Kia plans to produce EVs, hybrids in India; targets 2021 for launch

NEW DELHI: South Korean auto maker Kia plans to roll out electric and hybrid vehicles from its upcoming plant at Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh and is targeting to launch an electric vehicle in India by 2021, said a top company official. Kia Motors India, the wholly-owned arm of Kia Motors Corporation, has lined also up… Continue reading Kia plans to produce EVs, hybrids in India; targets 2021 for launch