Five Days, 15+ Engineers, Hacking and Building a Self-driving CAR? This time, we are doing it, going real, and going big 15 engineers worldwide will gather together in Guiyang on March 9th. They are going to collaboratively hack a car and retrofit into a self-driving car, in FIVE days! They are from Japan, from the… Continue reading Five Days, 15+ Engineers, Hacking and Building a Self-driving CAR?
Category: Automotive
February 27 Suzuki January 2018 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
January 2018 (units) Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Japan production 80,636 102.1% Up for the thirteenth consecutive month Overseas production 208,697 102.9% Up for the thirteenth consecutive month Global production 289,333 102.7% Up for the thirteenth consecutive month
February 27 Change in Personnel
27 February 2018 Change in Personnel Suzuki Motor Corporation will make the following change in president of overseas distributor as of 1 March 2018. Change in President of Overseas Distributor New Name Previous President,Suzuki Motor de Colombia S.A. Kenichi Umeda Manager based inSuzuki Motor de Colombia S.A.
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
Toyota Announces the New Generation Auris Will Be Built at its UK Car Plant
Toyota to build the new Auris at its Burnaston car plant in the UK.
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