Posted 12/01/2018 11: 34: 15CET MUNICH (GERMANY), 12 Jan. (EUROPE PRESS) – The German car group BMW sold a total of 2.46 million vehicles worldwide during the past year, representing an increase of 4.1% compared to 2016, according to data published by the company. The Munich-based company said that this commercial record represents its best… Continue reading BMW Group achieves its seventh consecutive world sales record in 2017, with 2.46 million units
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BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail
Passengers can enter the SkyRail station using facial recognition. [Photo by Chai Hua/chinadaily.com.cn] China’s biggest electric carmaker BYD launched an unmanned driving system for its monorail train in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Wednesday. The system will be officially put into use in the second quarter of 2018. It is the… Continue reading BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail
Commercial vehicles registrations – December 2017
Dati statistici > registrations Publication period: 12 January 2018 Data reference period: December 2017 UNRAE communicates the estimate of registrations of commercial vehicles (trucks with ptt up to 3.5 t). Download attachment: Trucks in December 2017_5a5877f817942.pdf To view the content it is necessary accept the installation of the Calameo cookies TAG: trucks, 2017, registrations, commercial… Continue reading Commercial vehicles registrations – December 2017
BMW Group remains world’s Number One premium automotive company
Munich. The BMW Group achieved its best-ever annual sales in 2017, the seventh consecutive year it has achieved a new annual record. This success was spread throughout the company with both BMW and MINI brands achieving new all-time high figures. BMW M and BMW i also achieved record sales, as did BMW Motorrad. With this… Continue reading BMW Group remains world’s Number One premium automotive company
Electric delivery van: Post expands workshop service for street scooters with BMW
Street scooter Work XL (Image: Deutsche Post) The German postal service want her StreetScooterMaking electric vehicles more customer-friendly and cooperating with the BMW subsidiary Alphabet. These take care of leasing as well as workshop and tire service. The post office, which uses its street scooter not only for parcel delivery, but also sold to other… Continue reading Electric delivery van: Post expands workshop service for street scooters with BMW
Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals
Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals GM files petition asking DOT permission to safely deploy self-driving vehicle in 2019 2018-01-12 General Motors filed a Safety Petition with the Department of Transportation for its fourth-generation self-driving Cruise AV, the first production-ready vehicle built from the start to operate… Continue reading Meet the Cruise AV: the First Production-Ready Car With No Steering Wheel or Pedals
Brexit ‘could cost 14,000 jobs’ at German car suppliers
The UK is the largest export market for German car suppliers in Europe, with 18 percent of auto parts used in British factories coming from Germany — the home of industry giants Bosch, Continental and ZF Friedrichshafen.Frankfurt am Main: A worst-case Brexit scenario could put thousands of jobs at risk at German car parts suppliers,… Continue reading Brexit ‘could cost 14,000 jobs’ at German car suppliers
GM and Cruise reveal their fourth-generation, steering wheel-free Cruise AV
GM and Cruise are making progress on their plan to deploy autonomous vehicles on roads for the public: Today, it’s showing off its fourth-generation Cruise Autonomous Vehicle (AV), which comes just a few short months after it first revealed its third-generation vehicle. The fourth generation car is production-ready, according to GM’s Dan Ammann, who discussed… Continue reading GM and Cruise reveal their fourth-generation, steering wheel-free Cruise AV
Panasonic Starts Mass Production of Telematics Control Unit, a New Product Jointly Developed with Ficosa
Osaka, Japan-Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has started mass production of telematics control unit (TCU) from December 2017, a new product jointly developed with Ficosa International S.A., a tier-one supplier of automotive parts and systems in Spain. This is Panasonic’s first TCU and second product following the jointly developed electronic rear-view mirrors, which started… Continue reading Panasonic Starts Mass Production of Telematics Control Unit, a New Product Jointly Developed with Ficosa
China Digest: Tsign, HUAZHI, 4K Garden, Weacar, Fit-Start raise funds
January 12, 2018 China’s venture capital and private equity firms continue to invest in the country’s startup community. Here are some of the firms that received fresh funding from Chinese investors, based on a China Money Network Report. Tsign secures $23m in series B+ Hangzhou-based electronic signature service provider Tsign has secured $23 million in… Continue reading China Digest: Tsign, HUAZHI, 4K Garden, Weacar, Fit-Start raise funds