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Category: Automotive
Electric car: Mercedes announces details about the electrical strategy
2019 is set to begin: Next year, Mercedes will begin mass production of the first models of the EQ electric series on three continents. The group provides eleven billion euros for the production of electric cars and batteries ready for it. (IAA 2017. technology)
Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Somewhere between a delivery truck and a sidewalk robot, Nuro’s robotic vehicles want to deliver your groceries Photo: Nuro It seems like we’ve gotten to the point with self-driving vehicles where it’s no longer enough to “just” be developing a car that could at some point be used as an autonomous rideshare vehicle. That space… Continue reading Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Financial Report October – December 2017
A record quarter and year support 2020 targets (Stockholm, Sweden, January 30, 2018) – For the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV.Sdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, reported record consolidated sales of $2,729 million. Quarterly organic sales* grew by 1.1%. The operating margin was 0.5% and… Continue reading Financial Report October – December 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi sells 10.6 million vehicles in 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world’s leading automotive Alliance, today announced that its member companies sold a combined total of 10,608,366 units in the 12 months to December 31, 2017.
Mazda celebrates 38% increase in profitability for UK car dealer network
Mazda Motors UK has celebrated a 38% average increase in profitability across its UK car dealer network during 2017 – despite falling registrations.
Continental Sensors Lower Engine Emissions
Continental brings its latest innovations in exhaust gas sensor technology to the Chinese market to lower vehicle emissions.
Statistics – Main destinations of EU car exports in 2017
From January to September 2017, EU passenger car exports increased compared to a year ago, both in value (+2.3%) and in volume terms (+4.7%). The…
Autonomous E-Shuttle in Stockholm
The Swedish capital Stockholm is currently driving an autonomous bus. The twelve-seater drives with up to 24 km / h through Stockholm – on a distance of one and a half kilometers. A person who can intervene by means of a joystick drives in for monitoring purposes. A similar concept already exists in many countries,… Continue reading Autonomous E-Shuttle in Stockholm
CEO of Ford’s China operation resigns
Jason Luo (Photo: Ford Motor Company) The chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Co.’s Chinese operations resigned Monday, less than six months after taking over there. Jason Luo resigned for unspecified “personal reasons that predate his time at Ford,” according to Peter Fleet, Ford’s president of the Asia Pacific region. Fleet will take on Luo’s… Continue reading CEO of Ford’s China operation resigns