Daimler’s car-sharing service: Car2go is growing fast

car2go Daimler’s car-sharing service was used 24 million times last year. (Photo: Reuters) The car-sharing provider Car2go from the DaimlerGroup has seen strong growth in customer numbers over the past year. With 2.97 million customers 30 percent more users were registered with the company than the year before, said Car2go on Thursday in Stuttgart. As… Continue reading Daimler’s car-sharing service: Car2go is growing fast

Rasmus Reuter appointed Managing Director Peugeot Citroën DS in Germany

Rasmus Reuter appointed Managing Director Peugeot Citroën DS in Germany 2018-01-11 Effective February 1st 2018, Rasmus Reuter is appointed Managing Director Peugeot Citroën DS Automobiles in Germany. He will report to Maxime Picat, EVP Europe, Member of the Managing Board. Rasmus Reuter joined the Aftersales organization of GM Europe in 2005 and became Director of… Continue reading Rasmus Reuter appointed Managing Director Peugeot Citroën DS in Germany

Honeywell approves Sintavia to 3D print metal aerospace components

Metal additive manufacturing company Sintavia has announced that it has been approved to manufacture components for Honeywell Aerospace using powder bed fusion, becoming the first Tier One additive manufacturer to occupy such a role.  Honeywell Aerospace, which has previously entered into 3D printing R&D contracts with Sigma Labs and 3D Systems, granted Sintavia approval following… Continue reading Honeywell approves Sintavia to 3D print metal aerospace components

Industrial vehicle registrations – December 2017

Dati statistici > registrations Publication period:                                 11 January 2018 Data reference period:                                                                     November 2017 UNRAE communicates the estimate of registrations of industrial vehicles (with a total mass greater than 3.5 t). Download attachment: Industrial Vehicles December 2017_5a573bee0fbd3.pdf To view the content it is necessary accept the installation of the Calameo cookies TAG: 2017, industrial vehicles,… Continue reading Industrial vehicle registrations – December 2017

JCB Group acquires Hidsons to expand with new franchise partners

JCB Group has added Kia, Citroen, Mitsubishi and SsangYong to its list of franchise partners with the acquisition of the family-owned Hidsons Group. The acquisition of the £45 million turnover (2016) Hidsons Group’s operation in North Kent was hailed as “a perfect fit, both culturally and geographically” and add a further six dealerships to the group… Continue reading JCB Group acquires Hidsons to expand with new franchise partners

Daimler invests in what3words, an innovative address system to implement on Mercedes-Benz’s new infotainment system

Daimler AG is expanding cooperation with the start-up what3words. As part of the move, the company took part in a round of financing by what3words and acquired a share of around ten percent. In addition, Mercedes-Benz will be the first automobile manufacturer to integrate the new three-word address system and make it available to its… Continue reading Daimler invests in what3words, an innovative address system to implement on Mercedes-Benz’s new infotainment system

Brilliance Auto se joint à Renault pour explorer le marché international le long de la « nouvelle route de la soie »

SHENYANG, Chine, 11 janvier 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Le groupe automobile chinois Brilliance Auto Group a récemment conclu un accord avec Renault Group pour créer la coentreprise Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd., afin de fabriquer des véhicules utilitaires légers dans les trois marques Jinbei, Renault et Huasong, l’objectif étant de vendre 150 000 véhicules de ce genre par an… Continue reading Brilliance Auto se joint à Renault pour explorer le marché international le long de la « nouvelle route de la soie »

Grab, Uber’s rival in Southeast Asia, pulls in strategic investment from Hyundai

Grab, Uber’s closest rival in Southeast Asia, continues to slowly release information about its newest funding round after it revealed it has netted a strategic investment from Hyundai. To recap, the Singapore-based firm raised a massive $2 billion led by SoftBank and China’s Didi Chuxing last July with plans to extend the round by a… Continue reading Grab, Uber’s rival in Southeast Asia, pulls in strategic investment from Hyundai

Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services

Update to research agreement will help Nissan develop the technology for prototype transportation services LAS VEGAS – Today at CES 2018, Nissan North America, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., announced an agreement with NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to collaborate on research and technology development for future autonomous… Continue reading Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services