Category: Automotive

Gumtree and eBay used car selling platforms to operate as one following merger

Gumtree and eBay will operate as one business after merging to offer car retailers exposure across two platforms when listing vehicles for sale. Gumtree this week claimed to be the fastest-growing classifieds marketplace for motors in the UK, with six million users a month visiting the site’s Motors offering, while 3.7 million users a month visit eBay… Continue reading Gumtree and eBay used car selling platforms to operate as one following merger

2019 Jaguar XJ to be reborn as high-tech electric flagship

Current XJ’s predecessor, X350, was Jag’s first aluminium car. JLR is developing Callum-designed XJ and a ‘Road Rover’. The XJ is being developed alongside a new, more car-like Range Rover model. The Jaguar XJ will be reinvented as an electric car for its next generation, which will go on sale in 2019 after a launch at the… Continue reading 2019 Jaguar XJ to be reborn as high-tech electric flagship

Tesla Announces New Long-Term Performance Award for Elon Musk

Compensation is Tied to Market Capitalization and Operational Milestones that are Based on Tesla Becoming One of the Most Valuable Companies in the World Elon Will Continue Leading Tesla Over the Long-Term PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tesla today announced a new 10-year CEO performance award for Elon Musk with vesting… Continue reading Tesla Announces New Long-Term Performance Award for Elon Musk

De prestigieux conférenciers pour la nouvelle édition du Sommet mondial de la mobilité durable

Parmi celles-ci : Thierry Bonhomme, Directeur général, Orange Business Services et Directeur général adjoint, Orange Laurent Burelle, Président-directeur général, Plastic Omnium Brigitte Courtehoux, Directrice des services connectés et des nouvelles mobilités, PSA Fabien Derville, Président, Mobivia Jean-François Gagné, Cofondateur et président-directeur général, Element AI Sampo Hietanen, Co-fondateur et président-directeur général, MaaS Global Ltd. Marie-Christine Lombard,… Continue reading De prestigieux conférenciers pour la nouvelle édition du Sommet mondial de la mobilité durable

GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details

GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details 2018-01-05 DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will announce its fourth quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at approximately 7:30 a.m. EST. A press release, financial highlights and presentation slides with notes will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website, http://investor.gm.com in the… Continue reading GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details

German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels

Audi brand is being told to recall 127,000 cars diesel cars that reduce emissions controls when not being tested. 77,600 of the cars were registered in Germany and that the affected models were: the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, shown, SQ5 and Q7. (Photo: Audi) Frankfurt, Germany – A spokeswoman for Germany’s transport ministry… Continue reading German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels

APAC Digest: Dely, BeliMobilGue.co.id and GTRIIP raise funding

January 23, 2018 In multiple investments in the region, Tokyo-based culinary media firm Dely has raised $30.25 million in venture funding while Indonesian user car marketplace BeliMobilGue.co.id has secured a $3.7 million pre-Series A. Meanwhile, AI & biometrics software startup GTRIIP has  secured a seven-figure sum Series A funding round. Dely closes $30.25m venture round Japanese startup Dely, which… Continue reading APAC Digest: Dely, BeliMobilGue.co.id and GTRIIP raise funding

China’s Leshi seeks equity stakes in shareholder Jia Yueting’s car businesses

January 23, 2018 China’s Leshi Internet Information & Technology said on Tuesday it is seeking equity stakes in the car businesses of its largest shareholder Jia Yueting for the debts they owe. Leshi told an investor briefing it was trying to resolve debt owed by Jia and his companies by seeking equity stakes in his… Continue reading China’s Leshi seeks equity stakes in shareholder Jia Yueting’s car businesses

South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles

Ministry of Environment (ME) has decided to change standards for payment of government subsidy for electric vehicles to ‘first-come-first-served based on registration and release date of cars’ this year. Its standards changed for the first time when they were based on submission of documents for purchase since 2013. It has decided to change standards in… Continue reading South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles