Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images) DETROIT — A top Trump administration official said it’s vital for the auto industry to ensure that self-driving cars help improve life in rural communities and not just urban areas. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao also hailed the “tremendous potential” of self-driving vehicles to improve automotive safety and drive economic… Continue reading Trump official: Self-driving cars must benefit rural communities, not just cities
Category: Automotive
Volkswagen: core brand achieves sales record
Volkswagen The strong Chinese business set a new sales record at Volkswagen last year. (Photo: AP) The Volkswagen-Kernmarke VW In 2017, cars brought more cars to their customers than ever before. A total of 6.23 million cars were handed over worldwide with the VW emblem – 4.2 percent more than a year earlier, as the… Continue reading Volkswagen: core brand achieves sales record
VW brand car sales hit 6.23 mln record in 2017
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) core autos division increased vehicle sales to a new record last year, as rising demand for VW brand models in the Americas and the key Chinese market offset a decline in western Europe. Although the emissions test-cheating scandal of September 2015 has cost the German group billions of euros in… Continue reading VW brand car sales hit 6.23 mln record in 2017
Volkswagen brand sets delivery record in 2017
The Volkswagen brand handed over a total of 6.23 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, making last year the most successful yet in the history of the brand. China, the largest single market, is the main driver of this positive development. More than 3 million vehicles were delivered there for the first time last… Continue reading Volkswagen brand sets delivery record in 2017
comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of January 14, 2018
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of January 14, 2018, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted industry partner for real-time box office reporting, comScore is the only theater-level movie measurement and analytics company providing insights across the… Continue reading comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of January 14, 2018
Toyota Kicks Off Detroit Auto Show with Its ‘Walk In My Boots’ Community Outreach Program By Helping Local Families In Need
Donates Winter Boots and Socks To Homeless and Low-Income Families Enriching Lives…One Step At A Time at The Salvation Army Harbor Light/Booth Family ShelterHeld in conjunction with the 2018 North American International Auto Show January 14, 2018 DETROIT, Jan.13, 2018 – For the seventh consecutive year, while showcasing new vehicles at the North American… Continue reading Toyota Kicks Off Detroit Auto Show with Its ‘Walk In My Boots’ Community Outreach Program By Helping Local Families In Need
U.S. transit chief to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines this summer as the government works to rewrite regulations that pose legal barriers to robot vehicles, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday. Chao said the revised guidelines would address not only self-driving automobiles but also “barriers to the safe integration… Continue reading U.S. transit chief to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines
Audi Communications chief goes: Toni Melfi leaves Audi
Toni Melfi The trained journalist will be transferred to the parent company in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Audi AG) IngolstadtFor the VW-Daughter Audi is it a turn of events: Chief Communications Officer Toni Melfi leaves the company and moves to an unspecified leadership position to the parent company in Wolfsburg. Successor of Melfi is said to be… Continue reading Audi Communications chief goes: Toni Melfi leaves Audi
Welcome to the Future of Retail, Where the Store Responds to You
By Joe Jensen At Intel, we believe in the transformative power of data and that intelligent data management for real-time insights isn’t just a competitive advantage, but a strategic imperative. Our goal is to help retailers – from brick-and-mortar to online – unify and connect every single shopping experience, respond more effectively to customers and… Continue reading Welcome to the Future of Retail, Where the Store Responds to You
Car sales return to Russia after four years of diving
Dealers are breathing again in Russia. The local automotive market, still led by Lada, a subsidiary of Renault, recorded last year a volume of 1.59 million new registered vehicles, an increase of 11.9% compared to 2016. Phenomenon attributable in particular to the bottom current level of inflation and the stability of the ruble, which gives… Continue reading Car sales return to Russia after four years of diving