Audi unveiled the e-tron quattro prototype, the company’s first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up. This was back in 2015 when they were still using the unreliable NEDC standard for the range. In a press release today, the German automaker confirmed the expected range on the more realistic WLTP driving cycle,… Continue reading Audi confirms more ‘realistic’ range of ~250 miles for the e-tron quattro, puts car in a Faraday cage
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In Germany, PSA requires 3,700 job cuts at Opel
He said what everyone already knew: there will be many job cuts at Opel in Germany. It only remained to know how much. Wolfgang Schaefer-Klug, chairman of the German car manufacturer’s board of directors, bought last year from General Motors for PSA Peugeot Citroën the requirements of the French group : 3,700 jobs. To this… Continue reading In Germany, PSA requires 3,700 job cuts at Opel
Too radical, too innovative, too fast: why Tesla could fail
All articles and backgrounds 04/20/2018 Too radical, too innovative, too fast For what Tesla could fail An opinion made by Jens-Uwe Meyer SpaceX Tesla Roadster in space: Will Elon Musk too much at once? The term “digital disruption” – the radical change of business models and markets through the digitization – may currently be missing… Continue reading Too radical, too innovative, too fast: why Tesla could fail
UPDATE 1-PSA demanding 3,700 job cuts in Germany – Opel labour chief
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PSA Group (PEUP.PA) wants 3,700 job cuts at Opel in Germany by 2020 and a process of contract buyouts and early retirement has already resulted in a reduction of about 2,000 positions, Opel’s works council chief said on Friday. “Around 2,000 have already agreed to leave, and we will likely see a… Continue reading UPDATE 1-PSA demanding 3,700 job cuts in Germany – Opel labour chief
Land Rover Defender pick-up to rival Mercedes X-Class
Defender pick-up is expected to be single-cab only Land Rover will launch a pick-up truck by 2020 as part of an extended family of Defender vehicles, which has long been rumoured in order to warrant Land Rover’s future commitment to its most famous model. The standard Defender will have its grand unveiling this year as part of the… Continue reading Land Rover Defender pick-up to rival Mercedes X-Class
Savings plan at Opel: Every fifth Opelaner should go
Controversy over Opel: “Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are highly endangered” at Opel in Germany should according to current Plans of the French parent company PSA According to information from the works council, by the end of the decade 3700 of the approximately 19,000 jobs will disappear. “They have us a mining plan submitted by 2020 that… Continue reading Savings plan at Opel: Every fifth Opelaner should go
Baby SUVs to spearhead new Land Rover offensive
Land Rover is readying a raft of new models over the next four years that will take it into new sectors and will culminate in the launch of a model that revives the spirit of the original Freelander. The diverse new cars, which also include a £250,000 (Rs 2.3 crore) Range Rover coupé, a Defender pick-up truck… Continue reading Baby SUVs to spearhead new Land Rover offensive
German police arrest the head of Porsche Engine Development
Posted 04/20/2018 13: 15: 09CET HAMBURG (GERMANY), Apr. 20 (EUROPA PRESS) – German police have arrested Porsche’s Engine Development Manager, Jörg Kerner, as part of the investigation that the Stuttgart Prosecutor’s Office is carrying out for the alleged involvement of the German firm in the case of manipulation of engine emissions Diesel that came to… Continue reading German police arrest the head of Porsche Engine Development
GM Korea, union will continue talks until Monday afternoon – union official
SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors’ (GM.N) South Korean unit and its labor union plan to continue talks until 5 p.m. Seoul time on Monday, a union official said in a text message, amid the move by the U.S. automaker to seek bankruptcy for the loss-making unit. FILE PHOTO: The logo of GM Korea is seen… Continue reading GM Korea, union will continue talks until Monday afternoon – union official
5G & KI Essential for Autonomous Driving | BMW
The technologies around 5G and the artificial intelligence (AI) are fundamental for the autonomous driving, so BMW. For the Autonomous driving it needs the developments of 5G and the KI, These will be at the center of the development of autonomous driving. At a demonstration in Munich explained BMW Spokesman, that one already with Nokia… Continue reading 5G & KI Essential for Autonomous Driving | BMW