Category: Automotive

German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution

Germany Landmark ruling could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel vehicles Greenpeace activists outside the court in Leipzig, where they argued cities have a duty to cut pollution to protect people’s health. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Millions of heavily polluting vehicles could eventually disappear from roads across Germany after its top administrative… Continue reading German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution

Upgrade in the business class: the new Audi A6 Sedan

With the new A6, Audi is presenting the eighth generation of its successful full-size Sedan and brings numerous innovations to the segment. Whether in terms of digitalization, comfort or sportiness – the elegantly sculptured Audi A6 is the multitalent in the luxury class. The all-digital MMI touch response system provides intuitive operation. The extensive connectivity… Continue reading Upgrade in the business class: the new Audi A6 Sedan

Hyundai’s Kona Electric SUV boasts a 292-mile range

Hyundai Hyundai’s newly bolstered EV strategy might be off to a good start. It just unveiled the Kona Electric, an adaptation of its crossover SUV that promises to combine both ample space with meaningful performance. The base edition’s 186-mile range and 9.3-second 0-62MPH time won’t raise eyebrows, but a long-range version can muster a 292-mile… Continue reading Hyundai’s Kona Electric SUV boasts a 292-mile range

General Motors Announces Public Secondary Offering of Common Stock by the VEBA Trust

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced that the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (the “Selling Stockholder” or “the VEBA Trust”) intends to offer for sale 40 million shares of GM common stock in an underwritten secondary offering. The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from this offering. No shares are being sold… Continue reading General Motors Announces Public Secondary Offering of Common Stock by the VEBA Trust

BMW says in-car digital assistants have to go beyond being ‘Echo Dots in a cup holder’

BMW wants to bring personal assistants to the car, but it doesn’t want to build its own. Instead, it wants to work with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others to bring the best features of their platforms to its cars. “We don’t want Alexa to drive our car. That’s not a good fit,” Dieter May, BMW’s… Continue reading BMW says in-car digital assistants have to go beyond being ‘Echo Dots in a cup holder’

Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own

In Brief California’s DMV just lifted restrictions prohibiting manufacturers from testing driverless vehicles without a human behind the wheel. This move puts us one step closer to a future in which human drivers are no longer a part of the transportation equation. Fully Driverless Vehicles California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is making it easier… Continue reading Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own

Geely Held Informal Talks With Fiat Chrysler Before Daimler Deal

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. held informal talks about the potential takeover of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV before the Chinese manufacturer turned its attention toward Daimler AG, according to people familiar with the matter. Li Shufu, the Chinese billionaire who controls Geely, approached the Italian-American carmaker in the middle of last year as he was… Continue reading Geely Held Informal Talks With Fiat Chrysler Before Daimler Deal

FleetUp Announces New Chief Executive Officer and Raises $20 Million in Funding

MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — FleetUp, the premier provider of ELD/HOS compliance solutions for intelligent fleet management, today announced the completion of $20 million in funding led by HUMAX (KOSDAQ listed $1.5B Revenue). In a strategic effort to drive FleetUp’s aggressive business expansion, HUMAX placed its corporate chief strategy officer and president of HUMAX Americas… Continue reading FleetUp Announces New Chief Executive Officer and Raises $20 Million in Funding

Car sales will close February with a rise of 9.4% and 107,000 units

Posted 02/27/2018 18: 07: 10CET MADRID, Feb. 27 (EUROPA PRESS) – Car registrations in the Spanish market will be around 107,000 units at the end of this month of February, which will mean an increase of 9.4% compared to the same period of the previous year. According to sources of the sector to Europa Press,… Continue reading Car sales will close February with a rise of 9.4% and 107,000 units