Category: Automotive

PROTON FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND SALES INITIATIVES

PRESS PROTON FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND SALES INITIATIVES Posted on Mar 16, 2018 Subang Jaya, 16 March 2018 – February 2018 was a busy month for PROTON as the Company concentrated on activities aimed at having a successful year ahead. Despite the Chinese New Year break, initiatives for sales, marketing and quality improvement were executed… Continue reading PROTON FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND SALES INITIATIVES

2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

Follow John Today, we’ve got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week’s most important… Continue reading 2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

‘Nobody Knows What To Do’ To Prove Autonomous Car Testing Can Be Safe

Photo: AP Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: How Reassuring In light of the fatal autonomous Uber test car crash in Arizona on Sunday evening, car companies and… Continue reading ‘Nobody Knows What To Do’ To Prove Autonomous Car Testing Can Be Safe

Nissan: Nissan announces executive management changes

Gianluca de Ficchy is appointed senior vice president and chairman of the management committee for Nissan in Europe YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the following executive appointment effective April 1, 2018. Gianluca de Ficchy, CEO of RCI Bank and Services, is appointed senior vice president and chairman of the management committee for… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan announces executive management changes

RideCo and Grab expand partnership to provide dynamic shuttle services to corporate and consumer markets

WATERLOO, ON, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – RideCo, a leading provider of microtransit technology announced the successful deployment of its platform to enable Grab’s services. Following the successful completion of a trial in Singapore, the two companies have entered into an expanded agreement for RideCo’s platform to power Grab’s dynamic shuttle bus and van businesses.… Continue reading RideCo and Grab expand partnership to provide dynamic shuttle services to corporate and consumer markets

Scandal in the VW Supervisory Board

At a meeting of the VW Supervisory Board, changes to the remuneration system for board members should have been posted on the wall, according to Handelsblatt. A group guard protested vehemently. VW rejects the report as false. Bernd Althusmann Monday, 26.03.2018 1:17 pm The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen has apparently entered into a heated dispute… Continue reading Scandal in the VW Supervisory Board

VW boss Müller should have been co-driver in the driver’s escape

A former Porsche top manager is said to have caused an accident involving injuries in South Africa in 2013 and made a driver’s escape. According to “Bild am Sonntag” was today’s VW CEO Matthias Müller his co-driver. imago / high two Wolfgang Hatz, Matthias Müller (Archive image from September 2015) Sunday, 18.03.2018 11:51 clock Former… Continue reading VW boss Müller should have been co-driver in the driver’s escape

Could abandoned Detroit train station be Ford's millennials magnet?

Buy Photo Davide Martello of Germany plays his piano in front of Michigan Central Station during a two day stop in Detroit in May 2015. Martello travels the world playing his piano in public spaces. Within a city he pulls it behind a bicycle and when it is time to move to the next town… Continue reading Could abandoned Detroit train station be Ford's millennials magnet?

Seeing is Believing (with great LiDAR) — Blackmore Joins the Toyota AI Ventures Portfolio

I’ve spoken at length about the future of autonomous vehicles and when we can expect to see them in our driveways and on our ride shares. There are many challenges that must be met on our way to full autonomy but, luckily, there are startups willing to meet these tough challenges with creative, disruptive solutions.… Continue reading Seeing is Believing (with great LiDAR) — Blackmore Joins the Toyota AI Ventures Portfolio