The preview As the championship leader, Luxembourger Dylan Pereira from the BWT Lechner Racing team is the man to beat. He heads to the last race of this year’s international one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup holding an 18-point lead over the defending champion Larry ten Voorde. Driving for the GP Elite squad,… Continue reading @VW Group: Nail-biting three-way fight for the driver’s title at Supercup finale in Monza005719
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@VW Group: Porsche AG is preparing for its Initial Public Offering005718
Porsche AG welcomes the decision of Volkswagen AG to offer up to 25% of Preferred Shares of Porsche AG in an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Listing is planned on the Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The IPO is targeted for the end of September or beginning of October and is expected… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche AG is preparing for its Initial Public Offering005718
@VW Group: Porsche aims to extend championship lead at the return to Fuji005717
05/09/2022 Porsche travels to round five of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC in Fuji as the series leader. The factory squad aims to clinch its third GTE-Pro class win of the season in Japan and is eager to take another step towards claiming the world title. After recovering from an illness, Richard Lietz returns… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche aims to extend championship lead at the return to Fuji005717
@VW Group: How the Porsche Cayenne became even sportier005716
05/09/2022 Almost as soon as the world premiere of the Cayenne took place, 20 years ago, it was hard to imagine a Porsche product portfolio without it. The delivery figures for the first generation of the SUV even exceeded the expectations of Porsche itself. However, when work on creating its successor began in 2005, the… Continue reading @VW Group: How the Porsche Cayenne became even sportier005716
@VW Group: Connected watch of TAG Heuer and Porsche005715
05/09/2022 TAG Heuer and Porsche have launched the new TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E4 – Porsche Edition, a luxury connected timepiece inspired by the design of the all-electric Porsche Taycan, with Wear OS exclusive features for Porsche owners where information from cars is displayed directly on the watch face. The watch follows the launch of… Continue reading @VW Group: Connected watch of TAG Heuer and Porsche005715
Elise Raises $14.8M in Series A Funding
Elise, a Bremen, Germany-based provider of a connected engineering platform, raised $14.8M in Series A funding. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from BMW i Ventures, Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, and Venture Stars. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded in 2018 by Daniel… Continue reading Elise Raises $14.8M in Series A Funding
PV, 2- and 3-wheeler wholesales up 18% in August, OEMs eye festive season gains
The automobile wholesales numbers for August 2022 are out, released by apex industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Total despatches of three vehicle segments – passenger vehicles, two- and three-wheelers – add up to 18,77,072 units, up a strong 18% year on year (August 2021: 15,94,573 units). SIAM did not release the data… Continue reading PV, 2- and 3-wheeler wholesales up 18% in August, OEMs eye festive season gains
August PV production up 25 percent: SIAM
While domestic wholesale (despatches to dealers) of total passenger vehicles (PVs) has gone up by 21 percent year-on-year at 281,210 units in August, compared to 2,32,224 units in same month last year, production of cars, utility vehicles and vans rose from 266,748 units to 333,484 units, up 25 percent YoY. Production figures are a good… Continue reading August PV production up 25 percent: SIAM
VINFAST DELIVERS THE FIRST 100 VF 8 ALL-ELECTRIC SUVS, AND IS READY FOR GLOBAL EXPORT
VinFast delivered the first 100 VF 8s to customers in Vietnam The first global delivery is expected to be in December 2022 HAI PHONG, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — At the VinFast manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, VinFast held an event to celebrate the deliveries of the first batch of 100 VF 8 all-electric… Continue reading VINFAST DELIVERS THE FIRST 100 VF 8 ALL-ELECTRIC SUVS, AND IS READY FOR GLOBAL EXPORT
Clean Technica: California Approves Tesla Plan To Add Supercharger Sites To Rural Areas002235
California wants to increase the number of EV chargers in rural areas to support its push for more electric cars. Tesla wants to expand its Supercharger network in the Golden State. Now the California Energy Commission has approved Tesla proposals to construct new Supercharger facilities in 4 rural communities. Each of those projects will receive… Continue reading Clean Technica: California Approves Tesla Plan To Add Supercharger Sites To Rural Areas002235