Sales of passenger cars and SUVs in Spain will reach a volume of 96,300 units at the end of this month of January, which will mean a rise of 14% compared to the same month last year, according to industry sources told Europa Press.
Category: Automotive
Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey trials
VW has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability over experiments using monkeys
Tests on humans: Volkswagen suspends a senior official
An organization funded by Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler has inhaled nitrogen dioxide to humans.
Electric car: Mercedes announces details about the electrical strategy
2019 is set to begin: Next year, Mercedes will begin mass production of the first models of the EQ electric series on three continents. The group provides eleven billion euros for the production of electric cars and batteries ready for it. (IAA 2017. technology)
Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Somewhere between a delivery truck and a sidewalk robot, Nuro’s robotic vehicles want to deliver your groceries Photo: Nuro It seems like we’ve gotten to the point with self-driving vehicles where it’s no longer enough to “just” be developing a car that could at some point be used as an autonomous rideshare vehicle. That space… Continue reading Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Financial Report October – December 2017
A record quarter and year support 2020 targets (Stockholm, Sweden, January 30, 2018) – For the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIV.Sdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, reported record consolidated sales of $2,729 million. Quarterly organic sales* grew by 1.1%. The operating margin was 0.5% and… Continue reading Financial Report October – December 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi sells 10.6 million vehicles in 2017
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world’s leading automotive Alliance, today announced that its member companies sold a combined total of 10,608,366 units in the 12 months to December 31, 2017.
Mazda celebrates 38% increase in profitability for UK car dealer network
Mazda Motors UK has celebrated a 38% average increase in profitability across its UK car dealer network during 2017 – despite falling registrations.
Continental Sensors Lower Engine Emissions
Continental brings its latest innovations in exhaust gas sensor technology to the Chinese market to lower vehicle emissions.
Statistics – Main destinations of EU car exports in 2017
From January to September 2017, EU passenger car exports increased compared to a year ago, both in value (+2.3%) and in volume terms (+4.7%). The…