Category: Automotive

Renault shares jump after Nissan merger report

Shares in French car maker Renault have jumped 5.4% at the opening of trading after a report that it is in merger talks with Japanese car giant Nissan. Bloomberg reported that the companies are discussing becoming one entity with a single stock. The companies have been in a strategic alliance since 1999. Asked about the… Continue reading Renault shares jump after Nissan merger report

Jaguar ‘R’ models facing the axe

Jaguar is likely to kill of ‘R’ versions of future models to avoid confusion and to allow its SVR models “to shine”.  Traditionally the British brand has used the letter ‘S’ to denote sporty models and ‘R’ for the most powerful derivatives. But since the re-launch of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division… Continue reading Jaguar ‘R’ models facing the axe

DENSO to Integrate the Management of Two Subsidiaries that Manufacture Parts

Mar. 29, 2018 News Releases Organization Announcement KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that on July 1, 2018 it will integrate the management of two DENSO Group companies: DENSO PREAS Corporation and DENSO KIKO Co., Ltd., both of which manufacture metal press-worked parts. The business environment will tremendously change in the future with the… Continue reading DENSO to Integrate the Management of Two Subsidiaries that Manufacture Parts

Car expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer: Geely could also participate in car sharing fusion of Daimler and BMW

car sharing BMW has merged its daughter Drive Now with Daimler’s daughter Car2Go. (Photo: AP) After Merger of carsharing providers from Daimler and BMW Car expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer considers a merger with the Chinese supplier Cao Cao possible. Cao Cao belong to the GeelyGroup of the largest DaimlerShareholder Li Shufu and is already very successful… Continue reading Car expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer: Geely could also participate in car sharing fusion of Daimler and BMW

Autonomous vehicles in the criticism: Man or machine – who better recognizes dangers

All articles and backgrounds 03/29/2018 Autonomous vehicles in the criticism man or machine – who recognizes dangers better Continental Graphical representation of the functionality of lidar sensors Of the fatal accident of a robotic car in Arizona has sparked a heated debate: how good or how dangerous are autonomous vehicles? Because despite a variety of… Continue reading Autonomous vehicles in the criticism: Man or machine – who better recognizes dangers

ZF, a hidden giant of the German automobile

Count Zeppelin’s airships established the fame of Friedrichshafen at the beginning of the 20th century, but it was the automobile that made the city’s fortunes. On the German side of Lake Constance, which serves as a natural border with Switzerland and Austria, ZF laid a brand new, futuristic vessel in the city center just a… Continue reading ZF, a hidden giant of the German automobile

Nissan production, sales and export results for February 2018

YOKOHAMA, Japan (March 29, 2018) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for February 2018. 1. Production Nissan’s global production in February declined from a year earlier. Production in Japan declined from a year earlier. Production outside Japan declined from a year earlier. 2. Sales Global sales in February declined… Continue reading Nissan production, sales and export results for February 2018

UPDATE 2-Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim

TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The family of the woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine a self-driving… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim