TOKYO, Nov 13, 2019 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) today announced that eK X (pronounced eK cross) & eK Wagon Kei cars have been selected as the “RJC Car of the Year 2020” run by the Automotive Researchers’ & Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) after the final judging on November 12. RJC… Continue reading MITSUBISHI MOTORS’ eK X & eK Wagon Kei Cars Win RJC Car of the Year 2020
Category: Automotive
Micromobility’s next big opportunities
Launching and operating shared bikes and scooters has lost its novelty. Worldwide, numerous companies are operating shared micromobility services — so many that the industry is well into a consolidation phase. In Latin America, Grow Mobility formed as part of a merger between micromobility providers Grin and Yellow. In the U.S., Bird acquired Scoot. And,… Continue reading Micromobility’s next big opportunities
The Math of Sisyphus
“There is but one truly serious question in philosophy, and that is suicide,” wrote Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. This is equally true for a human navigating an absurd existence and an artificial intelligence navigating a morally insoluble situation. As AI-powered vehicles take the road, questions about their behavior are inevitable — and… Continue reading The Math of Sisyphus
Volkswagen’s $800M Tennessee factory expansion to include battery pack plant
Volkswagen said Wednesday it will build a battery pack assembly facility as part of an $800 million expansion project that will turn the Chattanooga, Tenn. factory into its North American base for manufacturing electric vehicles. The Chattanooga factory expansion, which includes a 564,000-square-foot addition to the body shop and is expected to create 1,000 new… Continue reading Volkswagen’s $800M Tennessee factory expansion to include battery pack plant
Navistar Impacted By UAW’S Strike At General Motors
LISLE, Ill., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that the six-week strike of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at General Motors Corporation (GM) impacted the company’s ability to deliver approximately 5,000 vehicles to customers during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2019. Due to Navistar’s lost production, the… Continue reading Navistar Impacted By UAW’S Strike At General Motors
McLaren Elva revealed: extreme new roadster designed for Ultimate driving enjoyment celebrates McLaren’s relentless pioneering spirit
13 Nov 2019 McLaren Automotive acquires rights to the Elva name for new Ultimate Series roadster Open-cockpit two-seater celebrates Bruce McLaren-designed 1960s McLaren-Elva sportscars that embody McLaren’s pioneering design and engineering principles The lightest1 road car ever from McLaren Automotive, with bespoke carbon fibre chassis and body, unique carbon fibre seats and sintered carbon ceramic… Continue reading McLaren Elva revealed: extreme new roadster designed for Ultimate driving enjoyment celebrates McLaren’s relentless pioneering spirit
Tesla is upgrading its largest Supercharger station with new V3 technology
Tesla’s Supercharger V3 rollout is starting to heat up with a lot of new large stations under way, and we now learn that Tesla is updating its largest Supercharger station in the US with new V3 technology. The Tesla Supercharger station in Kettleman City between Los Angeles and San Francisco is not Tesla’s largest in… Continue reading Tesla is upgrading its largest Supercharger station with new V3 technology
Tesla obtains manufacturing license for Gigafactory 3 — production is imminent
Tesla has finally obtained its manufacturing license to start production at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai — indicating that production is imminent at the new factory. During its earnings last month, the automaker confirmed that it has produced full vehicles at the new factory as part of its trial production: We are already producing full vehicles on… Continue reading Tesla obtains manufacturing license for Gigafactory 3 — production is imminent
Electric-Car Maker Xpeng Raises $400 Million
Chinese electric-vehicle startup Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co. Ltd. said Wednesday it secured $400 million in its latest fundraising round.This Series C round brings the total funds raised by the carmaker to 12 billion yuan ($1.7 billion).Xpeng’s latest fundraising haul may have fallen below its expectations.
UAW ‘making progress’ with Fiat Chrysler ahead of Ford ratification deadline
The United Auto Workers is “making progress” in talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the union’s FCA Department director said Tuesday in a letter to local union leaders. The update from UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada comes ahead of a ratification vote deadline of Friday at Ford Motor Co. Ford would be the second Detroit… Continue reading UAW ‘making progress’ with Fiat Chrysler ahead of Ford ratification deadline