Category: Automotive

@VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort

For many of us the road trip exists only in the imagination; a desk-jockey’s daydream, pencilled wistfully onto the retirement bucket list. So it takes the likes of Anthony Coyne, Porsche lover and inveterate mile-muncher, to fulfil our fantasies for us. 47-year-old Anthony is a British business owner and long-time Porsche fanatic whose passion for… Continue reading @VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort

@VW Group: Better efficiency and longer range: technical update for the Audi e-tron

Just in time for the premiere of the e-tron Sportback**, Audi is introducing a standard technical update for its first electric product line. This combines optimized drive system hardware with software adjustments to improve efficiency. As a result, all versions of the e-tron SUV will come off the assembly line with an extra 25 kilometers… Continue reading @VW Group: Better efficiency and longer range: technical update for the Audi e-tron

BMW seeks 12 billion cuts: via profit sharing bonuses

MADE IN GERMANY November 28, 2019 1 ‘of reading The BMW Group has reached an agreement with the German labor unions to start the efficiency measures envisaged by the savings plan announced in March, which envisages cuts of 12 billion euros by 2022. Under the agreement from the next year, about 90 thousand Group employees… Continue reading BMW seeks 12 billion cuts: via profit sharing bonuses

Citroën C4 Electric Cactus, from 2020 the first 100% Ev of the French brand

CAR AT THE PLUG The new Citroen C4 Cactus will be only with electric motorization. Created on the Psa CMP platform, it will probably be presented at the end of 2020 by Simonluca Pini November 28, 2019 2 ‘of reading The Citroen C4 Cactus is ready to renew itself, becoming the first 100% electric of… Continue reading Citroën C4 Electric Cactus, from 2020 the first 100% Ev of the French brand

PSA readying sale of its stake in Chinese tie-up with Changan

FILE PHOTO: The logo of PSA Peugeot Citroen is seen at the company’s plant in Poissy, near Paris, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – Peugeot maker PSA Group (PEUP.PA) is preparing to sell its 50% stake in a joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automotive (000625.SZ), a Chinese partner also exiting the manufacturing tie-up,… Continue reading PSA readying sale of its stake in Chinese tie-up with Changan

Statistics: Stock of motor vehicles and trailers by federal states, vehicle classes and selected characteristics on 1 October 2019

Date 28.11.2019 The following statistics are now available for download in the XLSX file format on the website of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA): Duration on motor vehicles and their trailers by Länder, categories of vehicles and selected characteristics on 1 October 2019 (FZ 27) publications Go to source

Bajaj Auto backs ride-sharing platform Yulu in EV push

MUMBAI (NewsRise) — Bajaj Auto‘s investment in electric cycle-sharing platform Yulu underscores the rush of conventional two-wheeler makers in India to gain a toe-hold in the growing electric-vehicle market. Bajaj has already unveiled its first electric scooter, marking the return of its marquee brand ‘Chetak.’ The Pune, western India-based company, which exited the scooter market… Continue reading Bajaj Auto backs ride-sharing platform Yulu in EV push

@Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER PUSHES TECH BOUNDARIES

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques. At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, which… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER PUSHES TECH BOUNDARIES