Category: Automotive

Major Safety System Anniversary: 50 Years of Continental Anti-lock Brakes

In 1969, Continental presented an Anti-lock brake system (ABS) for the first time Continuing further development ever since – current systems have up to 50 additional functions ABS is the central safety system and is critical to the implementation of Vision Zero, crash-free driving Auburn Hills, Mich., October 2, 2019. Back in 1969, the automobile… Continue reading Major Safety System Anniversary: 50 Years of Continental Anti-lock Brakes

Fair and RouteOne Integration Helps Dealers Reach New Customers with Vehicle Subscriptions

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vehicle subscription app Fair today announced an integration with RouteOne, one of the automotive industry’s leading platforms for dealerships to manage vehicle sales and auto financing. The integration will extend the vehicle subscription app’s network to thousands of dealer partners throughout the U.S., giving dealers an additional… Continue reading Fair and RouteOne Integration Helps Dealers Reach New Customers with Vehicle Subscriptions

Toyota Kirloskar Motor to eliminate plastic usage from manufacturing process

The company has announced that it will ensure zero waste to landfills. Also, the company is aiming to achieve recyclability of 96 per cent at its Bidadi plant in Karnataka. ( Representational Image) New Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced its move to eliminate plastic usage from the manufacturing process. The company has announced that… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor to eliminate plastic usage from manufacturing process

Skoda’s First Plug-In Hybrid Superb Priced Just Under £32,000 In UK

Customers will get 35 miles of electric range and 215 bhp when the car arrives in January. Skoda’s plug-in hybrid Superb iV will go on sale in the new year with prices starting at just under £32,000, the Czech manufacturer has confirmed. The plug-in saloon, which will be Skoda’s first plug-in hybrid, was first promised… Continue reading Skoda’s First Plug-In Hybrid Superb Priced Just Under £32,000 In UK

Volkswagen registers unit in Turkey ahead of production decision

FILE PHOTO: A new logo of German carmaker Volkswagen at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has established a subsidiary in Turkey’s western Manisa province, the country’s Trade Registry Gazette showed on Wednesday, as the company nears a final decision on the location for… Continue reading Volkswagen registers unit in Turkey ahead of production decision

Auto Trader acquires software and data firm KeeResources

Auto Trader has bought KeeResources, one of its data suppliers, in a move it hopes will help make consumers’ car buying experience better. KeeResources, founded in 2000, provides software, data and services to the automotive industry. Auto Trader uses KeeResources’ detailed vehicle taxonomy dataset for new and used cars to power its vehicle marketing platform.… Continue reading Auto Trader acquires software and data firm KeeResources

Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, welcomes agreement to cut emissions from vans

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Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, welcomes agreement to cut emissions from vans
15/12/2010Today, the EU takes a new step towards limiting the pollution from vans. The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached an informal agreement on the Commission's proposal setting CO2 emission standards for light commercial vehicles (vans). It still requires formal approval. This proposal is a follow-up of the regulation setting CO2 emission standards for passenger cars and is one of the last outstanding measures announced in the EU Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles.
Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, said: “I welcome the agreement reached with the Council and the European Parliament to set EU emission standards for vans. The agreed Regulation will make vans less polluting and will contribute to our overall ambition to cut emissions from transport. With the agreed 20..