Category: Automotive

Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS.

Fully-variable electric drive platform. With the VISION EQS technology platform, Mercedes-Benz is opting for a completely new, fully-variable electric drive platform. This is in many respects scalable and usable on a cross-model basis: thanks to the modern modular system, the wheelbase and track, as well as all other system components, and especially the battery, are variable… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS.

Egyptian tuk-tuk start-up Halan to expand to Ethiopia

CAIRO (Reuters) – Halan, an Egyptian technology start-up that uses two- and three-wheeled vehicles to transport passengers and goods, will begin operating in Ethiopia before the end of 2019, its chief executive told Reuters. Mounir Nakhla, founder and CEO of Halan, is seen during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Yousef… Continue reading Egyptian tuk-tuk start-up Halan to expand to Ethiopia

Head of BMW-Daimler joint mobility services venture resigns

BERLIN (Reuters) – Daniela Gerd tom Markotten, the head of a joint mobility services unit of German luxury carmakers Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and BMW (BMWG.DE), has resigned, BMW said on Thusday. “We can confirm that she has left the company at her own request,” a BMW spokeswoman said. German monthly manager magazin first reported the move… Continue reading Head of BMW-Daimler joint mobility services venture resigns

Honda’s Cumulative Worldwide Power Products Production Reaches 150 million Units

TOKYO, Sept 19, 2019 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the company’s cumulative worldwide power products production reached the 150 million-unit milestone this month. Based on the original spirit of Honda to utilize technology to help people, Honda Life Creation business, which includes power products business, began in 1953, with… Continue reading Honda’s Cumulative Worldwide Power Products Production Reaches 150 million Units

Wunder Mobility Announces U.S. Launch to Innovate, Build and Scale Mobility Services for Companies, Municipalities and Fleet Operators

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Wunder Mobility, the fastest-growing mobility technology company in Europe, today announced its official U.S. headquarters based in Los Angeles. The company also announced it has completed $60 million in Series B financing from existing investors, including Blumberg Capital and KCK. The expansion and new capital will enhance Wunder Mobility’s capabilities… Continue reading Wunder Mobility Announces U.S. Launch to Innovate, Build and Scale Mobility Services for Companies, Municipalities and Fleet Operators

Trier’s public utilities company is modernising its fleet of city buses

Contract signed for 90 vehicles Citaro is predominant vehicle among Trier’s public transport Complete renewal of the fleet within seven years Trier / Stuttgart – On 18 September, Steffen Maiwald (Member of the Board of Management at Stadtwerke Trier), Michael Schröder (Managing Director of SWT Stadtwerke Trier Verkehrs-GmbH), Rüdiger Kappel (Head of Fleet Sales at Daimler… Continue reading Trier’s public utilities company is modernising its fleet of city buses

GM’s South Korean workers to stage partial strike – union note

SEOUL, Sept 19 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s unionised workers in South Korea will stage partial strikes over stalled wage negotiations, the union said on Thursday. The workers will launch partial strikes on Friday and next week, according to an internal note from the union seen by Reuters. The decision followed their full strike earlier… Continue reading GM’s South Korean workers to stage partial strike – union note