Category: Automotive

CORRECTED-GM-UAW contract talks focus on temp workers

FILE PHOTO: GM team leader Natalie Walker, 56, leads chants as General Motors assembly workers and their supporters gather to picket outside the General Motors Bowling Green plant during the United Auto Workers (UAW) national strike in Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S., September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo (This version corrects paragraph 3 of September 23… Continue reading CORRECTED-GM-UAW contract talks focus on temp workers

New Ford Transit and Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrids Deliver Zero Emission Driving with No Range Anxiety

Segment-first Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van delivers 56 km (35 miles) zero-emission NEDC driving range, and more than 500 km (310 miles) NEDC total range using 1.0‑litre EcoBoost petrol engine range extender Advanced plug-in hybrid architecture features 13.6 kWh battery that can be charged with mains electricity for zero-emission driving – contributing to reduced local emissions Transit… Continue reading New Ford Transit and Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrids Deliver Zero Emission Driving with No Range Anxiety

New Ford Transit Van Boosts Productivity for Businesses with Enhanced Fuel Efficiency, Payload and Connectivity

New 2-tonne Ford Transit introduces upgraded 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engine offering up to 7 per cent fuel efficiency improvement for reduced operating costs, and new 185 PS option Segment-first EcoBlue Hybrid powertrain uses 48-volt mild-hybrid technology to deliver up to a further 8 per cent fuel efficiency improvement Transit payload improved by up to 80 kg for enhanced productivity.… Continue reading New Ford Transit Van Boosts Productivity for Businesses with Enhanced Fuel Efficiency, Payload and Connectivity

German prosecutors press charges against current and former VW CEOs

FILE PHOTO: Herbert Diess, CEO of the German carmaker Volkswagen AG gestures in front of an ID.3 pre-production prototype electrical car during a preview of the world’s biggest automaker at the eve of the international Frankfurt Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt, Germany September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors brought criminal charges… Continue reading German prosecutors press charges against current and former VW CEOs

EU court upholds EU order to Fiat to pay Luxembourg back taxes

LUXEMBOURG, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-highest court on Tuesday backed an EU order to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to pay up to 30 million euros ($32.9 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, as part of a crackdown against illegal tax breaks given to multinationals. Luxembourg had also challenged the European Commission order. The cases are… Continue reading EU court upholds EU order to Fiat to pay Luxembourg back taxes