Category: Automotive

UPDATE 1-Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars at UK plant

LONDON (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) is making a multi-million pound investment to build electric vehicles in Britain, in a major boost for the UK government and a sector hit by the slump in diesel sales and Brexit uncertainty. FILE PHOTO – A car hangs on the wall of Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich manufacturing facility… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars at UK plant

Electric Jaguar XJ confirmed, to be built at Castle Bromwich

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed its next-generation Jaguar XJ flagship saloon, launching next year, will be a pure electric model and will be built at its Castle Bromwich plant. The firm announced the news on the day that production of the current XJ ends at the factory. The electric XJ will be the first electric… Continue reading Electric Jaguar XJ confirmed, to be built at Castle Bromwich

Facelift: The last legacy of General Motors – the Opel Astra gets new GM engines

Opel astra The Astra will be replaced in two years by PSA technology, but gets again new engines. Rüsselsheim round revised two years before the model change Opel The Astra again thoroughly. With more equipment options, modified suspension and new engines, the compact bridge the waiting time until it is 2021 on the platform of… Continue reading Facelift: The last legacy of General Motors – the Opel Astra gets new GM engines

Waresix hauls in $14.5M to advance its push to digitize logistics in Indonesia

Waresix, one of a handful of startups aiming to modernize logistics in Indonesia — the world’s fourth most populous country — has pulled in $14.5 million to grow its 18-month-old business. This new investment, Waresix’s Series A, is led by EV Growth — the growth-stage fund co-run by East Ventures — with participation from SMDV… Continue reading Waresix hauls in $14.5M to advance its push to digitize logistics in Indonesia

Jaguar to make multi-million pound electric car investment in UK plant

FILE PHOTO – A car hangs on the wall of Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Britain, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) is making a multi-million pound investment to build electric vehicles in its home market, in a major boost to a sector hit… Continue reading Jaguar to make multi-million pound electric car investment in UK plant

A look of luxury coupled with utility vehicle qualities: One-of-a-kind BMW X7 Pick-up.

Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Visitors to this year’s BMW Motorrad Days can expect to see, in addition to many bike highlights, a true one-off – the BMW X7 Pick-up. A unique conversion performed by BMW Group vocational trainees in cooperation with the Concept Vehicle Construction and Model Technology divisions at the BMW Munich plant. The vehicle is based on… Continue reading A look of luxury coupled with utility vehicle qualities: One-of-a-kind BMW X7 Pick-up.

CHINA VOICES | Ofo’s final fight

Jul 5, 2019 4 min read An ofo bike lies on the street in Shanghai on April 4, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) A version of this first article appeared in our members-only newsletter on June 22, 2019. Become a member and read it first. Ofo flew too close to the sun. Their dockless bikeshare model… Continue reading CHINA VOICES | Ofo’s final fight