Category: Automotive

Google buys analytics specialist Looker in $2.6bn cash deal

Google adds data analyticis and visualisation chops Google has announced that it is acquiring data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion. It will be Google’s third-largest purchase in its 21-year history and biggest since Nest deal in 2014. It will also be the first major deal for Thomas Kurian, who joined the company last year… Continue reading Google buys analytics specialist Looker in $2.6bn cash deal

SEAT begins its electric offensive by introducing the Mii electric on its inaugural ‘SEAT on Tour’

SEAT is launching its inaugural ‘SEAT on Tour’ roadshow while starting its electric offensive with the world premiere of the Mii electric, the brand’s first electric car. ‘SEAT on Tour’ is a project where the latest novelties of SEAT and CUPRA will be visiting strategic countries for the brand while bringing the spirit of ‘Created in… Continue reading SEAT begins its electric offensive by introducing the Mii electric on its inaugural ‘SEAT on Tour’

Audi closes May with around 151,900 automobiles sold

AUDI AG delivered around 151,900 premium automobiles to customers worldwide in May. As such, deliveries were down 5.4 percent year-on-year. In Western Europe, the company closed the month over last year (+1.5%); the increase in demand in the domestic market Germany (+3.5%) and in France (+12.2%) made a positive contribution. In China (-7.4%) and North… Continue reading Audi closes May with around 151,900 automobiles sold

Tauro V8 Spider: Corvette engine, Solstice chassis – Digitaltrends.com

Making a new car is difficult, but there are shortcuts. Using someone else’s parts is a great way to build your dream car. Fifty years ago, Carroll Shelby combined an AC Ace chassis with a Ford V8 engine to create the Cobra. Now, a Spanish company called Tauro Auto Sport is doing the same thing,… Continue reading Tauro V8 Spider: Corvette engine, Solstice chassis – Digitaltrends.com

Child Safety Day: Greater protection for the smallest passengers in child seats

A new concept for child safety in the ESF 2019 Experimental Safety Vehicle which was recently presented by Mercedes-Benz shows how protection for children can be further improved. With this child seat with PRE-SAFE® functions, the seat belts are preventively tensioned before a crash and side impact protection elements are extended. Monitoring of seat installation… Continue reading Child Safety Day: Greater protection for the smallest passengers in child seats

Statement: Module

June 7, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA US is voluntarily recalling an estimated 295,981 vehicles in the U.S. to help ensure the function of certain restraint systems. An FCA US investigation discovered certain vehicles are equipped with occupant restraint control modules that may not properly reset when their engines are turned off. This software error… Continue reading Statement: Module

Germany’s Opel town shows struggle for Europe to plug in electric cars

RUESSELSHEIM, Germany, June 7 (Reuters) – Carmakers and policymakers in Europe are staking their futures on a race to electric vehicles. But the vast charging network needed to sustain their vision is patchy, and it's not clear who'll pay for it.
The central German city of Ruesselsheim, home to carmaker Opel, wants to build 1,300 electric car charging points by 2020, plans that would make it a frontrunner on the continent.
It has advantages enjoyed by few in Europe, including a powerful local car industry player and wealthy national economy. In Germany itself the city has an edge, having won a government grant of 12.8 million euros ($14.4 million) to fund the rollout.
Yet, even here, red tape, shortages of qualified staff and the requisite hardware are likely to delay the installation by around two years, local officials told Reuters.
The project will also need more money, said the officials who are running up against the complexity of civil engineering, potential power grid ..