FILE PHOTO: Mechanic staff work on the production line of Volkswagen e-Golf in the Glaeserne Manufaktur plant in Dresden, Germany May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel BERLIN (Reuters) – European auto stocks extended losses on Tuesday after a German magazine reported that U.S. President Donald Trump could impose tariffs on imported cars from next week. Wirtschaftswoche… Continue reading Trump may impose tariffs on imported cars from next week: report
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VW turned its electric cargo van concept into a race support vehicle
VW Group has put a new spin on its all-electric I.D. Buzz Cargo van concept. This time, the German automaker has reimagined the concept as a support vehicle for the Volkswagen I.D R, the electric vehicle prototype that had a record-breaking run this year in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb competition. VW Group’s commercial vehicles… Continue reading VW turned its electric cargo van concept into a race support vehicle
Double Awards Success for Toyota’s Self-Charging Hybrids
Toyota is GreenFleets Fleet Manufacturer of the Year Toyota Prius named Professional Driver magazine Private Hire Car of the Year Toyota’s self-charging hybrid technology has helped seal two top fleet and business motoring awards. The company’s range of self-charging hybrids has earned it the Manufacturer of the Year title in this year’s awards from website… Continue reading Double Awards Success for Toyota’s Self-Charging Hybrids
Profitability of auto companies: Toyota ahead of BMW, Daimler and VW – but German carmakers invest more in the future
Global car sales decline for the first time since the financial crisis. The profit margin of the 16 leading auto companies has fallen to its lowest level since the financial crisis. Toyota and Suzuki work more profitably than the German carmaker: But that the profit margin of VW, Daimler and BMW is shrinking, is mainly… Continue reading Profitability of auto companies: Toyota ahead of BMW, Daimler and VW – but German carmakers invest more in the future
Porsche Consulting now in Silicon Valley
Detlev von Platen, Member of the Porsche AG Executive Board for Sales and Marketing, emphasized the significance of the new site for the company. “We need more visionaries, more ‘out of the box’ thinking, especially if we want to drive innovations forward,” he noted. “And what better place to enact this necessary vision than the… Continue reading Porsche Consulting now in Silicon Valley
Audi, Airbus and Italdesign test Flying Taxi Concept
At Drone Week in Amsterdam Audi, Airbus and Italdesign are presenting for the first time a flying and driving prototype of “Pop.Up Next”.This innovative concept for a flying taxi combines a self-driving electric car with a passenger drone. In the first public test flight, the flight module accurately placed a passenger capsule on the ground… Continue reading Audi, Airbus and Italdesign test Flying Taxi Concept
Renault offers a unique high-end range enriched by new engines
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UPDATE 2-Mitsubishi Motors says Nissan-Renault alliance can survive turmoil
OKAZAKI, Japan (Reuters) – A senior executive at Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) said on Tuesday its alliance with Nissan Motor (7201.T) and Renault SA (RENA.PA) can survive management upheaval, a day after it fired Carlos Ghosn as chairman over financial misconduct allegations. FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, speaks at… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Mitsubishi Motors says Nissan-Renault alliance can survive turmoil
Why trees have wreaked havoc on Uber’s self-driving program
The human brain is an extremely complex pattern recognition machine. Among the hundreds of millions of other daily tasks, there’s one that’s extremely important for driving a car: distinguishing a shadow from a real, physical object. For a period of weeks during regular “triage” meetings of Uber‘s Advanced Technologies Group (the division that handles self-driving… Continue reading Why trees have wreaked havoc on Uber’s self-driving program
PEUGEOT CELEBRATES THE 500,000th SUV PEUGEOT 3008 AND THE 1,000,000th PEUGEOT 308 PRODUCTS AT THE SOCHAL PLANT
On November 27, 2018, the ten thousand employees of the PSA Sochaux plant celebrate the release of the 500,000th SUV PEUGEOT 3008 and the 1,000,000th PEUGEOT 308. These two vehicles are manufactured at the Sochaux plant, the cradle of the lion brand, and are labelled “Origine France Garantie”. Since its launch in October 2016, the… Continue reading PEUGEOT CELEBRATES THE 500,000th SUV PEUGEOT 3008 AND THE 1,000,000th PEUGEOT 308 PRODUCTS AT THE SOCHAL PLANT