Category: Automotive

ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

ARI, announced a new data integration service with Ford Commercial Solutions that will provide telematics solution for fleet customers. The agreement combines Ford Commercial Solutions’ Data Services product with ARI insights®, ARI’s proprietary fleet management portal, to deliver real-time visibility into the precise operating conditions of fleet vehicles. By the end of 2019, most Ford… Continue reading ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month

Audi is the latest luxury automaker to launch a subscription-based service to get customers who want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but don’t necessarily want to own or lease one. The German car company’s service is called Audi Select, and it launches exclusively in Dallas-Fort Worth this week. For the set… Continue reading Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month

Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks

With all of the electric car projects underway these days, you might think the world needs another one like it needs another hole in the ozone layer. And that’s exactly why Rivian Automotive CEO RJ Scaringe wants to build battery-powered trucks instead. He founded the company straight out of engineering school in 2009 intending to… Continue reading Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks

The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg

Gunnar Kilian (43) has rescued Herbert Diess (59). By the end of 2016 that was – and it may sound bizarre, after all, Kilian was Secretary General of the Works Council at the time and Diess led the board of the VW brand. But that’s just how Volkswagen works. And nobody understands Volkswagen as well… Continue reading The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg

Chinese lithium giant agrees three-year pact to supply Tesla

Tesla may need as much as 28,000 tons of lithium hydroxide a year from late next year. NEW DELHI: China’s top producer of lithium, a metal used in electric-vehicle batteries, said it’s agreed a deal with Tesla Inc. to supply a fifth of its production to the vehicle maker, highlighting the push for supply pacts.… Continue reading Chinese lithium giant agrees three-year pact to supply Tesla

Lamborghini Huracan 2019 facelift to bring power boost

Every variant in the Huracán range looks set to adopt the Performante’s high-mounted centre twin exhaust system, so in turn it’s reasonable to expect greater acoustics from the 5.2-litre V10. A new rear diffuser shows the car could benefit from Lamborghini’s active aero tech previewed by the Aventador SVJ, while reprofiled lights surround additional rear… Continue reading Lamborghini Huracan 2019 facelift to bring power boost

Tesla is said to lose supply management VP as exodus continues

Another Tesla Inc. vice president is leaving the company, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk struggles to contain an exodus of senior executives. Liam O’Connor, vice president of global supply management, has resigned from the electric-car maker, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information hadn’t been made public. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla is said to lose supply management VP as exodus continues

On-demand trucking app Convoy raises $185M at $1B valuation

CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Alphabet, has led the $185 million round in Convoy, its first investment in the Seattle-based tech-enabled trucking network. The round brings Convoy’s total raised to $265 million and values the company at $1 billion. New investors T. Rowe Price and Lone Pine Capital participated in the financing alongside existing… Continue reading On-demand trucking app Convoy raises $185M at $1B valuation