The newspaper Bild reported in its Sunday edition of July 15 that the supervisory authority of the German automotive sector, the KBA, would hold reliable evidence that the exhaust management system of some diesel models Opel starts to run. stopping while driving. It provides for a hearing on polluting technologies used by three Opel models,… Continue reading [Dieselgate] Berlin confirms investigation of Opel emissions
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Dieselgate: Opel in the sights of the German authorities
bleached by the French authorities Opel is not yet fully out of business in the scandal of diesel engines rigged. The German Ministry of Transport (KBA) announced on Saturday that the car manufacturer, a subsidiary of PSA, was under investigation. According to the Bild daily, the KBA informed Opel “this week” of its suspicions and… Continue reading Dieselgate: Opel in the sights of the German authorities
‘Zero’ chance of Renault taking over Nissan, Mitsubishi: Carlos Ghosn
Renault SA absorbing Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp is not an option as the carmakers look to strengthen their partnership while retaining their autonomy, alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn said on Friday. “Anybody who will ask Nissan and Mitsubishi to become wholly owned subsidiaries of Renault has zero chance of getting a result,” Ghosn… Continue reading ‘Zero’ chance of Renault taking over Nissan, Mitsubishi: Carlos Ghosn
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn takes auto industry challenges in his stride
With the 2018 World Cup in full swing, Carlos Ghosn, chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has plenty to be optimistic about. Born in Brazil’s tin mining town of Porto Velho, raised in Lebanon and schooled in France, and as boss of a Franco-Japanese auto conglomerate headquartered in the Netherlands, he has a number of teams… Continue reading Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn takes auto industry challenges in his stride
All-electric Voltra eCruiser to cut emissions in mining sites
A VOLTRA eCruiser light electric vehicle – based on the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series – is currently being trialled at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam site in South Australia, before it joins the company’s underground fleet of light vehicles in July. The Voltra eCruiser is a 70 Series Land Cruiser that has had its innards… Continue reading All-electric Voltra eCruiser to cut emissions in mining sites
GEELY Discloses New Global Automobile Architecture BMA
BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In recent years, automobile modular architecture, such as TNGA of Toyota, MQB and MLB of Volkswagen, has become a major trend in the auto industry. International leading automobile enterprises are sparing no effort to develop their own modular architecture, for modular technology has been an important criterion for evaluating whether an automobile company has… Continue reading GEELY Discloses New Global Automobile Architecture BMA
Celaya Plant Flooding and Recovery
Due to the overflow of a river near Honda’s auto plant in Celaya, Mexico, all auto and component production was suspended on June 28. As a result, production of the Honda Fit and HR-V in Celaya has been suspended for the month of July. Our teams continue to investigate the damage to the tooling and… Continue reading Celaya Plant Flooding and Recovery
‘We were huge idiots and didn’t know what we were doing’: Elon Musk blames Tesla’s Model 3 production issues on being ‘naive’ (TSLA)
In an interview with Bloomberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said “we were huge idiots and didn’t know what were doing” when attempting to redesign Tesla’s production process for the Model 3. Musk had hoped to make vehicle production faster and less expensive by significantly increasing the amount of automation Tesla used in its factories. But… Continue reading ‘We were huge idiots and didn’t know what we were doing’: Elon Musk blames Tesla’s Model 3 production issues on being ‘naive’ (TSLA)
Uber Invests in Scooter Startup Lime
Plus, Nordstrom plans to open smaller stores with no inventory and Topbox raises $5 million. July 13, 2018 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Uber has announced that it is partnering with the electric scooter startup Lime. Uber will put its logo on the scooters and make Lime rentals available in the… Continue reading Uber Invests in Scooter Startup Lime
First production Solo three-wheeler EV rolls off the assembly line
Electra Meccanica has kicked production of its US$15,000 electric three-wheeler into high gear. The first of the fully-enclosed Solo cars has rolled off the line at a new production facility that’s gearing up to build 75,000 of these quirky getabouts in the next three years. The Solo has a set of specs that make it… Continue reading First production Solo three-wheeler EV rolls off the assembly line