Category: Automotive

Mitsubishi Motors sees annual profit rising on Asia sales

Its operating profit was 98.2 billion yen in the year just ended, meeting market forecasts and surging roughly 20-fold from the previous year. TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp on Wednesday forecast a 12 percent rise in operating profit for the current financial year, as it expects increasing vehicle sales in Asia to help boost its bottom… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors sees annual profit rising on Asia sales

Carbures signs a contract with Textron to manufacture composite parts for specialized vehicles

Posted 05/09/2018 12: 23: 15CET MADRID, 9 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – Carbures has signed a first contract with the industrial company Textron for the manufacture of three composite parts for a special vehicle used in airports. The Company thus opens a new market niche that allows it to further diversify its business model, its industrial… Continue reading Carbures signs a contract with Textron to manufacture composite parts for specialized vehicles

Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it

The first fatal accident between an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian is due to a wrong software setting. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was killed on March 19 in Tempe, Arizona by a driverless taxi Uber in the test phase. The victim, who was walking on the road pushing a bicycle, was overturned at about 60 km… Continue reading Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it

eMotorWerks Launches JuiceNet Enterprise Cloud Platform

SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — eMotorWerks, part of the Enel Group’s new advanced energy services division Enel X, has developed the JuiceNet Enterprise solution to simplify the management of large numbers of electric vehicle charging stations across multiple sites. By deploying both smart-charging EV supply equipment (EVSE) and cloud software solutions on… Continue reading eMotorWerks Launches JuiceNet Enterprise Cloud Platform

Ukrainian Carsharing Startup Offers Vehicle Rentals

Screenshot via SizeCar Ukrainian startup SizeCar announced that car owners will be able to rent their vehicles out to SizeCar users. SizeCar advertises that its rental sharing model makes obtaining vehicles cheaper for potential renters. The startup is aimed toward Ukrainians who own cars that are left unused, including Uber and taxi drivers who want… Continue reading Ukrainian Carsharing Startup Offers Vehicle Rentals

Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’

Audi held its annual shareholder meeting today and put in place a new roadmap to enter the next decade. According to the German premium automaker, the roadmap includes selling  “800,000 electrified cars in 2025” between “more than 20 different electric vehicle models”. Home Solar Power Now we know that “electrified vehicles” can mean many different… Continue reading Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’

Toyota flags lower annual operating profit on higher yen

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday forecast a 4.2 percent slide in operating profit for the current financial year, as it expects a stronger yen to offset slightly higher global vehicle sales and cost reductions. The Toyota company logo is pictured at the India Auto Show 2018 in Greater Noida, India, February… Continue reading Toyota flags lower annual operating profit on higher yen

Year of new departures: Audi informs its shareholders about the company’s transformation

New production launches every three weeks, new segments and drive technologies, new organizational structures: Audi has started an extremely eventful and ambitious year. At this Wednesday’s 129th Annual General Meeting in Ingolstadt, the Board of Management informs the shareholders about the current course of business, the model and technology initiative, and the objectives of the… Continue reading Year of new departures: Audi informs its shareholders about the company’s transformation

NEW MODELS DRIVE JAGUAR LAND ROVER GROWTH IN APRIL

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