Volkswagen announces supply contracts with Prevent subsidiaries: The demise of supplier-rebel Prevent

All articles and backgrounds 05/04/2018 Volkswagen announces supply contracts with Prevent subsidiaries The decline of supplier-rebel Prevent DPA A company headquarters of the automotive supplier Prevent near Wolfsburg On August 2016, the chief buyers of the Volkswagen Group remember exactly – if not particularly like. Because then a small supplier made the Wolfsburg car giant… Continue reading Volkswagen announces supply contracts with Prevent subsidiaries: The demise of supplier-rebel Prevent

Daimler will open four new production plants “by the end of this decade”

Posted 05/04/2018 13: 00: 28CET The company will launch “more than a dozen” new vehicles this year BERLIN, Apr. 5 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Daimler automobile group will add four new plants to its production network “at the end of this decade”, which will be located in Poland, Hungary, Russia and China, as assured by… Continue reading Daimler will open four new production plants “by the end of this decade”

Tata Motors in partnership with DRB-HICOM launches three new commercial vehicles in Malaysia

Download press kit 5 April, 2018 Introduces the Tata Super Ace, Tata Ultra 814 and 1014 L-R : Rohime B Shafie, Head of Automotive, DRB-HICOM, Rudrarup Maitra, Head International Business, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors, H E Shri Mridul Kumar, High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, YBhg Dato’ Abdul Harith Abdullah, Chief Operating Officer, Automotive Distribution,… Continue reading Tata Motors in partnership with DRB-HICOM launches three new commercial vehicles in Malaysia

Daimler to explore further cooperation with Geely

Daimler AG (AG) is exploring the possibility of further cooperation with new major shareholder Li Shufu’s Chinese car maker Geely, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said at Daimler’s annual general meeting on Thursday. Mr. Li, who has accumulated close to a 10% stake in Daimler, is supporting the car maker’s long-term strategy and talks have been… Continue reading Daimler to explore further cooperation with Geely

British new van market declines -5.6% in March

05 April 2018 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News UK new van registrations fall -5.6% in March, with just under 60,000 hitting UK roads. Uplift in demand for smaller vans (1.8%) and pickups (6.8%) fails to offset declines for medium (-2.0%) and heavier (-10.5%) models. More than 94,000 new van registrations in Q1 – dropping -3.7% compared… Continue reading British new van market declines -5.6% in March

Daimler CEO Zetsche on the electric car offensive: “Good for the CO2 balance – but not so good for our consolidated balance sheet”

All articles and backgrounds 05/04/2018 Daimler CEO Zetsche on the electric car offensive “Good for the CO2 balance – but not so good for our consolidated balance sheet” REUTERS Mercedes-Maybach 6: During the shareholder meeting in Berlin shows Daimler strength The billion-euro investment in electric mobility at the Stuttgart carmaker Daimler Show stock market chart… Continue reading Daimler CEO Zetsche on the electric car offensive: “Good for the CO2 balance – but not so good for our consolidated balance sheet”

2017 Sustainability Report: new focus

Detailed documentation of the economic, ecological and social effects of corporate activities Current target programme: sustainability strategy 2030 Stuttgart. On the day of the Daimler Annual General Meeting in Berlin on 5 April 2018, the company will also publish its 2017 Sustainability Report. From that date the comprehensive report can be found here in the… Continue reading 2017 Sustainability Report: new focus

GM to kill Chevrolet Sonic, Ford to discontinue Fiesta, Taurus, report says

Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. (Photo: General Motors) General Motors is reportedly planning to kill the Chevrolet Sonic while Ford Motor plans to ditch the Fiesta in the U.S., spelling the death of two subcompact cars. The Wall Street Journal, which reported the plans Wednesday, also said that… Continue reading GM to kill Chevrolet Sonic, Ford to discontinue Fiesta, Taurus, report says