Category: OEMs

@VW Group: Validating complexity004823

Switching on autopilot in stressful traffic situations, sitting back and relaxing in the driver’s seat, or letting the assistance system take care of the tiresome task of finding a parking space and parking – highly automated driving functions will play a major role in further increasing comfort and safety in road traffic in the future.… Continue reading @VW Group: Validating complexity004823

‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’

The new Lotus Eletre is probably the most exciting and controversial new car ever launched by the British brand. A large SUV that’s heavy, expensive, can drive itself and is built in China, not Norfolk – what would Lotus founder Colin Chapman think about it? In many ways it’s an inevitable evolution – as so… Continue reading ‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’

@BMW: ALL-ELECTRIC ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE CONCLUDES WINTER TESTING 55KM FROM ARCTIC CIRCLE001848

All-electric Rolls-Royce concludes winter testing 55km from Arctic Circle Spectre endures -40˚C temperatures at specialist facility in Arjeplog, Sweden 25% of 2.5 million km testing programme, simulating 400 years of use, now complete Rolls-Royce aluminium spaceframe Architecture of Luxury confirmed Emotional design, size and ‘split’ lamps create spiritual successor to Phantom Coupé ‘Rolls-Royce 3.0’ heralds… Continue reading @BMW: ALL-ELECTRIC ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE CONCLUDES WINTER TESTING 55KM FROM ARCTIC CIRCLE001848

@VW Group: Porsche SE reports group result after tax of 4.6 billion euro for the fiscal year 2021004816

Stuttgart, 29 March 2022. Porsche Automobil Holding SE (“Porsche SE”), Stuttgart, reported a group result after tax of 4.6 billion euro for the fiscal year 2021 (prior year: 2.6 billion euro). The group result after tax was significantly influenced by the result from the core investment in Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, accounted for at equity of 4.6… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche SE reports group result after tax of 4.6 billion euro for the fiscal year 2021004816

@Nissan: 2022/03/30 Nissan production, sales and exports for February 2022 Nissa…000704

2022/03/30 YOKOHAMA, Japan –Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for February 2022. 1. Production Global production declined 7.8% from a year earlier. Production in and outside Japan declined 11.4% and 7.0% from a year earlier, respectively. 2. Sales Global sales declined 16.6% from a year earlier. Sales including minivehicles in… Continue reading @Nissan: 2022/03/30 Nissan production, sales and exports for February 2022 Nissa…000704

@Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Group to Collaborate with Aramco and KAUST on New E-fuel Development to Support Clean Mobility

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco, and KAUST to jointly research ultra-lean burn engine and e-fuel with the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions Collaboration to create synergies leveraging each party’s expertise: Hyundai Motor Group’s state-of-the art ultra-lean burn engine technology, Aramco’s advanced fuels technology, and KAUST with its research powerhouse Collaborators aim to validate emissions reduction… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Group to Collaborate with Aramco and KAUST on New E-fuel Development to Support Clean Mobility

New Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV marks new era for British firm

Lotus is entering a new era and a new sector of the market with its first-ever SUV, the all-electric Eletre. Retaining the British brand’s naming convention of models starting with an E, the Lotus Eletre has been described as “a momentous point in our history” by the brand’s managing director, Matt Windle. Based on an… Continue reading New Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV marks new era for British firm

German FAZ: VW families hold on to the Porsche IPO002979

Access to all exclusive F+ articles €2.95 / week All the important background information on the current developments Exclusive reports on the corona pandemic and other topics More than 800 F+ articles per month Can be canceled online with one click Try it now for 30 days free of charge Login for digital subscribers Go… Continue reading German FAZ: VW families hold on to the Porsche IPO002979