• Opel Vauxhall Finance launches its strategic plan, 100 days after its acquisition through BNP Paribas and Groupe PSA• All initiatives are dedicated to support Opel/Vauxhall’s profitable growth• The aim is to finance every third Opel vehicle by 2020• The company will leverage competitive costs of funding and expertise of its shareholders BNP Paribas Personal… Continue reading Opel Vauxhall Finance launches a strategic plan to support Opel/Vauxhall sales growth
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Authority suspects illegal defeat device in the Mercedes Vito
The Federal Motor Transport Authority examines a hearing of representatives of the car company Daimler. In a Mercedes pickup truck could work an illegal Abschalteinrichtung. imago / Sebastian Geisler Mercedes Benz Vito at a fair (2015) Wednesday, 14.02.2018 6:00 pm The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is alerted by the diesel emission values of the… Continue reading Authority suspects illegal defeat device in the Mercedes Vito
Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Stuttgart. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC; 26 February to 1 March) Mercedes-Benz is presenting innovations and initiatives from a variety of fields as part of its overarching digitisation strategy. The press conference is to be held on 26 February from 11 a.m. to 11.20 a.m. at the Mercedes-Benz stand in Hall 6. The focus here is on systems… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Porsche and Audi developing shared architecture for electric cars
The joint electric offensive by Porsche and Audi was launched ten months ago. Now the premium manufacturers are deepening their development partnership and achieving concrete results. The goal of the cooperation, which will create a pioneering architecture called the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), is to shape the mobility of tomorrow together and to put future… Continue reading Porsche and Audi developing shared architecture for electric cars
New Roads Ahead
Chariot’s Early Adopters Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to look back on the four years since launching Chariot and how exciting, thrilling and rewarding it has been. What started as an answer to a personal frustration with my own daily commute has grown into a service improving the daily lives of… Continue reading New Roads Ahead
Volkswagen Group assumes pioneering role in rapid road safety improvement
News Press Release News Group Wolfsburg, 15 February 2018 Volkswagen Group assumes pioneering role in rapid road safety improvement From 2019 onwards, the brands of the Volkswagen Group are to use the WLANp standard, which has already been comprehensively tested, for communications among vehicles and between vehicles and their …more
Honda at Geneva Motor Show: Hybrid, Electric and Sport
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New G-Class the ‘jewel’ of the Mercedes line-up says company boss
Highly profitable SUV remains very important to Mercedes’ image. Why offer an all-new version of a somewhat iconoclastic off-roader like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class – especially when Mercedes’ other SUVs are already so popular with shoppers? The answer, said company boss Dieter Zetsche at the Detroit motor show, is simple: How could it not renew such a desirable model?… Continue reading New G-Class the ‘jewel’ of the Mercedes line-up says company boss
Toyota Recalls Certain Camry and Lexus RC F, GS F and LC 500 Vehicles
PLANO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2018) – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. today announced that it is conducting separate safety recalls in the U.S. of approximately 11,800 Model Year 2018 Toyota Camry vehicles and approximately 9,900 Model Year 2015 – 2018 Lexus RC F, Model Year 2016 – 2018 Lexus GS F and Model Year 2018… Continue reading Toyota Recalls Certain Camry and Lexus RC F, GS F and LC 500 Vehicles
Mr Stefan Mueller, Executive Vice President, Chief Performance Officer (CPO), leaves the company for health reasons
Groupe Renault announced today that Stefan Mueller has decided to leave the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Performance Officer (CPO) with effect from February 19, 2018 due to personal health reasons.