Category: Newswire

Aston Martin revs up production as host of companies get back to work

British businesses are sketching out how they plan to get back to work despite no clear government guidance on when the lockdown will ease.The south Wales plant builds the DBX, Aston’s first SUV.Taylor Wimpey, one of the country’s largest housebuilders, outlined plans for a “phased return to construction” starting on May 4.

German carmaker Daimler puts CO2 neutral fleet at core of its sustainability efforts

BERLIN, April 22 (Xinhua) — Daimler published its sustainability report 2019 on Wednesday and reiterated the company's target to have a fully carbon-neutral passenger car fleet by 2039.
“One of the key fields of action at Daimler is to reduce CO2 emissions,” the company stated.
Daimler planned to “significantly increase” the sales of passenger cars with plug-in hybrid drive systems and all-electric drive systems to more than 50 percent by 2030.
At Daimler's flagship brand Mercedes-Benz Cars, the waste level for each vehicle produced had fallen by 25 percent compared with 2013/2014 while energy consumption had dropped by ten percent, the company announced.
The Science Based Targets Initiative by various NGOs as well as the UN had already confirmed in 2019 that Daimler's CO2 targets were in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement, according to Daimler.
On Tuesday, Daimler announced that Daimler Truck AG and carmaker Volvo would form a joint venture for large-scale pro..

Hellobike Launches Yunqi, the Next-Generation E-Bike, to Offer a Safer, More Efficient Urban Transportation Solution to Help Citizens Maintain Social Distancing

As China has seen a drastic drop in the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, many cities are emerging from the lockdown. While people are turning to shared mobility services to maintain a safe physical distance to avoid the resurgence of the virus, E-bike is becoming a popular mode of transportation among urbanites. According… Continue reading Hellobike Launches Yunqi, the Next-Generation E-Bike, to Offer a Safer, More Efficient Urban Transportation Solution to Help Citizens Maintain Social Distancing

Hyundai’s remote “smart park” feature recalled for software glitch

Hyundai’s “Smaht Pahk” is going back to school.The remote self-parking system featured in the automaker’s Super Bowl commercial starring Chris Evans, John Krasinski and Rachel Dratch speaking in heavy Bostonian accents is the subject of a voluntary recall after the company discovered in testing that it may allow vehicle movement after a system malfunction.It is designed to stop the vehicle when the button is released or if an obstruction is detected and to go into “fail-safe” mode and stop it if a malfunction is detected.

Romania’s carmaker Dacia partially resumes production

BUCHAREST, April 21 (Xinhua) — Automobile Dacia, Romania's largest company by turnover, restarted parts of its opeartions on Tuesday on a voluntary basis.
The company's Mechanical and Chassis Plant restarted production with a reduced team, while the Assembly Plant did so in two shifts, and workers in both plants will work on a voluntary basis, Renault Romania Group, Dacia's owner, announced in a press statement.
The two plants, both at Mioveni, some 130 km northwest of the capital of Bucharest, will fully restart production from May 4, according to the company.
The carmaker temporarily suspended production from March 19 until April 5 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and then decided to further postpone the resumption of work at the beginning of the month.
The latest official data released on Tuesday showed that 306 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of infections to 9,242. So far, 482 people died fro..

Valmet to start co-determination negotiations for temporary lay-offs in Finland

Valmet Oyj’s stock exchange release on April 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. EETThe global Covid-19 pandemic causes uncertainty in Valmet’s operating environment and the company announced on April 16, 2020 a withdrawal of its guidance for 2020. The impacts of the pandemic on Valmet’s operations and business environment depend on the duration and severity of… Continue reading Valmet to start co-determination negotiations for temporary lay-offs in Finland

Ferrari Portofino facelift spotted for the first time

It comes with a new bumper, new grille, and new “bandit” headlights, the latter resembling those of the Ferrari Roma.Ferrari Portofino’s metal-folding roof can open and close in 14 seconds, even at speeds of up to 40kmph, and also has a manually retractable wind deflector for when the roof is down.The coronavirus lockdown has meant that your favourite auto magazine AUTO TODAY has reached limited stands.

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG to Lead the Development of Sustainable Transportation by Forming Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture. The intention is to develop, produce… Continue reading The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG to Lead the Development of Sustainable Transportation by Forming Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells