Nissan is reportedly in talks with a little-known US electric pickup startup called Hercules to build an electric version of its Titan pickup truck. It would be joining Tesla, Ford, Rivian, and others into electrifying the important segment in the US. Bloomberg reports that Nissan is in talks with Hercules Electric Vehicles: “The Japanese automaker… Continue reading Nissan is looking to build electric Titan with the help of a little-known electric pickup startup
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BMW’s Chinese partner enters bankruptcy restructuring
HONG KONG/GUANGZHOU — BMW’s partner in China, Huachen Automotive Group Holdings, entered bankruptcy restructuring on Friday. The Shenyang Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, where the company is based, accepted the restructuring application filed by a creditor, according to court records. Huachen, owned by the Liaoning provincial government, is the parent of… Continue reading BMW’s Chinese partner enters bankruptcy restructuring
Nissan said to be in talks with US startup to electrify pickup
Nissan Motor Co. is looking to breathe new life into its wheezing full-size pickup truck by electrifying it with the help of a Detroit-based startup, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese automaker is considering buying a battery-electric powertrain from Hercules Electric Vehicles for its Titan pickup and sharing parts for the startup’s… Continue reading Nissan said to be in talks with US startup to electrify pickup
Renault: unions validate the plan of 2,500 voluntary departures
Posted on Nov 20, 2020 at 6:16 PM Six months after the announcement of 4,600 job cuts in France, Renault enters the hardship. The unions validated this Friday the “skills transformation” agreement, which will kick off a collective contractual rupture plan (RCC) in tertiary functions and engineering. Three unions (CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO), with a… Continue reading Renault: unions validate the plan of 2,500 voluntary departures
Renault reveals Kiger concept SUV
Renault has taken the wraps off its Kiger show car which, according to the company, bears around 80 percent resemblance to the production model. The concept or show car is a joint effort between the corporate design teams in France and Renault India, and the company says it took a lot of input and feedback… Continue reading Renault reveals Kiger concept SUV
Renault: after FO, the CFE-CGC validates the agreement on the elimination of 2,500 jobs
Posted on 19 Nov 2020 at 9:11Updated on 19 Nov 2020 at 9:19 The Renault departure plan is working. The carmaker’s union CFE-CGC announced on Thursday the signing of the agreement on the elimination of 2,500 jobs in engineering and tertiary functions of the group in France, via voluntary departures. An agreement already signed Tuesday… Continue reading Renault: after FO, the CFE-CGC validates the agreement on the elimination of 2,500 jobs
Rivian CEO eyes smaller electric vehicles for China, Europe
By Ben Klayman, Paul Lienert 3 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which is backed by Amazon AMZN.O and Ford Motor Co F.N, on Wednesday said it plans to follow up its first two products, a full-size pickup and SUV, with smaller models targeted at China and Europe where it may eventually… Continue reading Rivian CEO eyes smaller electric vehicles for China, Europe
Nissan warns on its UK future without a Brexit deal
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Nissan’s UK business tough to sustain without Brexit trade deal – COO Gupta
File Image By Tim Kelly and David Dolan TOKYO: Any final exit by Britain from the European Union that worsens business conditions through increased tariffs would threaten the sustainability of Nissan Motor Co’s UK operations, the Japanese car maker’s chief operating officer (COO) cautioned. Nissan, which employs 7,000 people at Britain’s biggest auto plant in… Continue reading Nissan’s UK business tough to sustain without Brexit trade deal – COO Gupta
Tritium launches new ‘scalable’ EV charging platform
Europe is Tritium’s fastest-growing market. (Representative Image) LONDON: Electric vehicle charging station maker Tritium said on Tuesday it is launching a new “scalable” platform so its customers can expand stations to charge more cars at once or change the speed at which they provide a charge. The new charging platform will hit the market in… Continue reading Tritium launches new ‘scalable’ EV charging platform