Tag: Renault

@Renault: New LADA Niva Travel: start of pre-sales000161

LADA announces the start of pre-sales for the new LADA Niva Travel. The SUV with permanent all-wheel drive, made in a new design, is ideally suited for both off-road tourism and daily city trips.Start of sales will be announced later, but even today you can choose and book your future SUV on the website lada.ru… Continue reading @Renault: New LADA Niva Travel: start of pre-sales000161

Taiwan asks TSMC and other chipmakers to help ease global crunch

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Economic Ministry is asking domestic chip manufacturers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to help “like-minded” economies alleviate the global shortage of automotive-related chips. The ministry said it has received requests since the end of last year from several nations via diplomatic channels. The countries are asking Taiwan to help look into… Continue reading Taiwan asks TSMC and other chipmakers to help ease global crunch

Toyota accepts staff from halted aircraft factories of Mitsubishi Heavy

TOKYO — Toyota Motor’s subsidiary Toyota Auto Body is taking several hundred employees from aircraft component makers including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, as auto demand recovers while aviation continues to struggle. Employees from companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy and Kawasaki are being transferred to Toyota’s Yoshiwara Plant in Aichi Prefecture, which makes… Continue reading Toyota accepts staff from halted aircraft factories of Mitsubishi Heavy

EVgo to go public via SPAC in bid to power EV charging expansion

EVgo, the wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power that owns and operates public fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached a deal to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation. The combined company, which will be listed under the new ticker symbol… Continue reading EVgo to go public via SPAC in bid to power EV charging expansion

EV charging network EVgo to go public via $2.6 bln SPAC deal

The deal is the latest SPAC merger in the U.S. electric-vehicle business, which has seen many high-profile firms such as Nikola Corp and Fisker Inc go public through this route. EVgo Services LLC said on Friday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition… Continue reading EV charging network EVgo to go public via $2.6 bln SPAC deal

Asia’s chip crunch slams the brakes on carmakers’ COVID recovery

TOKYO/TAIPEI — Recovering demand for cars should make this a great time to be selling to the automotive industry — but for a Japanese executive at an affiliate of one of the country’s biggest software developers, it is deeply frustrating. The software he sells for cars is useless without computer chips to run it. And they are… Continue reading Asia’s chip crunch slams the brakes on carmakers’ COVID recovery

Brexit has given competitive edge on car battery tariffs, says Nissan chief

Nissan has said Brexit has given the company an edge, as the Japanese carmaker said it will buy more batteries from within the UK to avoid tariffs. The owner of the UK’s largest car factory, in Sunderland, also said it would push ahead with the production of a new version of its Qashqai SUV this… Continue reading Brexit has given competitive edge on car battery tariffs, says Nissan chief

Nissan forced to shut UK production line owing to supply delays

Nissan Temporary shutdown at Sunderland plant caused by disruption to supply chain during pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Workers at Nissan’s factory in Sunderland where one of two production lines has been paused. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Nissan has been forced to shut one of the two production lines at its… Continue reading Nissan forced to shut UK production line owing to supply delays