In partnership with Michelin, Navya will provide its shuttles in London. Navya shuttle bus Later this year, a fleet of Navya E-shuttles through London drive. The vehicles are to be equipped with a rim technology from a company of the Michelin Group for the uneven road surfaces. It is not the first appearance of the… Continue reading Navya in London
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Turo car sharing marketplace launches in Germany
Peer-to-peer car sharing platform Turo is expanding to Germany officially starting today, after acquiring Daimler’s Croove in-house product forpvoding essentially the same service last September. Turo also received a significant strategic investment from Daimler at the same time as it acquired the automaker’s cars sharing experiment, and it now operates peer-to-peer rental services in the… Continue reading Turo car sharing marketplace launches in Germany
UPDATE 1-Peugeot CEO: U.K. plants uncompetitive, open to S. America alliance
(Adds background, further comments from Tavares, paragraphs 2-7) By Joseph White Jan 18 (Reuters) – Peugeot SA Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Thursday he planned to meet next week with the automaker’s UK unions and government officials to discuss the future of Peugeot’s Vauxhall plant, where Tavares said production costs are twice those of… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Peugeot CEO: U.K. plants uncompetitive, open to S. America alliance
Peugeot ‘very open’ to alliance in Latin America – CEO
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Peugeot SA is “very open” to a potential alliance in Latin America, the chief executive of the French automaker, Carlos Tavares, said during a media briefing on Thursday. Tavares declined to say whether Peugeot planned to discuss a partnership with Ford Motor Co. His remarks come two days after Ford executives… Continue reading Peugeot ‘very open’ to alliance in Latin America – CEO
New market potentials in Africa – Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda
Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda: Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen Group South Africa, and Claire Akamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Development Board, at today’s press briefing in Kigali. Volkswagen is taking the next step to develop the African sub-continent: as planned, the brand has founded “Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda”, a company… Continue reading New market potentials in Africa – Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda
Google, Temasek to join as new investors in Go-Jek’s $1.2b funding round
January 18, 2018 Alphabet Inc’s Google , Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd and Chinese online platform Meituan-Dianping are investing in a fundraising round of Indonesian ride-hailing start-up Go-Jek, sources familiar with the matter said. Go-Jek’s existing investors such as global private equity firms KKR & Co LP and Warburg Pincus LLC are also… Continue reading Google, Temasek to join as new investors in Go-Jek’s $1.2b funding round
Millers Oils Ltd acquires Fuel Additive Science Technologies Ltd
Millers Oils Ltd has announced the acquisition of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Ltd (FAST). By acquiring FAST, Millers Oils – the independent blender and supplier of advanced oils, lubricants and fuel treatments – will also take ownership of the established Exocet brand, a range of fuel additives and treatments used in a wide range of… Continue reading Millers Oils Ltd acquires Fuel Additive Science Technologies Ltd
Lucie Vigier Appointed Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury
With effect from February 1st 2018, Lucie Vigier is appointed Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury. She will report to Jean Baptiste de Chatillon, CFO and Member of the Managing Board. Lucie Vigier joined the Groupe PSA in 1990 and was previously appointed Head of Corporate finance in 2012, with remarkable achievements. She contributed to… Continue reading Lucie Vigier Appointed Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury
Uber partners with taxi firm ComfortDelGro for new Singapore service
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] and Singapore’s top taxi operator ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd will launch a new ride-hailing service in Singapore from Friday, as they team up against their key regional rival Grab. UberFLASH, that will connect riders to drivers closest to them – either a private vehicle or a taxi, is the first… Continue reading Uber partners with taxi firm ComfortDelGro for new Singapore service
UPDATE 2-Peugeot CEO outlines ambitious plan to re-enter U.S., go electric
DETROIT (Reuters) – Peugeot SA (PEUP.PA) Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Wednesday the French automaker is using the know-how of former Opel engineers acquired from General Motors Co (GM.N) to develop vehicles to re-enter the U.S. market, and said Peugeot will offer electrification as an option on all its vehicles by 2025. Tavares used… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Peugeot CEO outlines ambitious plan to re-enter U.S., go electric