All articles and backgrounds 01/23/2018 Micro-car subsidiary reports supply bottlenecks Daimler again misjudges the E-Smart Daimler Electric Smart Should the Daimler management cry or cheer about this news? Delivery bottlenecks in the electric smart mean that customers have to wait for up to a year for their new vehicle, reports the “Automobilwoche”, “The increase in… Continue reading Microcar subsidiary reports delivery bottlenecks: Daimler misjudges again the E-Smart
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New dealer contracts in the VW Group: Negotiations started positively
New dealer contracts in the VW Group Negotiations started positively Dirk Weddigen from Knapp: “We are confident.” © Photo: Oliver Vosshage / www.ov-pics.com Since mid-January, the Volkswagen / Audi Partner Association and Volkswagen Passenger Cars are discussing the new contracts. The VAPV is confident that it will find a common path. It’s going well so… Continue reading New dealer contracts in the VW Group: Negotiations started positively
Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was speaking to Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait today at the new outlet’s event #TheYearAhead event, and he shared some more information about Uber’s plans around autonomy, and autonomous ride-hailing service rollout. “True autonomy for every single use case, is some ways away,” Khosrowshahi began, acknowledging that the problem is a massive… Continue reading Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months
Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Ajay Chopra Contributor Ajay Chopra co-founded Pinnacle Systems in his living room and grew it to a multi-billion dollar public company before becoming a venture capitalist with Trinity Ventures. More posts by this contributor: From the distributed workforce to the partnered economy After China, India looms as Uber’s next battleground We’ve come a long way since 2009… Continue reading Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Car classifieds startup Carmudi secures $10m to expand SE Asia ops
January 23, 2018 Carmudi, a Rocket Internet-backed online car classifieds startup, has recently secured about $10 million in funding from a range of investors, including Tengelmann Ventures, according to an Inquirer report on Tuesday. The latest financing round will be used to grow existing listings and to build new technology, with the bulk of the… Continue reading Car classifieds startup Carmudi secures $10m to expand SE Asia ops
Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears
A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor Co. to recall more than a million Explorer sport-utility vehicles, citing an increase in the number of complaints about exhaust fumes seeping inside the vehicles. (Photo: Chris O’Meara / AP file) A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor… Continue reading Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears
BIBA claims near 1 million live telematics-based insurance policies in UK
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) conducts annual research into the number of telematics policies live in the UK and in 2017 the number of live telematics based policies reached almost one million; standing at 975,000.1 The BIBA survey includes information from the leading telematics brands in the UK to determine the number of live… Continue reading BIBA claims near 1 million live telematics-based insurance policies in UK
Gumtree and eBay used car selling platforms to operate as one following merger
Gumtree and eBay will operate as one business after merging to offer car retailers exposure across two platforms when listing vehicles for sale. Gumtree this week claimed to be the fastest-growing classifieds marketplace for motors in the UK, with six million users a month visiting the site’s Motors offering, while 3.7 million users a month visit eBay… Continue reading Gumtree and eBay used car selling platforms to operate as one following merger
2019 Jaguar XJ to be reborn as high-tech electric flagship
Current XJ’s predecessor, X350, was Jag’s first aluminium car. JLR is developing Callum-designed XJ and a ‘Road Rover’. The XJ is being developed alongside a new, more car-like Range Rover model. The Jaguar XJ will be reinvented as an electric car for its next generation, which will go on sale in 2019 after a launch at the… Continue reading 2019 Jaguar XJ to be reborn as high-tech electric flagship
German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels
Audi brand is being told to recall 127,000 cars diesel cars that reduce emissions controls when not being tested. 77,600 of the cars were registered in Germany and that the affected models were: the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, shown, SQ5 and Q7. (Photo: Audi) Frankfurt, Germany – A spokeswoman for Germany’s transport ministry… Continue reading German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels