Volvo Cars adds in-car delivery by Amazon Key to its expanding range of connected services Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, is partnering with Amazon to bring in-car delivery of packages to customers in the United States. The collaboration represents a considerable scaling-up and maturing of Volvo’s digital consumer services via the Volvo… Continue reading Volvo Cars adds in-car delivery by Amazon Key to its expanding range of connected services
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Target To Install 600 Chargers At 100 U.S. Locations Within 2 Years
35 M BY MARK KANE Retail company Target Corporation announced expansion plans for the charging infrastructure in 20 U.S. states. Tesla superchargers at Target Corporation (Photo courtesy of Tesla) Target initially partnered with ChargePoint in 2012 and Tesla in 2017, installing charging spots at 18 sites in five states. Now, Target is Continuing its partnership… Continue reading Target To Install 600 Chargers At 100 U.S. Locations Within 2 Years
Go-Jek, Singapore’s ComfortDelGro said to be in talks for potential collaboration
April 24, 2018 Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant Go-Jek has held talks with Singapore’s largest taxi operator, ComfortDelGro, for a potential collaboration between the two companies, according to report by TechCrunch. Should Comfort agree to team up with Go-Jek, it would replace the partnership it had with Uber sealed in December, which has effectively been annulled following… Continue reading Go-Jek, Singapore’s ComfortDelGro said to be in talks for potential collaboration
CEO Tavares insists on tough austerity measures
At Opel, the fronts between the workforce and the French mother Peugeot harden. Despite protests and good numbers, CEO Tavares urges a wage waiver. Opelians protest in Eisenach, Thuringia Tuesday, 24.04.2018 5:32 pm Because of the planned renovation of the OpelWorks in Germany, the workforce goes with the parent company Peugeot SA (PSA) on confrontation… Continue reading CEO Tavares insists on tough austerity measures
Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s top taxi firm
ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, has held talks with Go-Jek about a potential partnership that could replace its annulled agreement with Uber. Uber struck a major deal when it tied up with Comfort last December, but that fell apart last month when the U.S. firm agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business to Grab and… Continue reading Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s top taxi firm
Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors team up on spare parts warehousing in Japan’s Kanto region
TOKYO/YOKOHAMA, Japan (April 24, 2018) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will jointly use a spare parts warehouse near Tokyo and share a regional delivery network as they work together more closely to reduce costs. The companies will both use Nissan’s Sagamihara Parts Center, about 30 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, beginning in… Continue reading Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors team up on spare parts warehousing in Japan’s Kanto region
Autocar confidential: Lynk&Co’s strategy, Toyota Supra, internet sales & more
This week’s snippets of automotive news include news on Lynk&Co‘s strategy, Toyota Supra, Citroën internet sales and driving modes. Lynk&Co’s strategy: New subscription-based marque Lynk&Co is aiming to sell cars to “people who don’t want to buy cars”, and boss Alain Visser said this approach has changed the way he recruits. The former Ford and… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Lynk&Co’s strategy, Toyota Supra, internet sales & more
After mass layoffs at Ohio plant, UAW gives GM greenlight to hire lower-paid temps
After mass layoffs at Ohio plant, UAW gives GM greenlight to hire lower-paid temps By Tim Rivers24 April 2018 Within days of announcing the elimination of an entire shift and 1,500 jobs at the giant Lordstown, Ohio assembly plant, General Motors announced that its subsidiary, known as the Lordstown GM Subsystems Manufacturing LLC, will… Continue reading After mass layoffs at Ohio plant, UAW gives GM greenlight to hire lower-paid temps
GM swaps factories with L’Oreal on energy-savings quest
GM employees Al Hildreth, global energy manager, left; Erin Lawrence, associate energy engineer; and Brian Wilger, senior environmental engineer, explored the L’Oreal factory. (Photo: GM) What do a car factory and a cosmetics factory have in common? More than you might expect. General Motors Co. and L’Oreal USA temporarily swapped energy management teams earlier this… Continue reading GM swaps factories with L’Oreal on energy-savings quest
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi joins DiDi Chuxing in DiDi Auto Alliance
World’s leading automotive alliance joins DiDi to pursue new mobility solutions in China Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world’s leading automotive alliance, today announced it is one of the partners of DiDi Auto Alliance (the D-Alliance), which was formed by DiDi Chuxing (‘DiDi’), the top Chinese mobile transportation platform. The DiDi Auto Alliance is an intelligent ride-sharing alliance… Continue reading Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi joins DiDi Chuxing in DiDi Auto Alliance