Emails: Ghosn takedown motivated by effort to stop Nissan, Renault integration

Carlos Ghosn always said he was set up. Now there’s some evidence to support his claim. According to people familiar with what happened and previously unreported internal correspondence, the campaign by top Nissan Motor Co. executives to dethrone one of the most celebrated leaders in the automotive industry started almost a year before Ghosn’s arrest… Continue reading Emails: Ghosn takedown motivated by effort to stop Nissan, Renault integration

Renault to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France: union source

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Renault carmaker is pictured at a dealership in Nantes, France, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) plans to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France, a trade union source told Reuters on Tuesday. The engineering job cuts are part of cost savings plans that Renault… Continue reading Renault to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France: union source

2021 Nissan Rogue makes room for car seats, adds clever navigation

CLOSE A new version of Nissan’s best-selling Rogue compact SUV goes on sale this fall with advanced new driver assistance features including adaptive cruise control that can slow the vehicle in anticipation of oncoming curves and exit ramps. As it enters its third generation, the 2021 Rogue gets a bit shorter and adopts boxy new… Continue reading 2021 Nissan Rogue makes room for car seats, adds clever navigation

Hyundai Motor Company Planning to Launch Vehicle to Grid Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company is planning to launch V2G (Vehicle to Grid) electric vehicles that can use electricity stored in a battery of another electric vehicle.Not only V2G system can reduce maximum amount of electricity used by buildings by supplying electricity, it can also prevent power outage and even resell electricity. Basically, a vehicle will act… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Company Planning to Launch Vehicle to Grid Electric Vehicles

@Nissan: A first look at the all-new 2021 Nissan Rogue

June 12, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It’s more than a redesign; this is what it means to go Rogue. Catch the debut of the all-new 2021 Nissan Rogue on Nissan News USA on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 9 a.m. EDT. # # # About Nissan North AmericaIn North America, Nissan’s operations include automotive styling,… Continue reading @Nissan: A first look at the all-new 2021 Nissan Rogue

@Hyundai: XCeed Exceeds Expectations

Two leading German motor magazines examined the Kia XCeed, and here’s what they said about the model. The two leading German motor magazines – Auto Bild, and Auto Motor und Sport(AMS) – reviewed the Kia XCeed, and here are the detailed results. German motor magazines reviewed XCeed XCeed, one of the sister models of the… Continue reading @Hyundai: XCeed Exceeds Expectations

Volkswagen falls behind in electrics

It may not be in 2020 that Volkswagen will double Tesla – at least on the number of electric cars sold. While the chairman of the board of the German giant, Herbert Diess, openly displayed at the beginning of the year his hope to “overtake the firm of Elon Musk […] to dominate the electric… Continue reading Volkswagen falls behind in electrics

JIFFY.ai Raises $18M in Series A Funding

JIFFY.ai, a Palo Alto, CA-based automation and no-code app development platform for global enterprise companies with a focus on finance and operations, raised $18M in Series A funding. The round was led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from Rebright Partners, W250 Venture Fund (founded by alumni of the Stanford Executive Program) and a number… Continue reading JIFFY.ai Raises $18M in Series A Funding

Nissan will not extend contracts for 250 workers

Nearly 250 temporary workers at Nissan’s plant in north-east England will not have their contracts extended, the car firm has announced. Production resumed earlier this month at the factory in Washington, Sunderland, but the car maker said demand for its vehicles was low. It said it was adjusting production “to meet market demands”. “Given current… Continue reading Nissan will not extend contracts for 250 workers