Nissan to furlough staff and suspend production for whole of April – Chronicle Live

Car giant Nissan is to suspend production at its Sunderland plant for the rest of April and put most of its staff on furlough as the coronavirus lockdown continues. The company – which employs more than 6,000 people at Sunderland and supports thousands more in the regional supply chain – had initially suspended production on… Continue reading Nissan to furlough staff and suspend production for whole of April – Chronicle Live

March 2020 strongest month so far: Purchase premium drives demand for electric cars to record highs

Jan Woitas / dpa central image An electrically powered BMW i3 in downtown Leipzig Last March, more applications were made for the electric car and plug-in hybrid purchase premium than ever in a month. A total of 12,365 people or companies registered with the responsible Federal Office of Economics and Export Control, as can be… Continue reading March 2020 strongest month so far: Purchase premium drives demand for electric cars to record highs

Commercial Fleet Sales Drop in March

Commercial car sales were down 47.3% year-over-year during March at 4,962 units, while truck and SUV segment vehicle sales were down 13.7% at 60,173, according to Automotive Fleet data. Photos courtesy of Ford, GM, FCA, and Nissan.  Commercial fleet sales from nine manufacturers totaled 65,135 in March 2020, representing an 17.7% year-over-year decrease. Total fleet… Continue reading Commercial Fleet Sales Drop in March

@Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada reports 23,836 vehicles delivered in fiscal year 2019

Apr 01, 2020 ID: 16030 Immediate Release Fiscal Year 2019 Sales Highlights (April to March) RVR – 6,976 Outlander – 5,901 Eclipse Cross – 4,948 – 10% increase Outlander PHEV – 4,149 Mississauga, ON – April 1, 2020 – Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada reports 23,836 vehicles delivered in fiscal year 2019 representing a three… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada reports 23,836 vehicles delivered in fiscal year 2019

@Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Reports March 2020 Sales

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, all MMNA headquarters and regional team members began working from home as of March 16. As of today, 97 dealerships (28% of MMNA’s national count) have closed the sales side of their facilities, and another 94 (27%) are open by appointment-only, due to local government order. MMNA and… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Reports March 2020 Sales

Penske Dash Selects Ridecell As Technology Partner To Power New Carsharing Service – PRNewswire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform provider for shared mobility operators, today announced it has been selected by Penske Dash as the technology partner for Penske Dash carsharing. The Ridecell platform used by Penske Dash provides a complete solution for their carsharing service of Volkswagen Jetta cars, launching this… Continue reading Penske Dash Selects Ridecell As Technology Partner To Power New Carsharing Service – PRNewswire

Ridecell Fleet Ops Speeds Vehicle Service Time From Hours To Minutes And Keeps Shared Fleets In Peak Condition – PRNewswire

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform provider for shared and autonomous mobility operators, today announced Ridecell Fleet Ops at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. Ridecell Fleet Ops’ collapses vehicle service time from hours to minutes by intelligently automating service workflow and dispatching appropriate labor teams. The platform… Continue reading Ridecell Fleet Ops Speeds Vehicle Service Time From Hours To Minutes And Keeps Shared Fleets In Peak Condition – PRNewswire

Press Releases – COVID-19: Jobs of over 1.1 million EU automobile workers affected so far, data shows

Brussels, 31 March 2020 – The jobs of at least 1,110,107 Europeans working in automobile manufacturing are affected by factory shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). This figure only refers to those people directly employed by car, truck, van and bus manufacturers… Continue reading Press Releases – COVID-19: Jobs of over 1.1 million EU automobile workers affected so far, data shows

@Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for February 2020

TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – February 2020 Summary * Beginning fiscal 2012, locally branded models produced in China, which to date had been included in the output figure for China, are now excluded * Includes imports to Japan Domestic Production– Sixth consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since August, 2019; 93.3% year-on-year Overseas Production–… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for February 2020

@McLaren: A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK.

A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK. The VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium (“the consortium”) is led by Dick Elsy, CEO of High Value Manufacturing Catapult, a group of manufacturing research centres in the UK. Over the… Continue reading @McLaren: A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK.