The Ford Ranger has been launched in the US to satisfy burgeoning demand in the mid-size pick-up truck market. Announced at the Detroit motor show, the Nissan Navara and Volkswagen Amarok rival enters a class that has grown by 83% since 2014 in the US. In comparison, the segment grew in the UK by a mere 6% from… Continue reading Ford Ranger added to US line-up as mid-size pick-up demand rockets
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Nissan creates new value with mobility services
Nissan recently launched a car-sharing service in Japan and will carry out public field tests of a robo-vehicle mobility service. Nissan’s mobility services will build new connections between vehicles, people and society. YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan recently unveiled Easy Ride, a new robo-vehicle mobility service, as well as e-share mobi, a car-sharing service, in Japan.… Continue reading Nissan creates new value with mobility services
Nissan: Leading automotive, telecom and ITS companies unveil first announced cellular V2X trials in Japan
Continental, Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, OKI and Qualcomm Technologies join forces to host C-V2X trials in Japan in 2018 to validate and demonstrate C-V2X benefits TOKYO – Continental, Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., OKI and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), announced today plans to carry out their first Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything… Continue reading Nissan: Leading automotive, telecom and ITS companies unveil first announced cellular V2X trials in Japan
Byton Concept electric SUV: full specs, CES debut and launch date
The surprise car star at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas came from a brand few had ever heard of before – Byton. This Chinese start-up, headed by former BMW man Carsten Breitfeld, showed its SUV concept, the production version of which will rival electric cars from established makers as well as relative… Continue reading Byton Concept electric SUV: full specs, CES debut and launch date
Nissan: Nissan, KEPCO and Sumitomo Electric launch VPP pilot program
YOKOHAMA/OSAKA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today started testing tools to charge electric vehicles via remote control. Sixty electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles owned by customers and KEPCO will be outfitted with EV switches, which are control instruments for electric vehicle charging developed… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan, KEPCO and Sumitomo Electric launch VPP pilot program
JCB Group acquires Hidsons to expand with new franchise partners
JCB Group has added Kia, Citroen, Mitsubishi and SsangYong to its list of franchise partners with the acquisition of the family-owned Hidsons Group. The acquisition of the £45 million turnover (2016) Hidsons Group’s operation in North Kent was hailed as “a perfect fit, both culturally and geographically” and add a further six dealerships to the group… Continue reading JCB Group acquires Hidsons to expand with new franchise partners
Brilliance Auto se joint à Renault pour explorer le marché international le long de la « nouvelle route de la soie »
SHENYANG, Chine, 11 janvier 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Le groupe automobile chinois Brilliance Auto Group a récemment conclu un accord avec Renault Group pour créer la coentreprise Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd., afin de fabriquer des véhicules utilitaires légers dans les trois marques Jinbei, Renault et Huasong, l’objectif étant de vendre 150 000 véhicules de ce genre par an… Continue reading Brilliance Auto se joint à Renault pour explorer le marché international le long de la « nouvelle route de la soie »
Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services
Update to research agreement will help Nissan develop the technology for prototype transportation services LAS VEGAS – Today at CES 2018, Nissan North America, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., announced an agreement with NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to collaborate on research and technology development for future autonomous… Continue reading Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services
Singapore’s BM Mobility offers to buy Malaysia’s electric car-sharing firm UNiRIDE
January 11, 2018 BM Mobility Ltd, a Singapore-listed investment holding firm, said Thursday that it has offered to acquire Malaysian electric car- sharing firm UNiRide Ecotour Sdn Bhd (UNiRIDE), for RM850,000 ($212,944). UNiRIDE, founded in 2015, is currently 75%-owned by Wanted Marketing Communications Sdn Bhd, an authorized sales agent for electric bike manufacturer Treeletrik Sdn… Continue reading Singapore’s BM Mobility offers to buy Malaysia’s electric car-sharing firm UNiRIDE
Nissan: Nissan sells more than 75,000 vehicles equipped with ProPILOT Assist
Nissan strengthens its autonomous driving technology leadership by selling 75,000 ProPILOT Assist-equipped vehicles Nissan has introduced ProPILOT technology in four models in Japan and the U.S., with more on the way Nissan announced today that it reached the milestone of selling 75,000 vehicles equipped with its ProPILOT Assist autonomous driving technology (known as ProPILOT in… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan sells more than 75,000 vehicles equipped with ProPILOT Assist