H1 2019 WORLDWIDE SALES RESULTS: Groupe Renault maintains its market share in the first half of the year in a sharply declining market

• Groupe Renault resists with volumes down 6.7% in a global market down 7.1% and maintained a market share of 4.4% with 1,938,579 vehicles sold. • The Group confirmed its product offensive in the second half of the year with the launches of New Clio and New ZOE in Europe, Arkana in Russia, Triber in… Continue reading H1 2019 WORLDWIDE SALES RESULTS: Groupe Renault maintains its market share in the first half of the year in a sharply declining market

Hyundai Motor lays out U.S. recovery plan, places hope on new SUV models

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) laid out its U.S. sales turnaround plan on Monday with an expanded line-up of sport-utility vehicles (SUV), after posting its biggest quarterly profit jump in seven years. FILE PHOTO: The Hyundai logo is seen during the first press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris,… Continue reading Hyundai Motor lays out U.S. recovery plan, places hope on new SUV models

UPDATE 2-Hyundai Motor lays out U.S. recovery plan, places hope on new SUV models

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) laid out its U.S. sales turnaround plan on Monday with an expanded line-up of sport-utility vehicles (SUV), after posting its biggest quarterly profit jump in seven years. FILE PHOTO: The Hyundai logo is seen during the first press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris,… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Hyundai Motor lays out U.S. recovery plan, places hope on new SUV models

Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck Now In Production

Body panels are now being stamped. Rivian has just announced that production of some parts for its R1T electric pickup truck is now underway. It seems Rivian will beat Tesla in launching an electric truck. These parts are almost surely for pre-production prototypes. Those trucks will be utilized for extensive testing purposes along with evaluation… Continue reading Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck Now In Production

Nissan Australia touts LEAF V2H capabilities, disses Tesla battery project

Nissan’s Global Director of Electric Vehicles, Nic Thomas, recently took a trip Down Under for the Australian launch of the Nissan LEAF Plus. In his speech, he highlighted the LEAF’s bidirectional charging capability, which he said is already being used in Japan, and is expected to be available in Australia within months. Nissan Australia’s Manager… Continue reading Nissan Australia touts LEAF V2H capabilities, disses Tesla battery project

Cummins makes offer for VW’s large engines unit -sources

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – United States-based diesel engines maker Cummins (CMI.N) has made an indicative offer for Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) MAN Energy Solutions unit, people close to the matter said, as the carmaker seeks to slim down its portfolio of disparate assets. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is seen in front of its plant, in Bratislava,… Continue reading Cummins makes offer for VW’s large engines unit -sources

Groupe Renault and Coscharis Group start partnership to produce and distribute Renault vehicles in Nigeria

The Coscharis Group plant will start assembling Renault Logan and Renault Duster and will distribute the cars through their sales network throughout the country starting October 2019. Groupe Renault is leader in Africa with 18% market share.   Boulogne-Billancourt and Lagos – July 18, 2019 – Groupe Renault and Coscharis Group mark today the start… Continue reading Groupe Renault and Coscharis Group start partnership to produce and distribute Renault vehicles in Nigeria