PSA hires Tata for the design of its low cost cars

After all, is not India the country of “frugal” innovation? According to our information, PSA has commissioned the outsourced R & D company Tata Consultancy Services to design vehicles adapted to the needs of Indian customers, or even other emerging countries – a bit like the Kwid models at Renault. Internally, these low-cost cars are… Continue reading PSA hires Tata for the design of its low cost cars

Nissan: Nissan Group reports record April 2018 Canadian sales

April 2018 April 2017 % Change Nissan Group Total Sales (units) 12,198 11,355 +7.4% Nissan Division sales 11,457 10,335 +10.9% INFINITI sales* 741 1,020 -27.4% Mississauga, Ont. – Today, Nissan Group announced total Canadian sales of 12,198 units for April 2018, an increase of 7.4 per cent and an April record. The Nissan Division also… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan Group reports record April 2018 Canadian sales

EZ-GO in China: a tradition of innovation, crossing all borders

Thursday 03 May 2018 by Valérie Calloch – Event Valérie Calloch Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest The Beijing Motor Show still has a few days to run. Chinese consumers can take advantage of the opportunity to discover the EZ-GO concept car presented by Renault at the Geneva Motor… Continue reading EZ-GO in China: a tradition of innovation, crossing all borders

Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain

Thirty industrialists, including Renault, BMW, General Motors and Ford, met in a new organization called “Mobi”. An international working group whose purpose is to concretize the applications of the blockchain in the automobile. After isolated initiatives comes the time of the collective work. On May 2, 2018, some thirty international manufacturers announced, on the occasion… Continue reading Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain

Volkswagen’s new corporate structure: Diess wants to convert the “tanker” Volkswagen into a “speedboat network”

All articles and backgrounds 05/03/2018 New Group structure at Volkswagen Diess wants to rebuild the “Tanker” Volkswagen into a “speedboat network” AP VW CEO Herbert Diess at the Annual General Meeting in Berlin: VW should be “honest, open, decent” Volkswagen should be “honest, open, truthful, in one word: more decent”: At the Volkswagen General Assembly… Continue reading Volkswagen’s new corporate structure: Diess wants to convert the “tanker” Volkswagen into a “speedboat network”

BMW, Ford and GM want to bring blockchain to your car

Roberto Baldwin/Engadget Seemingly every company is determined to hop on the blockchain bandwagon, and that includes automakers. BMW, Ford, GM, Renault and and a string of tech partners (including Bosch and IBM) have formed the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, a group that hopes to use blockchain’s distributed, decentralized ledger technology across many aspects of your… Continue reading BMW, Ford and GM want to bring blockchain to your car

USA: Mitsubishi Motors selects Aeris to power its Mitsubishi Connect platform

[embedded content] Aeris has announced the availability of its Aeris® Mobility Platform (AMP), a micro-services-based IoT platform that provides the critical building blocks that enable the Internet of Things for enterprises and OEMs. Aeris has developed AMP to meet the unique needs of enterprises and OEMs who are moving from unconnected products to connected services. AMP specifically addresses… Continue reading USA: Mitsubishi Motors selects Aeris to power its Mitsubishi Connect platform

Carmakers’ April sales rise 7.5 pct on demand recovery

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) — The combined sales of South Korea’s five carmakers rose 7.5 percent last month from a year earlier due to recovering demand and popularity of new models, corporate data showed Wednesday. The five automakers — Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., GM Korea Co., Renault Samsung Motors Corp.… Continue reading Carmakers’ April sales rise 7.5 pct on demand recovery

BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry

Car makers BMW, General Motors, Ford and Renault are the big names behind a new group announced today to explore the potential of the blockchain in the automotive and mobility space. MOBI — the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative — launches today with over 30 founding members that also include Bosch, Blockchain at Berkeley, Hyperledger, Fetch.ai, IBM and IOTA. The… Continue reading BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry