Major French companies operating in Iran include PSA, rival carmaker Renault and oil major Total, while Airbus has also won orders from IranAir. PARIS: French carmaker PSA Group said on Wednesday it will move production of the Opel Grandland X model from France to Germany under a deal with Opel unions, drawing immediate criticism from… Continue reading PSA production move wins deal with German unions, angers French
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PSA will produce more gasoline engines at the French mechanical
The fall of diesel makes the happiness of the essence. Forced to adapt to the evolution of demand in Europe, PSA has decided to seriously increase its production capacity of gasoline engines on the site of the French Mechanics in Douvrin (Pas-de-Calais). According to our information, 350,000 EP 1.6 liter blocks will soon be machined… Continue reading PSA will produce more gasoline engines at the French mechanical
Nissan production, sales and export results for April 2018
YOKOHAMA, Japan (May 30, 2018) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for April 2018. 1. Production Nissan’s global production in April declined from a year earlier. Production in Japan surpassed year-earlier results for the second consecutive month. Production outside Japan declined from a year earlier. Production in the U.K.… Continue reading Nissan production, sales and export results for April 2018
Report: Nissan to cut North America output
Ma Jie, Bloomberg News Published 5:14 p.m. ET May 29, 2018 Nissan’s output in the U.S. has been sliding for 10 consecutive months as of March, and the contraction is likely to have extended in April as well, with the company reporting its production data this week. Sales plunged 28 percent in the month. (Photo:… Continue reading Report: Nissan to cut North America output
Daimler Reboots Smart Car’s Management for Electric-Only Future
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Daimler AG is changing top management at the maker of the tiny Smart car, part of the latest plan to overhaul a brand that’s always been an awkward fit for the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles. Prompted by a strategic shift to electric vehicles, Annette Winkler will step… Continue reading Daimler Reboots Smart Car’s Management for Electric-Only Future
Athlon deploys new mobility services
Fleet Newspaper By Damien Chalon, the 29/05/2018 With Flex2Use, a mobility credit offer, and Car2Use, a car-sharing service, the long-term renter is accelerating in the field of new mobility. Athlon advances its pawns in the field of mobility. The long-term renter has just announced the launch of two new services. The first, dubbed “Car2Use”, is… Continue reading Athlon deploys new mobility services
Renault confirms the disappearance of the third shift in Palencia and Valladolid
Published 05/29/2018 14: 36: 06CET VALLADOLID, May 29 (EUROPA PRESS) – The management of Renault has confirmed on Tuesday the disappearance of the third shift in the assembly factories of Villamuriel de Cerrato (Palencia) and Valladolid with the aim of adjusting production to the needs of different markets after a decline in sales of the… Continue reading Renault confirms the disappearance of the third shift in Palencia and Valladolid
Nissan to cut North American output by 20 percent to shore up US profitability: Nikkei
(Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with falling profitability in the United States, its biggest sales market, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. A car with the Nissan logo badge is seen on display at the North American… Continue reading Nissan to cut North American output by 20 percent to shore up US profitability: Nikkei
Diesel: Germany asks Daimler for explanations
German industry is not finished with the Dieselgate. Three and a half years after the start of the scandal of engines rigged at Volkswagen, the German government officially asked Monday explanations to Daimler-Mercedes, accused as its competitor of Wolfsburg, to have installed software engines distorting the tests of homologation. As a matter of fact, suspicions… Continue reading Diesel: Germany asks Daimler for explanations
The well-funded startups driven to own the autonomous vehicle stack
At some point in the future, while riding along in a car, a kid may ask their parent about a distant time in the past when people used steering wheels and pedals to control an automobile. Of course, the full realization of the “auto” part of the word — in the form of fully autonomous… Continue reading The well-funded startups driven to own the autonomous vehicle stack