Tag: Renault

Renault plants to build new vans for Nissan, Mitsubishi

An employee works on the production and quality control line of the Renault Kangoo car at the Renault Maubeuge Construction Automobile factory in Maubeuge, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer MAUBEUGE, France (Reuters) – France’s Renault (RENA.PA) said it will build new Nissan and Mitsubishi vans at its domestic plants, raising investment in the country… Continue reading Renault plants to build new vans for Nissan, Mitsubishi

Mazda to keep prioritising driving performance over fuel economy – CEO

TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Mazda Motor Corp will continue focusing on driving performance over fuel economy, its chief executive said, even as the Japanese automaker follows bigger rivals in bringing more electric vehicles (EVs) to the market over the coming decade. As bigger rivals such as Nissan Motor Co plan to roll out more… Continue reading Mazda to keep prioritising driving performance over fuel economy – CEO

Stoneacre acquires three more Mill Garage sites

The Stoneacre Group has followed up its takeover of Mill Garages’ Sunderland site by acquiring three further outlets in Harrogate, Newcastle and Stockton. The deal sees Stoneacre adding to its portfolio of Volvo outlets. It now oversees 8 sites. “Everyone at Mill Garages is delighted to have joined forces with the fantastic Stoneacre brand,” said… Continue reading Stoneacre acquires three more Mill Garage sites

Locally- produced Eclipse Cross Goes on Sale in China

Tokyo, November 6, 2018 — GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC) is to start sales of the new Eclipse Cross in China.   GMMC is a joint venture between the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and the Mitsubishi Corporation.   The Eclipse Cross is a global strategic model with a fusion of original, sharp coupe… Continue reading Locally- produced Eclipse Cross Goes on Sale in China

China, Japan Support Unified CEC-CHAdeMO Ultra-Fast Charge Standard

1 M BY MARK KANE CHAdeMO and Chinese GB/T will be harmonized into a single standard China and Japan strongly support its DC fast charging standards (respectively GB/T and CHAdeMO) and gives the green light to the joint development of a next-gen ultra-fast charging standard by China Electricity Council (CEC) and CHAdeMO Association. The idea… Continue reading China, Japan Support Unified CEC-CHAdeMO Ultra-Fast Charge Standard

Nissan To Expand Charging Network In Spain

2 H BY MARK KANE Nissan will support charging infrastructure in Spain Nissan, together with Easycharge, intends to help a little bit to expand the charging network in Spain, which remains a relatively small market for plug-in cars (below 1% market share). The plan is to place 100 new charging stations every 150 km (90… Continue reading Nissan To Expand Charging Network In Spain

Mitsubishi Envisions Electric Cars As Energy Storage Units

Mitsubishi Electric has developed an advanced energy management system for big facilities, which could lower electricity costs through optimizing on-site generation (like photovoltaic) and charging/discharging electric vehicles. The system regularly monitors the status of EVs (checking how many is connected at the moment) and tries to minimize energy usage at peak demand from the grid.… Continue reading Mitsubishi Envisions Electric Cars As Energy Storage Units

Commercial Fleet Sales Increased 10.3% in October

Sales into the three fleet segments in October increased 6.8% to 2.29 million. Photo courtesy of Ford, GM, FCA, and Nissan. Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 10.3% to 54,920 in October compared to a year ago as sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs increased 7% to 48,437 and provided about 89%… Continue reading Commercial Fleet Sales Increased 10.3% in October

Press Release No. 24/2018 – Vehicle registrations in October 2018

Date 02.11.2018 Flensburg, November 2, 2018. In October 2018, 252,682 Passenger cars (Cars) newly registered. That is -7.4 percent less than in the same month last year. The share of private registrations was 36.3 percent (-10.1%). In the first ten months of this year, a total of 2,926,046 new passenger cars registered a plus of… Continue reading Press Release No. 24/2018 – Vehicle registrations in October 2018