When we spoke with Ed Olson, CEO of May Mobility, in January, he told us that his driverless-vehicle company had raised a little over $11 million in seed funding in 2017. Last week, May disclosed more details about its $11.5 million seed round: it was led by venture investment arms of Toyota and BMW, and… Continue reading May Mobility CEO: We’ll Beat Waymo, Uber, and Cruise to Market
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IONITY Debuts 350 kW Ultra-Fast Charging Station
[embedded content] IONITY is set to unveil at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show a design concept of its ultra-fast charging stations. The IONITY charging station design concept The concept looks gorgeous if you ask us – there’s everything needed for the ultimate, future-proof 350 kW power level. BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche (Volkswagen… Continue reading IONITY Debuts 350 kW Ultra-Fast Charging Station
UPDATE 1-Trump threatens to tax European auto imports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump kept up pressure on trading partners on Saturday, threatening European automakers with a tax on imports if the European Union retaliates against his plan to slap tariffs on aluminum and steel. FILE PHOTO: Cars for export stand in a parking area at a shipping terminal in the harbour… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Trump threatens to tax European auto imports
Study on diesel driving bans: More car discounts on new cars
All articles and backgrounds 03/03/2018 Study on diesel bans More car discounts on new cars Volkswagen After the judgment to possible Diesel driving bans expects industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer with further discounts for new cars. Customers would use the already offered scrapping and exchange rates even more than before, said the head of the CAR… Continue reading Study on diesel driving bans: More car discounts on new cars
Press Release No. 05/2018 – Vehicle registrations in the February 2018
date 03/02/2018 Flensburg, March 2, 2018. 261,749 Passenger cars ( car ) were newly registered in February. That was +7.4 percent more than in the same month last year. The share of commercial approvals was 63.1 percent (+ 0.8%). Private registrations increased by + 21.3 percent. Except for Audi (-3.6%) and BMW (-0.7%) recorded the… Continue reading Press Release No. 05/2018 – Vehicle registrations in the
February 2018
Carlos Ghosn does not rule out a merger of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
builders By Tanguy Merrien, the 02/03/2018 The boss of the Alliance would not seem closed to the idea of a merger between the different members of the group while claiming that “it is not an objective”. Following the announcement of the convergence plan within the AllianceCarlos Ghosn was invited this Friday to our colleagues at… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn does not rule out a merger of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
Jaguar reveals first all-electric SUV
Jaguar has revealed the production version of its first all-electric SUV as luxury carmakers race to go green. The I-Pace can reach 60mph in 4.5 seconds and has a range of almost 300 miles on a fully charged battery. The vehicle is set to reach showrooms by July, potentially beating rival Audi’s all-electric e-tron that… Continue reading Jaguar reveals first all-electric SUV
1 Mar 2018 Driveline GKN’s next-generation electric vehicle driveline now in prototype test phase
Integrated ‘eTwinsterX’ system on test in prototype vehicle at GKN Wintertest New eDrive system is an ‘all in one’ unit with torque vectoring capability and two-speed e-transmission Latest technology incorporates learnings from GKN’s family of pioneering Twinster systems Petrol-powered AWD SUV reengineered as a plug-in hybrid with pure electric drive mode Redditch, UK – 01… Continue reading 1 Mar 2018
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GKN’s next-generation electric vehicle driveline now in prototype test phase
Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW: Who abolishes the diesel – and who keeps his loyalty
All articles and backgrounds 03/01/2018 Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW How the automakers stand on the diesel future DPA Diesel fuel pump at a gas station For one thing is clear: Matthias Wissmann is still rock solid for diesel. Even after the judgment of the Leipzig Federal Constitutional Court, the driving bans for… Continue reading Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW: Who abolishes the diesel – and who keeps his loyalty
Daimler takes back 100% of Car2Go
The Daimler Group has reached an agreement with Europcar to take over the shares held by the renter in the car-sharing service, Car2Go. Last step before the possibility of finalizing the project with BMW. The time of the merger between Car2Go and DriveNow car sharing services is getting closer. On March 1, 2018, Daimler announced… Continue reading Daimler takes back 100% of Car2Go