Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series

Shiny numbers The Tesla Model S is for the first time also in Europe the best-selling model in the upper class. (Photo: Reuters) For the German premium car maker is the US Elektropionier Tesla long ago a more than unpleasant challenger. Although the Californians are clearly struggling to conquer the volume market, robs Tesla the… Continue reading Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series

Exclusive: GM offers $2.2 billion debt for equity swap in return for Seoul’s support – sources

SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) has offered to convert debt of around $2.2 billion owed by its ailing South Korean operation into equity in exchange for financial support and tax benefits from Seoul, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The restructuring proposal comes after the Detroit automaker announced last week that… Continue reading Exclusive: GM offers $2.2 billion debt for equity swap in return for Seoul’s support – sources

Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software

Daimler AG sought to play down a newspaper report that its own engineers questioned the legality of software used to control diesel equipment in its vehicles, saying U.S. authorities knew about the allegations and haven’t taken action. Documents reported on by Bild am Sonntag have “selectively been released in order to harm Daimler and its 290,000… Continue reading Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software

MBE2—a global revolution in ethanol production by MAHLE

 The latest in fuels The use of biofuels in internal combustion engines is an important alternative to significantly reduce CO2 emissions—one of the gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. Ethanol is thus used in countries all over the world as a strategic fuel. In Brazil and the U.S., for example, a large fleet of vehicles… Continue reading MBE2—a global revolution in ethanol production by MAHLE

Mahindra to make an additional investment of over Rs. 500 crore for Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Components in Chakan as part of expansion efforts

Mahindra to make an additional investment of over Rs. 500 crore for Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Components in Chakan as part of expansion efforts To boost investment and employment at Chakan, Maharashtra Mumbai, February 19, 2018: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M Ltd), a part of the US $19 billion Mahindra Group, today announced, in… Continue reading Mahindra to make an additional investment of over Rs. 500 crore for Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Components in Chakan as part of expansion efforts

DENSO Announces Management Changes

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today’s board of directors meeting. The following management changes will be effective April 1, 2018: (1)Toshiyuki Kato will be appointed to executive vice president. Currently he is a senior executive director. (2)The following will be appointed as senior executive directors: Kazuaki Fujitani, currently… Continue reading DENSO Announces Management Changes

US investigators apparently find cheating software: Daimler should have tricked in diesel emissions tests

All articles and backgrounds 02/19/2018 US investigators apparently find cheating software Daimler is said to have tricked in diesel emissions tests DPA How clean are you really? US investigators are said to have found in diesel vehicles from Daimler fraudulent software Daimler threatens to get deeper into the maelstrom of the diesel exhaust scandal. For… Continue reading US investigators apparently find cheating software: Daimler should have tricked in diesel emissions tests

Daimler may have used software to cheat on US emissions tests

Getty Images Daimler has been under suspicion of cheating on US emissions tests for quite a while now — in 2016, a number of customers even sued the automaker, claiming their cars had sneaky software made to trick testers similar to Volkswagen’s. Now, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, US authorities investigating the Mercedes… Continue reading Daimler may have used software to cheat on US emissions tests