Porsche U.S. April Sales Beat All-Time Record

ATLANTA, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, today announced April 2018 sales of 5,570 vehicles. This represents a new all-time one-month retail record for Porsche sales in the U.S., surpassing the previous all-time high… Continue reading Porsche U.S. April Sales Beat All-Time Record

Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs

Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs Before we publish here, we publish on our website. Check out the most important mobility news globally on a weekly basis. This is what happened last week: BlaBlaCar buys “Less” for undisclosed amount French startup BalBlaCar acquires another French carpooling platform for an undisclosed amount. The younger company “Less” focuses… Continue reading Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs

Continental: Free Trade Is a Necessity for Affordable Mobility for All

Automated driving, robot taxis, artificial intelligence, cyber security: Continental is holistically paving the way for the mobility of the future Electric motors vs. combustion engines: CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart warns against the policy of “forcing solutions that are not economically viable” at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the DAX company Total sales have grown more… Continue reading Continental: Free Trade Is a Necessity for Affordable Mobility for All

Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

PLANO, Texas, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported April 2018 sales of 192,348 vehicles, a decrease of 4.7 percent from April 2017 on a volume basis. With two less selling days in April 2018 compared to April 2017, sales were up 3.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. … Continue reading Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

Lime partners with Segway to build electric scooters

Lime, the transportation company now formerly known as LimeBike, has partnered with Segway to launch its next generation of electric scooters. These scooters, which are set to debut mid-month in San Francisco, will supplement Lime’s existing fleet. Lime has also hit three million rides across its fleets of bikes and scooters. For style-conscious consumers, there… Continue reading Lime partners with Segway to build electric scooters

Algolux Raises $10M in Series A-1 Funding

Algolux Inc., a Montreal, Canada-based provider of machine-learning stacks for autonomous vision and imaging, closed a USD $10M Series A funding. The round was led by General Motors (GM) Ventures, with participation from Drive Capital, Intact Ventures, and Real Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Jason Nolte, GM Ventures Investment Manager, and Mark Kvamme, Partner… Continue reading Algolux Raises $10M in Series A-1 Funding

F-Series Posts Best April Results in 18 Years While New Expedition Climbs 26 Percent At Retail; New Navigator Retail Sales Jump 135 Percent

About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions.… Continue reading F-Series Posts Best April Results in 18 Years While New Expedition Climbs 26 Percent At Retail; New Navigator Retail Sales Jump 135 Percent

Electrify America To Install U.S.’ First Ultra-High-Speed Charging Station

58 M BY TOM MOLOUGHNEY Electrify America, the entity created by Volkswagen to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Federal court settlement as punishment for the diesel-cheating scandal, will be installing the first ultra-high-speed DC Fast charge station in their network this Wednesday, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The Chicopee Marketplace will be, as Electrify America states: “The… Continue reading Electrify America To Install U.S.’ First Ultra-High-Speed Charging Station

29/2018,                    Jürgen Kerner: Trade unions need to put their power back on the road – shaping the working world of tomorrow

Munich – “Digitization and globalization are changing the specifications of the unions – we have a whole new dynamic to deal with – jobs and work organization in companies will change dramatically, which requires a new quality of operating, industry and collective bargaining Nothing is given to us, but we do not shy away from… Continue reading 29/2018,
                   Jürgen Kerner: Trade unions need to put their power back on the road – shaping the working world of tomorrow

28/2017,                    Christiane Benner calls for a broad alliance to shape the digital transformation

Cologne – Christiane Benner, Second Chairwoman of the IG Metall, has called on employers and politicians to shape the societal change that is to be expected as a result of digitization together with IG Metall. The unionist criticized employers’ lack of ideas: “More than two-thirds of executives say they have no idea what digitization is… Continue reading 28/2017,
                   Christiane Benner calls for a broad alliance to shape the digital transformation