China’s new energy car sales have topped the world for the third consecutive year, with 777,000 such cars sold in 2017, representing 54.7% of the world’s total sales, according to a report by state-owned media People.cn . China sold 777,000 new energy cars in 2017, representing a 53.3% growth compared with 2016. More than 80%… Continue reading China Tops World Electric Car Sales For Third Straight Year
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Spartan Motors’ Utilimaster To Showcase Ford Transit Utility Van Upfit Solution At 2018 NAFA Institute And Expo
CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services (“Spartan”), a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) which goes to market under the Utilimaster® and Spartan Upfit Services brands, will display its utility upfit Ford® Transit concept vehicle at the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Institute & Expo in Anaheim,… Continue reading Spartan Motors’ Utilimaster To Showcase Ford Transit Utility Van Upfit Solution At 2018 NAFA Institute And Expo
Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platform
Carvana is already an innovative way to shop for a car and it could get better thanks to Car360. The two companies share an interest in improving the car buying experience through enhanced imagery. Car360’s approach is different from Carvana’s as it’s focused on photos shot with a mobile device. This approach could allow Carvana to… Continue reading Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platform
Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW
Almost a year ago, everything looked as if the Volkswagen Group after a long time for the first time would separate again from one of his daughters. In the summer, the Wolfsburg car company had initiated the sales process for its motorcycle subsidiary Ducati. But quickly came a clear No: The families Porsche and Piëch,… Continue reading Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW
China Does Tesla a Favor
As a measure of China’s importance to western carmakers, Volkswagen AG is tough to beat. Evercore ISI estimates the country contributed 43 percent of the German giant’s pretax profit last year. So any change to rules governing local joint ventures is potentially very significant. Yet China’s plan to liberalize ownership restrictions on local joint ventures was… Continue reading China Does Tesla a Favor
BMW Group Digital Day 2018.
Digitalisation is the dominant element in the radical ongoing transformation of personal mobility. It paves the way to a new driving experience, expands the possibilities for enhancing safety and comfort out on the road, and opens up new opportunities for efficient yet customer-focused development and manufacture of vehicles. The BMW Group is systematically forging ahead… Continue reading BMW Group Digital Day 2018.
Continental and VGF Implement Autonomous Test Operation with Shuttle on Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Campus
The purpose of the trial is to share knowhow among Continental, EasyMile and VGF with the aim of determining the future requirements for driverless vehicles and usage models jointly and in a realistic manner. From April 17 to April 19, 2018, students at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) will be testing a driverless… Continue reading Continental and VGF Implement Autonomous Test Operation with Shuttle on Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Campus
Opel announces all dealer contracts
European Opel dealers must renegotiate their terms with Opel. The automaker announces all contracts. In Germany, 385 businesses are affected. Opel dealer (archive) Tuesday, 17.04.2018 15:58 clock The automaker Opel has terminated all European traders contracts. As a result, the PSA subsidiary, which is undergoing refurbishment, wants to reach new agreements that could increase the… Continue reading Opel announces all dealer contracts
UPDATE 2-China to scrap foreign auto ownership limits by 2022
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will scrap foreign ownership caps on local auto companies by 2022 and will remove restrictions on new-energy vehicle ventures this year, a major shift that will open the market wider to carmakers from Nissan (7201.T) to Tesla Inc (TSLA.O). FILE PHOTO: Cars are parked at the Great Hall of the People… Continue reading UPDATE 2-China to scrap foreign auto ownership limits by 2022
Hybrid already more popular than diesel in Britain, report says
British motorists are more likely to opt for hybrid than diesel when they buy their next car, according to the results of a survey compiled by the National Franchised Dealer Association (NFDA). Of the 1000 respondents in the study, of which 490 were male and 510 were female, just 12% said they were considering buying a diesel… Continue reading Hybrid already more popular than diesel in Britain, report says