Bertrand Petipas, Audi: “WLTP will have a financial impact on fleets”

Bertrand Petipa, Head of Audi Sales, reports on the year 2017, unveils his ambitions for 2018 and gives his vision on major issues that shake the world of fleets, such as the rise of gasoline, hardening of the TVS or the implementation of the WLTP certification cycle. JA. What were Audi’s results on the fleet… Continue reading Bertrand Petipas, Audi: “WLTP will have a financial impact on fleets”

BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Follow John As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics. One… Continue reading BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Citygoo completes third round of fundraising

Connective By Gredy Raffin, the 25/01/2018 The carpool actor who was looking for capital to finance its territorial development has just completed a fundraising of 800,000 euros. Citygoo wants to put a whip in 2018. The start-up that evolves in the urban carpool market has just achieved a new round, the third since its inception… Continue reading Citygoo completes third round of fundraising

The merger of the car-sharing daughters will come soon

BMW and Daimler are advancing in the proposed merger of their car sharing services, according to a newspaper report. The brands Drive Now and Car2Go should be preserved. Car2Go Smart Tuesday, 23.01.2018 18:13 clock BMW and Daimler its subsidiaries Drive Now and Car2Go are looking for information fromFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“The negotiations are on the home… Continue reading The merger of the car-sharing daughters will come soon

Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens

Troubled EV startup Faraday Future scrounged up new funding at the end of 2017, and even made a surreptitious appearance at CES, wooing CNET and a few paid YouTube influencers with the intoxicating speed of its electric car. But turmoil still exists inside the company, and the latest casualty is company’s head of HR, Crystal… Continue reading Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens

Car sharing services from BMW and Daimler: Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight

All articles and backgrounds 01/24/2018 Carsharing services from BMW and Daimler Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight PR Carsharing cars from Car2Go (left, Daimler) and Drive Now (right, BMW): Still in February probably official Will it finally be something with the merger of Car2Go and DriveNow? In front more than a year The… Continue reading Car sharing services from BMW and Daimler: Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight

BMW and Daimler close to merging car-sharing units – executive

BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and BMW (BMWG.DE) are close to agreeing to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, a senior executive at one of the carmakers told Reuters on Tuesday. The merger talks are in the final stages and the combined company will be independently run, with BMW and Daimler as… Continue reading BMW and Daimler close to merging car-sharing units – executive

GCA takes over BMW in Meaux and Fiat in Avranches

The group led by David Gaist begins the 2018 exercise with two new developments. With the German brand, the operator is opening a new geographical map … It’s hard to start the year 2018. Indeed, the GCA group continues to grow in the BMW / MINI brands by taking over the JDB concession from Meaux… Continue reading GCA takes over BMW in Meaux and Fiat in Avranches

China’s Biggest Electric-Car Maker to List in $4.5 Billion Deal

China’s biggest electric-car maker will gain a stock market listing in an asset swap valuing the state-backed manufacturer at 28.8 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) and giving investors a bigger chance to participate in the world’s largest market for new-energy vehicles. One of BAIC Group’s publicly traded affiliates, Chengdu Qian Feng Electronics Co., will buy Beijing Electric… Continue reading China’s Biggest Electric-Car Maker to List in $4.5 Billion Deal

22 Jan 2018 Driveline Major programme wins power GKN to £2bn eDrive order book

Significant contract wins strengthen GKN’s leadership position in eDrive Sales forecast to grow from £33 million in 2017 to £500 million by 2022 Company introducing next-generation electric driveline technologies and rapidly bringing full systems capability to the market R&D spend in 2017 totals £36 million making £123 million over the past six years and securing… Continue reading 22 Jan 2018
Driveline

Major programme wins power GKN to £2bn eDrive order book