Tag: Daimler

Daimler starts building electric car batteries in Tuscaloosa

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler (DAIGn.DE) on Friday said it will start building a battery plant as part of its planned $1 billion investment to upgrade its factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which has also started to produce a new sports utility vehicle, the GLE. FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder… Continue reading Daimler starts building electric car batteries in Tuscaloosa

The game of alliances is set up in the autonomous car

Who will win the race for the autonomous car? The car manufacturers multiply in any case the alliances, to give themselves the best chance of one day reaching the finish line. Thursday, Toyota unveiled the creation of a joint venture with SoftBank to develop his “e-pallet”, a sort of wagon capable of making deliveries without… Continue reading The game of alliances is set up in the autonomous car

Bosch supplies Byton

Chinese startup Byton has teamed up with Bosch to build its vehicles. The startup company Byton out China was one of the eye-catchers on the past CES 2018 in Las Vegas. There one imagined his vehicle, above all Tesla To make competition. For the production of the Byton models one has now a cooperation with… Continue reading Bosch supplies Byton

UPDATE 2-Toyota, SoftBank to team up in self-driving and other technology -sources

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) will announce a partnership on automated driving and other technology on Thursday, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Toyota logo is seen during the first press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 2, 2018.… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Toyota, SoftBank to team up in self-driving and other technology -sources

The auto-registrations fall 14% in September after multiplying almost 4 in summer by the WLTP

Posted 03/10/2018 11: 41: 45CET MADRID, Oct. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) – The ‘tactical’ registrations stood at 9,523 units during the month of September, representing a fall of 14.15% compared to the same month last year and after they multiplied almost four in July and August, according to MSI data that Europa Press had access to.… Continue reading The auto-registrations fall 14% in September after multiplying almost 4 in summer by the WLTP

German government proposes retrofits and scrappage schemes to reduce pollution

The German government has proposed a programme of retrofits and manufacturer scrappage schemes to get older diesel vehicles off the road, as cities in the country introduce bans to improve air quality. Reuters reports that diesel vehicles in the 14 German cities with the poorest air quality would be eligible for a hardware upgrade, or… Continue reading German government proposes retrofits and scrappage schemes to reduce pollution

Press Releases – EU Parliament vote on CO2 targets for cars and vans: auto industry voices concerns

Brussels, 3 October 2018 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has voiced its serious concerns about the outcome of the European Parliament’s plenary vote on future CO2 reduction targets for cars and vans. “We remain particularly concerned about the extremely aggressive CO2 reduction targets and the imposition of sales quotas for battery electric vehicles… Continue reading Press Releases – EU Parliament vote on CO2 targets for cars and vans: auto industry voices concerns

Renault-Nissan, Daimler mull extending alliance to autonomous, battery tech

PARIS (Reuters) – Renault-Nissan and Daimler may expand their cooperation to battery and autonomous cars technology and mobility services, the companies said on Wednesday. Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, attends a press conference on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau… Continue reading Renault-Nissan, Daimler mull extending alliance to autonomous, battery tech