Inspired by Volvo 40.2 concept (pictures) The 40.2 continued a theme first seen with the 40.1 The 40.1 concept (right) heavily inspired the XC40 (left) Volvo will launch an all-electric hatchback in 2019. Volvo’s first stand-alone electric car will be a production version of the 40.2 concept seen in May last year, Autocar UK can reveal.… Continue reading First electric Volvo to be an all-new hatchback due in 2019
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VW supervisory board members demand inquiry into diesel fume tests on monkeys
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Members of Volkswagen’s supervisory board have called for an inquiry into tests in which monkeys were exposed to toxic diesel fumes, German media reported on Monday. The New York Times reported on Friday that German carmakers had used the European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector, also known… Continue reading VW supervisory board members demand inquiry into diesel fume tests on monkeys
German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans
Diesel’s reputation took another blow amid revelations that Germany’s auto industry sponsored tests that exposed humans as well as monkeys to the fuel’s exhaust fumes, which can cause respiratory illness and cancer. The study, supported by a little-known group founded by Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG in 2007, had 25 people breathe in… Continue reading German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans
Honeywell Reports Strong Fourth Quarter And 2017 Results, Raises 2018 Guidance To Reflect Lower Tax Rate
• Exceeded Fourth-Quarter Earnings Per Share Guidance on Stronger Margins• Fourth-Quarter Reported Sales Up 9%; Organic Sales Up 6%, Driven by Strength in Aerospace Aftermarket, UOP, Advanced Materials, and Intelligrated• Segment Margin Expansion Driven by Strong Top-Line Growth, Productivity, and Repositioning Benefits• Fourth-Quarter Operating Cash Flow of $2.2B; Free Cash Flow of $1.8B, Conversion of… Continue reading Honeywell Reports Strong Fourth Quarter And 2017 Results, Raises 2018 Guidance To Reflect Lower Tax Rate
Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng
January 29, 2018 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Foxconn Technology Group led a new fundraising round by electric carmaker Xiaopeng Motors, investing 2.2 billion yuan ($350 million) in the startup as a push toward battery-powered vehicles intensifies. The latest funding puts the total investment in Xiaopeng at 5 billion yuan, according to… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng
Welcome Veoneer
Mon, Jan 29, 2018 08:30 CET (Stockholm, Sweden, January 29, 2018) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that the new electronics spin-off company will be named Veoneer. In December 2017, Autoliv’s Board of Directors decided to continue with the spin-off of its Electronics business… Continue reading Welcome Veoneer
Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests
All articles and backgrounds 01/29/2018 Monkeys in the exhaust test People were also exposed to emissions tests DPA Diesel exhaust on the VW Golf 7 It should be in the exhaust scandal Diesel pollutant tests not only with monkeysbut also with people. This emerges from a report by the association EUGT, reported on the “Stuttgarter… Continue reading Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests
Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xiaopeng Motors has raised RMB2.2 billion (US$348 million) in a series B round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., IDG Capital and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn. Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital, Apoletto Asia, CICC, and existing investors GGV Capital, Matrix Partners China and Morningside Venture… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors
DENSO Develops New Vision Sensor for Improved Night Driving Safety
KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, today announced it has developed a new standard vision sensor that detects pedestrians at night, cyclists, road signs, driving lanes and other road users. Working in conjunction with a millimeter-wave radar sensor, the new vision sensor allows automobiles to automatically activate emergency braking when… Continue reading DENSO Develops New Vision Sensor for Improved Night Driving Safety
Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust to have
Sunday, 01/28/2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with emissions tests on monkeys. According to a newspaper report, however, human subjects had to inhale the irritant gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Accordingly, the “European Research Association for… Continue reading Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust
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