BERLIN (Reuters) – Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year, as Germany’s best-funded tech startup claimed the mantle of the world’s biggest provider of intercity bus services. FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk in front of a FlixBus intercity bus at the Carparkplatz Sihlquai bus station in Zurich, Switzerland October… Continue reading Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India
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BMW And Daimler Subsidiary Purchases 60 Tesla Model 3 Sedans
BMW and Daimler have merged together on multiple future mobility efforts. One such joint effort is ride-hailing outfit Free Now, which used to be known as MyTaxi. As the automakers move forward with expansion into more German cities, they’ve decided to add 60 Tesla vehicles to the Free Now fleet. A report by Electrive points out… Continue reading BMW And Daimler Subsidiary Purchases 60 Tesla Model 3 Sedans
Chairman Mao’s favored Red Flag carmaker eyes 1 million customers by 2030
Xu Liuping, chairman of China’s FAW Group, speaks at an event of Chinese car marque Hongqi, or Red Flag, held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yilei Sun BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s FAW Group [SASACJ.UL] aims to double its annual sales of Chairman Mao Zedong’s carmaker of choice,… Continue reading Chairman Mao’s favored Red Flag carmaker eyes 1 million customers by 2030
Bob Lutz: Tesla Is Finally Being Run Like A Normal Business
In one of the most recent CNBC interviews, the former General Motors executive Bob Lutz was asked about Tesla and… we finally heard something encouraging from Mr. Lutz. Bob Lutz appreciates Tesla’s sales results (112,000 deliveries in Q4) and Elon Musk’s focus on business. “Former General Motors executive Bob Lutz, a long-time critic of Tesla… Continue reading Bob Lutz: Tesla Is Finally Being Run Like A Normal Business
@GM: GM Delivers 3.09 Million Vehicles in China in 2019 Continues strengthening its lineup to meet shifting market demand Brands enhanced portfolios wi…
Continues strengthening its lineup to meet shifting market demand Brands enhanced portfolios within high-growth SUV and luxury segments Solid progress in the development and rollout of electric vehicles across multiple brands SHANGHAI – General Motors and its joint ventures delivered more than 3.09 million vehicles in China in 2019, amid a challenging environment with weakened… Continue reading @GM: GM Delivers 3.09 Million Vehicles in China in 2019 Continues strengthening its lineup to meet shifting market demand Brands enhanced portfolios wi…
Tesla receives large order from the competition: Daimler/BMW’s new mobility app
Daimler and BMW, through their joint-venture Free Now, a mobility ride-hailing app in Europe, is ordering 60 Tesla vehicles in order to expand their electric vehicle offering in Germany. Free Now used to be known as “MyTaxi” and is a simple taxi-hailing app used in Europe. Daimler purchased it in 2014. Last year, the German… Continue reading Tesla receives large order from the competition: Daimler/BMW’s new mobility app
Rolls Royce no longer just for chauffeured CEOs as custom-made SUVs attract celebrities and influencers who get rich younger
Most Rolls-Royce owners used to be captains of industry, in their mid-fifties, and driven around by a chauffeur.As a result, the average age of buyers is down 13 years on a decade ago, when Mr Müller-Ötvös became head of the BMW-owned business.Named after the largest diamond ever found, the Cullinan accounted for 40 per cent of all its cars sold in 2019 – its first full year on the market.
@FaradayFuture: Faraday Future CEO Carsten Breitfeld Embarks on a New Year along with Yueting Jia, A Proven Technology Entrepreneur with the Vision and Integrity to Get FF Back On Track
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, global CEO of Faraday Future (FF) arrived in Las Vegas for the annual CES show today, making the almost 300 mile trip in a single charge in the company’s flagship, production-ready, FF 91 ultra-luxury electric vehicle. Breitfeld recently returned from meetings in Beijing where he… Continue reading @FaradayFuture: Faraday Future CEO Carsten Breitfeld Embarks on a New Year along with Yueting Jia, A Proven Technology Entrepreneur with the Vision and Integrity to Get FF Back On Track
Alitheon Raises $14.9M in Funding
Alitheon, a Bellevue, Wash.-based machine vision software company, closed a $14.9m venture capital financing. Backers included BMW i Ventures, IPD Capital and Shasta Ventures alongside current and former senior management from Accenture, Boeing and Fidelity. The company intends to use the funds to expand its FeaturePrint™ technology across the defense, aerospace, aviation services, automotive, semiconductor,… Continue reading Alitheon Raises $14.9M in Funding
@BMW: BMW Group wins “Connected Car Award” for use of artificial intelligence in production
Munich/Las Vegas. On 7 January, the magazines Auto Bild and Computer Bild presented the BMW Group Production with their Connected Car Award in the Pioneer category. The winner is selected by a jury of experts comprised of editors from both publications, honoring particularly innovative solutions, such as the use of artificial intelligence in production. The… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group wins “Connected Car Award” for use of artificial intelligence in production