Image: Pablo Martinez German media is reporting that hackers suspected to have ties to the Vietnamese government have breached the networks of two car manufacturers, namely BMW and Hyundai. The report, coming from Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Taggesschau (TS), claims that hackers breached the network of a BMW branch sometime this spring. The attackers allegedly… Continue reading BMW and Hyundai hacked by Vietnamese hackers, report claims
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Mercedes-Benz Starts Battery Pack Production For PHEVs In Thailand
Daimler put its third (out of nine planned) battery pack production facilities into operation. Mercedes-Benz has announced the start of battery pack production for plug-in electric cars in Bangkok in Thailand, which was promised in 2018. Through an investment of more than €100 million ($111 million), the German manufacturer, together with local partners Thonburi Automotive… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Starts Battery Pack Production For PHEVs In Thailand
@BMW: BMW Group sales continue to grow in November, with new all-time high also for electrified vehicles
Munich. BMW Group sales continued their positive trend in November: Worldwide deliveries increased by 1.4% over the same month last year to 225,662 units. Deliveries in the year to the end of November were up 1.7% year-on-year, with a total of 2,296,174 premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles sold. “After renewed growth in November, we… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group sales continue to grow in November, with new all-time high also for electrified vehicles
Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility
May Mobility, a US-based self-driving shuttle service provider, announced on Thursday that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Toyota Motor Corporation. The round also saw the participation of SPARX Group and existing investors Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners, BMW iVentures, and Toyota AI Ventures. The corpus raised… Continue reading Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility
@VW Group: Personnel changes at Volkswagen Design
There are to be leadership changes at Volkswagen Design: Klaus Bischoff, Chief Designer at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, will take over as Head of Group Design effective April 1, 2020, initially serving in both capacities. Jozef Kabaň will lead Design at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand from July 1, 2020. Michael Mauer, who currently… Continue reading @VW Group: Personnel changes at Volkswagen Design
Mercedes-Benz Cars opens plug-in hybrid battery plant in Thailand
The global battery production network within the Mercedes-Benz Cars production network has put the third production facility into operation: A factory for plug-in hybrid batteries has been opened in the Bangkok region in Thailand. It is being set up in partnership with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant (TAAP) and Thonburi Energy Storage Systems (TESM). Mercedes-Benz has… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Cars opens plug-in hybrid battery plant in Thailand
BMW to provide Apple CarPlay free for life in UK
BMW is set to announce today that it has reversed its controversial decision to charge Apple CarPlay users £85 (Rs 8,000) per year. Launched in 2018 with the brand’s latest ‘7.0’ operating system, customers received a year’s free subscription to the service, which lets users synchronise their iPhone with the car’s infotainment system. After 12 months, owners were… Continue reading BMW to provide Apple CarPlay free for life in UK
May Mobility Raises $50M in Series B Funding
May Mobility, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider, closed a $50m Series B funding round. The round, which brought the company’s total raised to $84m to date, was led by Toyota Motor Corporation with participation from SPARX Group and return investors Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners, BMW iVentures, and Toyota AI… Continue reading May Mobility Raises $50M in Series B Funding
It looks like BMW will drop its Apple CarPlay fees
Sponsored Links Engadget For years BMW has charged customers for access to Apple CarPlay. Initially, the automaker charged a $300 lifetime fee, but this summer, it introduced a yearly subscription model at $80 per year. That didn’t go over well with drivers, especially because Apple doesn’t charge car manufactures a fee to use CarPlay. Now,… Continue reading It looks like BMW will drop its Apple CarPlay fees
Quarterly Plug-In EV Sales Scorecard
We’ll be reporting 2019 Q4 EV Sales beginning Thursday, January 2 and/or Friday, January 3, and continuing throughout the following week. However, it’s important to note that there will still be some missing data since many automakers refuse to report EV sales. Nonetheless, stay tuned in the coming days as we’ll be beginning to add automaker reported… Continue reading Quarterly Plug-In EV Sales Scorecard