Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Scania Truck With the brands Scania and MAN VW wants to attack the market leader Daimler Trucks. (Photo: Scania ImageDesk) MunichAndreas Renschler is in a hurry. Last week he was still in TokyoNow the plane is going to Chicago. In between, he still has time to be happy that the VW-Supervisory green light for the… Continue reading Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Daimler Investor Li Says Carmakers Must Talk or Face Oblivion

The guessing game on Li Shufu’s intentions after buying the biggest stake in Daimler is up: Automakers must cooperate, or risk being swallowed up. That’s the takeaway from an editorial written by the owner of China’s biggest non-state carmaker in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Sunday. Li, who in February bought a 9.7 percent stake in… Continue reading Daimler Investor Li Says Carmakers Must Talk or Face Oblivion

Daimler major shareholder Geely urges cooperation: Li Shufu has bad cards for new Daimler alliances

All articles and backgrounds 04/16/2018 Daimler giant shareholder Geely urges cooperation Li Shufu has bad cards for new Daimler alliances REUTERS Li Shufu, founder and head of Chinese auto giant Geely Forge new partnerships, build digital platforms: The wishes are not revolutionary, the new major Daimler shareholder Li Shufu in the direction of the Stuttgart… Continue reading Daimler major shareholder Geely urges cooperation: Li Shufu has bad cards for new Daimler alliances

Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans

Dr. Dirk Wisselmann, senior expert for autonomous driving at BMW, tells me that the automaker’s first level 3 car will have the technical capabilities for level 4 or 5 highway driving. “We can create a software update (for the car) and inform our drivers, ‘We are are very confident on this road. We are very… Continue reading Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans

UPDATE 1-VW’s trucks division open to buying majority of Navistar -CFO

MUNICH (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is open to buying at some point a majority stake in U.S. truckmaker Navistar International Corp (NAV.N) as it pushes to expand its truck division’s global presence and tap capital markets. FILE PHOTO: A VW sign is seen outside a Volkswagen dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File… Continue reading UPDATE 1-VW’s trucks division open to buying majority of Navistar -CFO

Where Geely And Chery Failed, China’s GAC Could Finally Crack The US Auto Market

Sparks fly as employees work on the door of a Trumpchi brand vehicle on a production line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. (GAC) plant in Guangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2017. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Late last year, GAC Motor Company (GAC Motor), a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Corporation (GAC), announced that it plans to begin selling… Continue reading Where Geely And Chery Failed, China’s GAC Could Finally Crack The US Auto Market

Group 1 Automotive Expands Presence in Brazil

HOUSTON, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), (“Group 1” or the “Company”), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced the acquisition of a new Toyota market area in western São Paulo, Brazil as well as a major expansion to an existing Honda dealership located in the São Paulo suburb of São Bernardo do… Continue reading Group 1 Automotive Expands Presence in Brazil

Press Releases – Motor vehicles generate €413 billion in taxes for EU-15, new data shows

Brussels, 16 April 2018 – The latest data shows that taxation on motor vehicles in the EU-15 is worth €413 billion annually – about three times the total budget of the European Union. This figure is up 4% compared with one year earlier. The data was published today in the 2018 Tax Guide of the… Continue reading Press Releases – Motor vehicles generate €413 billion in taxes for EU-15, new data shows

Li Shufu: Major shareholder Geely wants to push Daimler into alliance

All articles and backgrounds 04/16/2018 Li Shufu’s major shareholder Geely wants to push Daimler into alliance AP / Song fan – Imaginechina Is convinced of the value of further cooperation: Geely-chef and Daimler major shareholders Li Shufu One can not say that Dieter Zetsche had just received his new major shareholder Geely with open arms.… Continue reading Li Shufu: Major shareholder Geely wants to push Daimler into alliance

Top Automotive Industry News for Week of April 9 – April 15, 2018

Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the SEA for the week April 8, 2018 – April 15, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -Automotive Manufacturing News- Audi brand to be excluded from VW sportscar brand overhaul: source… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of April 9 – April 15, 2018