Cadillac is bringing back the fledgling car subscription service that it put on hold in November of last year, executives told Automotive News earlier this week. This time around, though, Cadillac dealers will be way more involved in the process than they were before. It’s not yet clear how much the new version of the… Continue reading Cadillac is resurrecting its subscription service
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New Morgan ‘Wide Body’ sports car caught testing
Morgan is set to launch an all-new sports car this year, and the first shots of prototypes testing have emerged. As expected, the model’s design is a familiar adaptation of the 1930s-inspired look that Morgans have carried for decades, set to evolve further with a new range-topping model in 2020. But under the skin there’s substantial… Continue reading New Morgan ‘Wide Body’ sports car caught testing
New direction in BMW Group sales regions
Munich. A core element of the BMW Group’s corporate Strategy Number ONE > NEXT is to increase customer orientation and to focus on future technologies and growth opportunities in global markets. In line with this, the BMW Group is reorganising its sales regions across numerous growth markets. Sales and marketing operations in Asia Pacific (excluding… Continue reading New direction in BMW Group sales regions
Wiesmann to return in 2018 with BMW V8 engines – Autocar
German retro sports car brand Wiesmann is to return in 2018 with a new model, powered by a BMW M division-sourced V8 engine. The brand made the announcement on its website, following an announcement earlier this year about the appointment of a new CEO, Mario Spitzner. The only details of the new model to be… Continue reading Wiesmann to return in 2018 with BMW V8 engines – Autocar
German manufacturer Wiesmann closes its doors – AutoExpress
Reports indicate that Wiesmann, the outlandish sport car maker based in north-west Germany, has collapsed. The company went into administration in August 2013 after being unable to pay its suppliers, and despite efforts to salvage the brand and save the jobs of 125 employees, a buyer could not be found to take responsibility for Wiesmann’s… Continue reading German manufacturer Wiesmann closes its doors – AutoExpress
BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield to step down as BMW and Daimler launch joint mobility company
Steve Banfield. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield, who helped the German carmaker grow its car-sharing service in the U.S., is stepping down from the role, GeekWire has learned. Banfield took the reins at ReachNow in 2016, one month after the service launched in Seattle. The former INRIX and Rightside executive… Continue reading BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield to step down as BMW and Daimler launch joint mobility company
Mini recognises top dealers at annual retailer awards
Mini has recognized its top performing dealer at the annual retailer awards ceremony. Cotswold Mini Cheltenham was presented with the ‘Retailer of The Year’ award after demonstrating excellence across 13 separate criteria, including new car sales, used car sales, profitability, customer satisfaction and more. Other categories and their winners included Vines Group for retailer marketing,… Continue reading Mini recognises top dealers at annual retailer awards
Vacuum-maker Dyson hires Infiniti exec to get serious about making cars
Roland Krueger
Dyson, famous for reinventing vacuum cleaners, looks to be getting serious about building electric cars.
The company announced on Tuesday it has hired former Infiniti President Roland Krueger to head its automotive operations.
Under Krueger's tenure, Infiniti, Nissan's luxury brand, announced that it would convert most of its models to electric or hybrid power. Nissan was the first automaker to release a mass-produced fully electric car for sale to the public in the 21st century.
DON'T MISS: Dyson plans to build its electric car in Singapore
Dyson has announced plans to build three new electric cars, starting in 2021 with a low-volume, luxury-priced pilot car, similar in purpose to the first Tesla Roadster. That car is also expected to use conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Later models are expected to use solid-state batteries, although it's not entirely clear which technology it is favoring after it reportedly abandoned technology from Michigan-based Sakti3.
READ THIS: Dyson plans to build electric-car test track in Britain
The company has announced it will set up production in Singapore, where it is also shifting its headquarters. Last August, Dyson announced that it would build a test track and vehicle development center on a former military air field in Britain.
Dyson CEO Jim Rowan said on an earnings conference call Tuesday, where Krueger's appointment was announced, that hiring Krueger “proves how serious we really are about taking this project, and indeed this division and this category, to the next level,” referring to building electric cars, according to Automotive News (subscription required.)
Krueger is a former senior vice president at BMW, where he oversaw sales and product planning in Asia and elsewhere.
Audi’s Hungarian plant closed by strike in blow to economy
BUDAPEST, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Audi’s Hungarian factory, one of the largest production plants in the Volkswagen group, shut on Thursday as workers began a one-week strike for higher wages. A union representing more than half of the plant’s 13,000 workers said it was ready to go the full 168 hours to force a deal,… Continue reading Audi’s Hungarian plant closed by strike in blow to economy
Fisker aims to offer $40,000 EV by 2021 – Automotive News Europe
Henrik Fisker wants the company that carries his family name to offer a high-volume, “more affordable” full-electric model that will sold globally by 2021. The former BMW and Aston Martin designer, who had a bumpy ride when his previous company, Fisker Automotive, entered the EV sector in 2011 with the Karma, is bullish about the… Continue reading Fisker aims to offer $40,000 EV by 2021 – Automotive News Europe