BMW ensures that its vehicles “are not tampered with” and that they comply with current legislation

Posted 2/15/2018 5:13:14 PM MUNICH (GERMANY), 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – All of the vehicles of the German manufacturer of BMW vehicles comply with the legislation and none of them has experienced handling in their emissions, as has been confirmed by the company’s head of development, Klaus Fröhlich. The director made these statements after the… Continue reading BMW ensures that its vehicles “are not tampered with” and that they comply with current legislation

Opel Vauxhall Finance launches a strategic plan to support Opel/Vauxhall sales growth

•    Opel Vauxhall Finance launches its strategic plan, 100 days after its acquisition through BNP Paribas and Groupe PSA•    All initiatives are dedicated to support Opel/Vauxhall’s profitable growth•    The aim is to finance every third Opel vehicle by 2020•    The company will leverage competitive costs of funding and expertise of its shareholders BNP Paribas Personal… Continue reading Opel Vauxhall Finance launches a strategic plan to support Opel/Vauxhall sales growth

Carsharing Initiative in China Eases Traffic for Spring Festival

Scenery from Guangzhou. Photo via Jiang-wen-jie/Wikimedia  Millions of people visit Guangzhou in China each year for the Spring Festival, and have found it difficult to return home using public transportation in the past. The travel rush for the 2018 Spring Festival will be easier to navigate with the introduction of carsharing, Global Times reported. Already averaging… Continue reading Carsharing Initiative in China Eases Traffic for Spring Festival

Liberty Was Built On Crowdfunding?

Imagine the sheer scale of thousands of people coming together to design, construct and transport the Statue of Liberty all the way from France on a ship called Isére, to New York. It’s quite an astonishing feat, even if it was a decade overdue. Now, imagine all of that work had been successfully completed, only… Continue reading Liberty Was Built On Crowdfunding?

Skoda workers in the Czech Republic do not accept the salary increase and prepare a strike

Posted 2/15/2018 11:37:16 PM PRAGUE, Feb. 15 (Reuters / EP) – The union organizations of the plants maintained by the car firm Skoda, of the Volkswagen group, in the Czech Republic have rejected the salary offer made by the company and have begun preparations for a strike. According to the unions, the proposal to raise… Continue reading Skoda workers in the Czech Republic do not accept the salary increase and prepare a strike

BMW to build car assembly plant in Russia’s Kaliningrad region

BMW was previously considering building the plant in other regions of Russia. Moscow: German carmaker BMW has decided to build a car assembly plant in the Kaliningrad region, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, Russian Industry Minister Denis Manturov said in an interview with business daily Vedomosti. The project will be part of a… Continue reading BMW to build car assembly plant in Russia’s Kaliningrad region

AT & S Expands Capacity for Autonomous Driving

The semiconductor manufacturer AT & S is planning investments in Austria and India to meet the demand for autonomous driving. AT & S building. Source: elektroniknet.de The demand for IT hardware in the car is increasing, and one notices this also at AT & S, which is involved in this area and, for example sensors… Continue reading AT & S Expands Capacity for Autonomous Driving

Singapore: investment in mobility

The city-state of Singapore is investing $ 25 million in mobility research and testing. Singapore is in terms of autonomous driving very positive, which may also be due to the fact that there are desperately looking for solutions to the traffic. A roadmap should prepare the change of traffic. Singapore’s Transport Authority. Source straitstimes The… Continue reading Singapore: investment in mobility

S Korea’s Kakao Mobility to acquire car pool startup Luxi for $23.3m

February 15, 2018 Kakao Mobility, the cab-hailing and transport services unit of South Korea’s mobile services giant Kakao, is acquiring local car pool startup Luxi for KRW25.2 billion ($23.3 million), the company said in a statement posted on its Korean website. Kakao said it wants to utilise Luxis carpool to complement Kakao Mobility taxi-hailing service,… Continue reading S Korea’s Kakao Mobility to acquire car pool startup Luxi for $23.3m