The Car of the Year (CotY) shortlist for 2025 is dominated by small electric cars. Among the seven shortlisted models are the Alfa Romeo Junior, Citroën ë-C3, Hyundai Inster and Renault 5. The shortlist is completed by the Cupra Terramar, Dacia Duster and Kia EV3. The winner will be announced at the Brussels motor show on 10 January. Sixty jurors from 23 countries selected seven… Continue reading Car of the Year 2025 shortlist announced
Tag: VW
Why the Suzuki Swift is the perfect detox to modern motoring
For the past few years, I’ve compiled a feature looking at the year’s road test stats in one of the Christmas double issues of our magazine. It was quite striking in 2023 how the average star rating had gone down from four to 3.5, and there were no five-star verdicts. Not a great vintage, then,… Continue reading Why the Suzuki Swift is the perfect detox to modern motoring
German Handelsblatt: John Goetz: “We are considering buying even more VW shares”010106
US asset manager Goetz loves “bad news” and German stocks. In the interview, Pzena’s chief strategist reveals who, apart from VW, is one of his favorites. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: John Goetz: “We are considering buying even more VW shares”010105
US asset manager Goetz loves “bad news” and German stocks. In the interview, Pzena’s chief strategist reveals who, apart from VW, is one of his favorites. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Used car check: Ready for life after the company car – This is what the Audi A4 is good for as a used car010104
The Audi A4 is one of the favorites of German company car drivers. Used models therefore usually have many kilometers on the clock. Interested buyers should pay attention to this. Go to Source
Clean Technica: Best Value for Money EVs — Midsize (D Segment)003711
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! This is the fourth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one, part two and part three), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for… Continue reading Clean Technica: Best Value for Money EVs — Midsize (D Segment)003711
OpenAI Alarmed When Its Shiny New AI Model Isn’t as Smart as It Was Supposed to Be
“The AGI bubble is bursting a little bit.” Cooling Off OpenAI’s next large language model may not be as powerful as many hoped. Code-named Orion, the AI model is sorely underperforming behind the scenes, Bloomberg reports, showing less improvement over its predecessor than GPT-4 did over GPT-3. A similar report from The Information this week… Continue reading OpenAI Alarmed When Its Shiny New AI Model Isn’t as Smart as It Was Supposed to Be
Can European car makers counter China by “working smarter”?
Penny for the thoughts of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares when the bombshell news broke of the Volkswagen Group’s decision to close factories in Germany for the first time. The seismic VW restructure is the result of slowing demand for electric vehicles, coupled with a spiralling cost base. In its development of electric vehicles, VW has… Continue reading Can European car makers counter China by “working smarter”?
@Ford: Kristin J. Jones
Kristin J. Jones is chief privacy officer and associate general counsel for data and privacy reporting to Steve Croley, Ford chief policy officer and general counsel. In this role, she oversees Ford’s global privacy team, working cross-functionally with leadership and key stakeholders to establish and maintain robust privacy processes and policies. Kristin is instrumental in… Continue reading @Ford: Kristin J. Jones
@Ford: Kristin J. Jones
Kristin J. Jones is chief privacy officer and associate general counsel for data and privacy reporting to Steve Croley, Ford chief policy officer and general counsel. In this role, she oversees Ford’s global privacy team, working cross-functionally with leadership and key stakeholders to establish and maintain robust privacy processes and policies. Kristin is instrumental in… Continue reading @Ford: Kristin J. Jones