Buy Photo The media crowds around Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Chairman and CEO of FCA at the 2019 Jeep Cherokee reveal during the 2018 North American International Auto Show held at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo Fiat… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler shows big profit boost for 2017; workers get $5,500 each
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Tesla responds to fresh reports of Model 3 production issues
Tesla’s Model 3 EV delays are well-known, including in the company’s own earnings report and quarterly delivery numbers. A fresh report from CNBC on Thursday claimed that Model 3 production was even more delayed than it appeared, with specific continued issues around battery manufacturing. CNBC also suggested that the company is “not close” to mass-production… Continue reading Tesla responds to fresh reports of Model 3 production issues
Gestamp signs a Joint Venture agreement with BHAP (BAIC Group) in China
1.25.2018 Gestamp, the multinational company specialized in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, reinforces its presence in China by signing a strategic Joint Venture (JV) Agreement. Gestamp has signed a JV Agreement with Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co. Ltd. (BHAP), a Chinese company specialized in auto components,… Continue reading Gestamp signs a Joint Venture agreement with BHAP (BAIC Group) in China
Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides
Published January 14, 2018 4:53 pm, Via NYC Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides Via, the leading developer of shared ride technology, is launching a new app-based on demand service in Newcastle, Australia, in partnership with Keolis Downer, proud operator of Newcastle Transport. The new service is a first of its kind… Continue reading Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides
Ford Realigns Mobility Group; Acquiring Autonomic, TransLoc to Accelerate Growth
The Ford Mobility team is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally Ford is enabling an increase in speed and scale through four newly established, integrated teams that will deliver new business innovation, business scaling and… Continue reading Ford Realigns Mobility Group; Acquiring Autonomic, TransLoc to Accelerate Growth
BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Follow John As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics. One… Continue reading BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Opel Spain moves workers to improve competitiveness is “a matter of survival”
Posted 1/25/2018 4:50 PM: 34CET ZARAGOZA, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – “Improving our competitive position is not an option, it’s a matter of survival.” This has been the message conveyed by the general director of Opel Spain, Antonio Cobo, in a letter to the workers of the Zaragoza plant of Figueruelas. In this same letter… Continue reading Opel Spain moves workers to improve competitiveness is “a matter of survival”
Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years
Senior flight dynamics engineer Hans Joore demonstrates a simulator of the PAL-V flying car at the company’s headquarters in Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands, last May. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / Getty Images) Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts.… Continue reading Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years
FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing
Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday. (Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News file)Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday.… Continue reading FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing
AAM and Drexler Partner to Produce New High-Performance Electronic Differential
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