The 2018 Ford Expedition SUV goes through the assembly line at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant October 27, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo: Bill Pugliano / Getty Images) Dearborn — Ford Motor Co. will give more than 54,000 United Auto Workers hourly employees profit-sharing checks of about $7,500 this year, the company said Wednesday. The… Continue reading Ford to award profit-sharing checks of $7,500
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South Korea To Standardize CCS/Combo Fast Charge Standard
53 mins ago by Mark Kane World Map of Charging System Standards (source: CharIn) South Korea, despite initial engagement in the CHAdeMO fast charging standard several years ago, is now making a switch to the CCS Combo standard used in North American – Combo 1. Chevrolet Bolt EV CCS Combo 1 inlet It was already… Continue reading South Korea To Standardize CCS/Combo Fast Charge Standard
Addison Lee’s private minicab app goes global
Addison Lee is trying to shake off its image as a London-focused taxi service and re-establish itself as a ride-hailing app that works around the world. Today, the company announced a “digital global service” that anyone can use to book minicabs in over 100 cities worldwide. In some locations, that will mean Addison-owned vehicles, but… Continue reading Addison Lee’s private minicab app goes global
PSA communicates to the unions that paralyzes the project of the new Opel Corsa in Figueruelas
Published 1/24/2018 2:44:21 PM ZARAGOZA / MADRID, 24 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – The PSA Group, through the management of Opel Spain, has informed the representatives of the workers of its plant in Figueruelas (Zaragoza) that it has decided to halt the project of the new Corsa in this center and is looking for a new… Continue reading PSA communicates to the unions that paralyzes the project of the new Opel Corsa in Figueruelas
Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and network
Nexar, a startup that makes an AI-based dashcam app to monitor road safety, announced today that it has raised a $30 million Series B led by Ibex Ventures. Participants included Alibaba Innovation Ventures (the venture capital investment arm of Alibaba Group), Nationwide Insurance and returning investors Aleph, Mosaic Ventures, Slow Ventures, True Ventures and Tusk… Continue reading Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and network
Opel: temporary workers should be replaced by workers from Poland
Opelwerk in Russelsheim The French auto company PSA had already announced last November, a recovery plan for the acquired carmaker Opel. (Photo: Reuters) The carmaker Opel replaces an unknown number of temporary workers at its Rüsselsheim headquarters by regular employees from the Polish site in Gliwice. The plant there is currently only weakly utilized, so… Continue reading Opel: temporary workers should be replaced by workers from Poland
Groupe PSA Chooses Atlanta for its North American Headquarters
Groupe PSA Chooses Atlanta for its North American Headquarters 2018-01-23 Groupe PSA North America’s headquarters will be operational by February The latest step of its 10-year plan for a progressive entry of Groupe PSA into North American market Highly skilled people will join the team as Groupe PSA North America grows into broader fields of… Continue reading Groupe PSA Chooses Atlanta for its North American Headquarters
The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more
The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more Welcome to our weekly news highlights by Splyt, the place where you‘ll find the most relevant information about the urban mobility scene. Follow us for updated news, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week:Self-driving car startup Pony.ai raises $112 One of the now many autonomous driving… Continue reading The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more
GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details
GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details 2018-01-05 DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will announce its fourth quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at approximately 7:30 a.m. EST. A press release, financial highlights and presentation slides with notes will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website, http://investor.gm.com in the… Continue reading GM Announces 2017 Q4 Earnings Conference Call Details
South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles
Ministry of Environment (ME) has decided to change standards for payment of government subsidy for electric vehicles to ‘first-come-first-served based on registration and release date of cars’ this year. Its standards changed for the first time when they were based on submission of documents for purchase since 2013. It has decided to change standards in… Continue reading South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles