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What the cooperation of Volkswagen and Ford means: VW and Ford – the emergency alliance of the giants

Cooperation was and is not uncommon in the automotive industry. For decades she has been practicing different style flowers – usually with moderate success. At the beginning of the 1990s, there was only one panacea for the CEOs of large manufacturers: growth through takeover. So Daimler bought the American manufacturer Chrysler, BMW, the British carmaker… Continue reading What the cooperation of Volkswagen and Ford means: VW and Ford – the emergency alliance of the giants

Ford VW cooperation: Further details

The two manufacturers Volkswagen and Ford announced further details about their cooperation. Already last year became knownthat the car maker Volkswagen and ford Autonomous Driving and E-Mobility will work together and create a common cooperation block form. Some details have been worked out. Hackett & Diess – bosses of Ford and VW. Source: AN Yesterday,… Continue reading Ford VW cooperation: Further details

Evelozcity boss Neumann: Ex-Opel boss on the cause Habeck: “Retreat from social media is not a solution”

Karl-Thomas Neumann The former Opel boss also had reservations about using Twitter. But: “What I experienced was above all positive,” he says today. (Photo: evelozity) DusseldorfIn Los Angeles people know many celebrities. Robert Habeck is not one of them. Nevertheless, Karl-Thomas Neumann has pursued in his new adopted home the German debate about the Green… Continue reading Evelozcity boss Neumann: Ex-Opel boss on the cause Habeck: “Retreat from social media is not a solution”

Flying cars and steaks from the petri dish

Flying car “Only flying is nicer.” As the automaker Opel 50 years ago brought its sporty GT model on the market, flying cars were at best something for whimsy engineers or colorful comic books. Although American racing driver Glenn Curtiss had already made a first draft for such a flying car in 1918, a rolling… Continue reading Flying cars and steaks from the petri dish

Fiat Chrysler looking at options to plug hole in its truck lineup – CEO

FCA last year outlined plans to launch such a pickup – smaller than its current Ram 1500 model – by 2022. DETROIT: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Chief Executive Mike Manley told Reuters on Tuesday he is open to partnerships to develop a new midsize pickup truck the automaker could sell in Latin America and other… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler looking at options to plug hole in its truck lineup – CEO

Zoox changed boss

The startup Zoox has a new boss: Mrs. Aicha Evans. The US company Zoox develops autonomous driving at level 5 (full autonomy) and is the first company in Californiawho is allowed to offer a robot taxi service there as part of a government program. Until recently, the company was led by Tim Kentley-Klay, who co-founded… Continue reading Zoox changed boss

Tesla is being ‘obsessively’ benchmarked by Cadillac ahead of their first EV

GM’s electrification approach by using Cadillac as its ‘lead electric brand’ is being heavily compared to Tesla’s and the company accepts that as it admits to being ‘obsessively’ benchmarking Tesla ahead of the launch of their first EV. Last week, GM announced that it is focusing the Cadillac brand on electric and last weekend, they unveiled images of… Continue reading Tesla is being ‘obsessively’ benchmarked by Cadillac ahead of their first EV

VW-Ford, Nissan electric SUV, an electric Cadillac? Today’s Car News

GAC Entranze concept, 2019 Detroit auto show
Nissan reveals some details about its upcoming electric crossover SUV. Ford and VW announced a partnership to develop vans and pickups for overseas markets that could spill over into electric cars. And we ask readers if they would buy an electric car from Cadillac in our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

An announcement from Volkswagen in Germany revealed that the company plans to launch a new brand, called Elli, to sell clean power, electric-car charging equipment, and maybe even stationary batteries for home installations. The plan looks modeled on Tesla's ancillary services aimed at promoting environmentalism beyond selling electric cars.

In an exclusive interview, Nissan revealed some details about its upcoming electric crossover SUV. The model, due out in 2020, is expected to have 300 miles of range and a flexible battery architecture that Nissan can upgrade over time.

As part of their new tie-up to produce small commercial vans and pickups, VW and Ford announced plans to announce plans to cooperate on developing electric vehicles. Naturally, those plans sound pretty murky.

Following GM's announcement last week that it will turn Cadillac into its lead brand for electric cars, and its first peek at a Cadillac SUV in Detroit on Monday, our latest Twitter poll asks readers whether they would buy an electric car from Cadillac.

Infiniti set a new direction for the brand with its new QX Inspiration electric concept SUV in Detroit on Monday. As Nissan's luxury brand plans to convert to selling primarily electric cars, the QX Inspiration could lead the way.

As a measure of validation for car sharing and autonomous ride-hailing services, a new study by Pew Research shows that more than a third of Americans have used one. That number, however, hasn't been going up.

Finally, Chinese automaker GAC showed a new electric minivan called the Entranze at the Detroit auto show Monday that could be the first car from a Chinese automaker to be sold in the U.S. Its debut, however, has been pushed back to 2020.

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Industry must rein in spend on electric, self-driving cars -Magna CEO

DETROIT (Reuters) – Global automobile and auto parts makers which want to capitalize on electric and autonomous vehicles need to cut back investments and forge more partnerships instead, the chief executive of global parts supplier Magna International said Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Magna CEO Don Walker speaks during the company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting in Toronto, May… Continue reading Industry must rein in spend on electric, self-driving cars -Magna CEO