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PSA CEO Tavares says Europe’s CO2 cuts will threaten jobs, report says – Automotive News Europe

March 04, 2019 09:34 AM Geert De Clercq Reuters Bloomberg Tavares: “This jeopardizes the jobs of 13 million people in the industry and could destabilize some of our European societies.” PARIS — The European Union’s plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles will threaten 13 million jobs in Europe’s auto industry and benefit Asia,… Continue reading PSA CEO Tavares says Europe’s CO2 cuts will threaten jobs, report says – Automotive News Europe

Russian project to develop fleet of self-driving delivery trucks is underway

The Russian mining industry management system developer VIST Group, a subsidiary of industrial digital technology corporation Zyfra, has teamed-up with Russian truck and engine manufacturer KAMAZ and Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan to launch an autonomous truck initiative. The hope is to develop an autonomous KAMAZ truck fleet for long-distance transportation. [Native Advertisement] The new… Continue reading Russian project to develop fleet of self-driving delivery trucks is underway

Imagine by Kia: a new all-electric concept car revealed

“The inspiration for the ‘tiger mask’ was to create the look and feel of the headlamps being suspended within a transparent block of glass,” explains Guillaume. “This identifiable lighting signature could potentially be deployed as a unifying design element across Kia’s future electric vehicle range.” The human approach to the design is encapsulated by the… Continue reading Imagine by Kia: a new all-electric concept car revealed

Kia demonstrates electrification leadership with Geneva debuts for e-Soul, upgraded Niro, and ‘Imagine by Kia’ concept

The ‘Imagine by Kia’ concept, revealed for the first time today in Geneva, has been designed at the company’s European design centre in Frankfurt. Gregory Guillaume, Vice President of Design for Kia Motors Europe, comments: “We imagined designing an all-electric car that not only answered consumer concerns around range, performance, recharging networks and driving dynamism,… Continue reading Kia demonstrates electrification leadership with Geneva debuts for e-Soul, upgraded Niro, and ‘Imagine by Kia’ concept

Israel’s Innoviz raising $100 mln in private funding -report

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Innoviz Technologies, an Israeli maker of laser-based lidar sensors for self-driving cars, is raising $100 million in private investment at a company valuation of $500 million, the Calcalist financial news website said on Tuesday. Among the lead investors in this round is a large Chinese investment firm, the website said. When… Continue reading Israel’s Innoviz raising $100 mln in private funding -report

Europe’s CO2 cuts will threaten jobs, PSA’s Tavares tells paper – Automotive News Europe

March 04, 2019 09:34 AM Geert De Clercq Reuters Bloomberg Tavares: “This jeopardizes the jobs of 13 million people in the industry and could destabilize some of our European societies.” PARIS — The European Union’s plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles will threaten 13 million jobs in Europe’s auto industry and benefit Asia,… Continue reading Europe’s CO2 cuts will threaten jobs, PSA’s Tavares tells paper – Automotive News Europe

4 Mar 2019 GKN trials world-first battery electric vehicle with two-speed …

GTD19’ technology demonstrator illustrates potential for industry-leading efficiency, acceleration and range Order book for GKN electrified drivelines up 40% in 2018, to £3 billion ICE all-wheel-drive SUV reengineered as pure electric vehicle with coaxial eAxle based on GKN’s award-winning Twinster technology Development of GTD19 showcases GKN’s vehicle integration expertise GKN Automotive has today unveiled the… Continue reading 4 Mar 2019 GKN trials world-first battery electric vehicle with two-speed …

VW signs e-vehicle startup as first partner for production platform

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed German start-up e.GO Mobile as the first external partner for its modular platform for electric vehicles (EV), as it seeks to simplify production across a variety of models. A Volkswagen logo is pictured in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany March 1, 2019. Picture taken… Continue reading VW signs e-vehicle startup as first partner for production platform