Vauxhall plans to reduce its dealership total by about a third as consumers change the way they buy cars. The brand, which was bought by Peugeot’s parent company PSA last year, plans to reduce the total from 326 to about 200. The move is part of a PSA drive to return the loss-making Vauxhall and… Continue reading Vauxhall slims down dealer network
Tag: GM
Toyota to deploy vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2021
John Lippert and Todd Shields, Bloomberg Published 2:30 p.m. ET April 16, 2018 Toyota says it will start equipping models with technology to talk to other vehicles starting in 2021, as it tries to push safety communications forward. (Photo: David Zalubowski / AP, file) Toyota Motor Corp. laid out plans to start putting short-range communications… Continue reading Toyota to deploy vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2021
Opel: the arm wrestling intensifies between PSA and IG Metall
In Germany, the negotiations between PSA and IG Metall turn sour. The builder thought it could negotiate with the union a derogation to the branch agreement obliging to increase the salaries at Opel by 4.3% this year. But the powerful union does not hear it that way – at least for now. As it stands,… Continue reading Opel: the arm wrestling intensifies between PSA and IG Metall
After crisis summit in Berlin: PSA puts investments in Opel plant Eisenach on ice
All articles and backgrounds 04/16/2018 After crisis summit in Berlin PSA puts investments in Opel plant Eisenach on ice AFP The boss and his Opel boss: Carlos Tavares (left) and Michael Lohscheller leave open the future of 1800 Opel employees in Eisenach Due to the dispute over the Opel refurbishment, the French PSA group has… Continue reading After crisis summit in Berlin: PSA puts investments in Opel plant Eisenach on ice
Feeling Grateful Since Day 1: $500 Million in Driver Tips
Less than a year ago, we celebrated a big milestone: Over a quarter of a billion dollars in tips had been received by Lyft drivers (as well as a few donuts and even a snare drum). Today, the community has reached an even bigger one: $500 million in tips that help our drivers get closer… Continue reading Feeling Grateful Since Day 1: $500 Million in Driver Tips
Network termination: new contracts for Opel dealers
Jürgen Keller: “The Opel dealers remain the interface to the customer.” © Photo: Dietmar Stanka / AUTOHAUS The fears of Opel dealers come true. The Rüsselsheim car manufacturer announces the existing contracts throughout Europe and wants to “tackle the basics”. The key messages from Germany boss Jürgen Keller. By Ralf Padrtka / AUTOHAUS Opel wants… Continue reading Network termination: new contracts for Opel dealers
Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans
Dr. Dirk Wisselmann, senior expert for autonomous driving at BMW, tells me that the automaker’s first level 3 car will have the technical capabilities for level 4 or 5 highway driving. “We can create a software update (for the car) and inform our drivers, ‘We are are very confident on this road. We are very… Continue reading Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans
Escalation at Opel: Ministers ask PSA chief for crisis summit – and Tavares does not come
All articles and backgrounds 04/16/2018 Escalation at Opel Minister ask PSA chief for crisis summit – and Tavares is not coming AP; AFP; REUTERS Economics Minister Peter Altmaier, Carlos Tavarez, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil: Two federal ministers invite – and the boss of the Opel-dam PSA does not come When PSA boss Carlos Tavares telephoned… Continue reading Escalation at Opel: Ministers ask PSA chief for crisis summit – and Tavares does not come
Dispute over redevelopment plan: PSA postpones investment in Eisenach
Michael Lohscheller The Opel boss told the employees that the decision to invest in Eisenach is delayed. (Photo: AP) In the upcoming renovation of the car manufacturer Opel the fronts are hardening between management and employees. Because of the resistance of IG Metall, the executive committee of the parent company PSA has suspended the planned… Continue reading Dispute over redevelopment plan: PSA postpones investment in Eisenach
Where Geely And Chery Failed, China’s GAC Could Finally Crack The US Auto Market
Sparks fly as employees work on the door of a Trumpchi brand vehicle on a production line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. (GAC) plant in Guangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2017. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Late last year, GAC Motor Company (GAC Motor), a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Corporation (GAC), announced that it plans to begin selling… Continue reading Where Geely And Chery Failed, China’s GAC Could Finally Crack The US Auto Market