Precise data on the location of vehicles and drivers’ driving times is extremely important for the cost-effectiveness of trucking companies. Small and medium-sized companies also perform better with fleet management solutions. Five reasons for using modern telematics. “It doesn’t always have to be a large and costly solution,” says Dr. Lutz Scholten, Head of Tachographs,… Continue reading Why investing in a fleet management solution pays off – the five most important reasons
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Goodyear Presents New Tire Technology Designed to Advance the Performance of Electric Vehicles
GENEVA, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The EfficientGrip Performance prototype with Electric Drive Technology is Goodyear’s latest step in developing tires that meet the specific demands of Electric Vehicles EfficientGrip PErformance – Side view (PRNewsfoto/Goodyear) Goodyear offered a sneak peek during the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show of its EfficientGrip Performance with Electric Drive… Continue reading Goodyear Presents New Tire Technology Designed to Advance the Performance of Electric Vehicles
Morgan Plus 8 50th Anniversary launched
Morgan is marking the 50th year of its Plus 8 sports car with a new special edition of which just 50 examples will be produced. Revealed at the Geneva motor show, the new 50th Anniversary model will be among the very last cars to use a BMW N62 V8 engine, which bows out with the… Continue reading Morgan Plus 8 50th Anniversary launched
Exclusive: Fiat Chrysler to spin-off Magneti Marelli without raising money – sources
LONDON/FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) is looking to spin off auto-parts business Magneti Marelli to its shareholders via a Milan listing that will not raise money by selling new shares, four sources familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the ticker information for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV at… Continue reading Exclusive: Fiat Chrysler to spin-off Magneti Marelli without raising money – sources
Chinese Automaker Geely Offered To Buy Fiat Chrysler For $22 Billion: Report
Photo: FCA The founder and chairman of China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. has global expansion on his mind. Last week, Li Shufu succeeded in becoming Daimler’s largest single shareholder. But before that he made a play for Fiat Chrysler, and today, we may know more about how that went down. The Billionaire Who Controls… Continue reading Chinese Automaker Geely Offered To Buy Fiat Chrysler For $22 Billion: Report
Jaguar I-Pace First Edition 2018 first drive
For a while I watch others drive, noting the reluctance of this long wheelbase, ultra low-centre of gravity car to roll its body, or slide, or do anything very much except squeal its tyres in extremis and go where it is steered. It does indeed change direction brilliantly – you can see that with the… Continue reading Jaguar I-Pace First Edition 2018 first drive
May Mobility CEO: We’ll Beat Waymo, Uber, and Cruise to Market
When we spoke with Ed Olson, CEO of May Mobility, in January, he told us that his driverless-vehicle company had raised a little over $11 million in seed funding in 2017. Last week, May disclosed more details about its $11.5 million seed round: it was led by venture investment arms of Toyota and BMW, and… Continue reading May Mobility CEO: We’ll Beat Waymo, Uber, and Cruise to Market
News Release – First-Ever All-Electric Jaguar Unveiled at Magna
Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. World premiere of the Jaguar I-PACE Magna is only contract manufacturer that can build vehicles across a range of propulsion systems Second Jaguar model that will be built by Magna GRAZ, Austria, March 02, 2018 — Magna’s complete vehicle manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria, hosted… Continue reading News Release – First-Ever All-Electric Jaguar Unveiled at Magna
Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece
Tesla Billionaire entrepreneur’s electric car company to set up engineering facility in Athens Tesla factory in Fremont, California, US. Photograph: Tesla Elon Musk may have plans to colonise Mars but back on planet Earth he is extending his reach to Athens, by opening an engineering facility called Tesla Greece. Musk’s electric car business is an… Continue reading Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece
Toyota starts a new $2.8 billion company to develop self-driving software
Toyota is expanding its pursuit of self-driving cars by starting a new company called Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, or TRI-AD. The Japanese automaker is starting the company in conjunction with automotive supplier Aisin Seiki and Denso, and together, they plan to invest $2.8 billion into TRI-AD in the coming years and hire around 1,000 employees… Continue reading Toyota starts a new $2.8 billion company to develop self-driving software