Over seven generations and almost 40 years, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has defined what a hot hatchback should be. The Volkswagen Golf R has become a performance standard of its own, offering all-wheel-drive grip and refined power. This year, the eighth generation of both legends arrive in the United States to keep the spirit of… Continue reading @VW Group: 003850
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@VW Group: Bugatti partners with GilletteLabs to launch Special Edition Heated Razor003845
Today, GilletteLabs, the premium innovation division of Gillette (NYSE: PG) announces the forging of an exciting new partnership with Bugatti, creator of the world’s ultimate hyper sports cars, to launch a Special Edition Heated Razor. The GilletteLabs | Bugatti Special Edition Heated Razor combines the forces of two world-class innovators – one of luxury grooming… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti partners with GilletteLabs to launch Special Edition Heated Razor003845
@Groupe PSA: PR NEW CITROËN C4 AND Ë-C4 – 100% ËLECTRIC: A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH IN EUROPE!002487
Since being launched in Europe at the start of 2021, New C4 and ë-C4 achieved very good initial sales in the first half of 2021, with 30,855 cars registered. Ë-C4 stands out among electric compact hatchbacks in Europe for taking third place in the segment after six months on the market. In France, C4 holds… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR NEW CITROËN C4 AND Ë-C4 – 100% ËLECTRIC: A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH IN EUROPE!002487
Autos & Transportation · 7:58 AM UTCFord wakes up badly burnt from its India dreamWhen Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s…
NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – When Ford Motor Co (F.N) built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom – the next China. The economy had been liberalised in 1991, the government was welcoming investors, and the middle class was expected to fuel a consumption… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 7:58 AM UTCFord wakes up badly burnt from its India dreamWhen Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s…
Kotak Group strengthens vehicle loan biz, acquires VW Finance’s loan portfolio in India
In what indicates changing market dynamics in India, Kotak Mahindra Group has acquired the vehicle financing loan portfolio of Volkswagen Finance Pvt Ltd (VWFPL), the Indian captive financing arm of the Volkswagen Group. While Kotak Mahindra Prime (Kotak Prime) will acquire the passenger cars and two-wheelers portfolio, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL) will acquire the… Continue reading Kotak Group strengthens vehicle loan biz, acquires VW Finance’s loan portfolio in India
@VW Group: The Genius of Ettore Bugatti003841
With cutting-edge hyper sports cars, some of the world’s most successful racing cars and approximately 1,000 patents to his name, Ettore Bugatti established the Bugatti brand’s relentless quest for perfection through innovation, defying the norm at every turn. It’s an ethos that endures to this day and into an all-new era for Bugatti. It was… Continue reading @VW Group: The Genius of Ettore Bugatti003841
U.S. chipmaker GlobalFoundries to double auto chip output for 2021
TAIPEI — Top U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries said it is on track to at least double its automotive chip output this year in response to an unprecedented global supply crunch and will spend a further $6 billion to expand overall production capacity. The company warned, however, that its expansion plans will only start to bear… Continue reading U.S. chipmaker GlobalFoundries to double auto chip output for 2021
World NM: German Dieselgate trial begins without ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn 16.09.2021001577
It’s almost exactly six years ago that the emissions scandal of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) was uncovered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on September 18, 2015. All of the defendants will testify that they had either passed on their knowledge of the manipulations to their superiors and therefore cannot be held responsible, or that they didn’t know… Continue reading World NM: German Dieselgate trial begins without ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn
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Hankook Supplies Original Equipment Tires for the New Porsche Panamera
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Global leading tire company Hankook Tire will equip the latest version of the Porsche Panamera with the Hankook Ventus S1 evo Z, its new Ultra Ultra High Performance (UUHP) tread. Bespoke Ventus S1 evo Z tires are used in sizes 265/45 ZR19 105Y XL ND0 for the front axle… Continue reading Hankook Supplies Original Equipment Tires for the New Porsche Panamera
Autos & Transportation · 1:58 PM UTCFour former VW employees go on trial in Dieselgate lawsuitFour former employees of carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE)…
BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Four former employees of carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) went on trial on Thursday over the Dieselgate scandal in which illegal software was used to cheat emission tests. The trial, being held in the city of Braunschweig, close to Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, started without former CEO Martin Winterkorn, whose separate… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 1:58 PM UTCFour former VW employees go on trial in Dieselgate lawsuitFour former employees of carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE)…