CUPERTINO, Calif., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mobileum Inc. (“Mobileum”), a leading global provider of analytics-based roaming and network services, risk management, and testing and monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce that Audi (AUDVF) is deploying Mobileum’s Connected Car Testing solution to test and monitor the end-to-end quality of service (QoS) of their connected cars and to… Continue reading Audi Selects Mobileum for Connected Car Testing and Monitoring
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VW offloads Bugatti to Rimac to form new EV company Bugatti-Rimac
Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac Automobili is taking over Bugatti. Rimac will own a controlling 55% share in the new company, Bugatti-Rimac, with VW’s Porsche owning the remaining 45%, according to reports by the Financial Times. “Rimac and Bugatti are a perfect match in terms of what we each bring to the table,” said founder… Continue reading VW offloads Bugatti to Rimac to form new EV company Bugatti-Rimac
@VW Group: New functions and greater comfort: Volkswagen launches Over-the-Air Updates for the ID. family003388
Volkswagen is taking the next big step towards becoming a software-oriented mobility provider: from this summer, the brand will regularly send software updates “Over-the-Air” to models in its ID. family. This makes Volkswagen the first and only high-volume manufacturer to make this innovative technology available to its customers on a broad basis. The first model… Continue reading @VW Group: New functions and greater comfort: Volkswagen launches Over-the-Air Updates for the ID. family003388
Rimac takes over Bugatti from VW in powerhouse electric supercar deal
Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac announced that it was taking over Bugatti from Volkswagen to form a new company called Bugatti Rimac. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. Bugatti Rimac will be led by Mate Rimac, who founded the company in 2009 in a garage as a one-man operation. Over that period,… Continue reading Rimac takes over Bugatti from VW in powerhouse electric supercar deal
Bugatti to launch EVs but also retain ICE power
Bugatti will diversify its line-up and usher in electrification following the signing of a partnership with EV specialist Rimac but will continue to offer internal combustion engines in the long-term. The ultra-exclusive French brand is now part of the Croatia-based Rimac Group, having partnered with Rimac Automobili to form new company Bugatti Rimac LLC. As part of this joint venture, Bugatti… Continue reading Bugatti to launch EVs but also retain ICE power
Audi Sphere trio previews autonomous SUV, coupé and saloon
Audi has teased three new concept cars that bosses claim showcase its vision of future autonomous-capable vehicles. The three concepts, named the Sky Sphere, Grand Sphere and Urban Sphere, are due to be shown in the course of the next year. They were detailed in a video posted to Linkedin by Audi sales boss Henrik… Continue reading Audi Sphere trio previews autonomous SUV, coupé and saloon
German Handelsblatt: Interview with Oliver Blume: Porsche takes over Bugatti: “The brand doesn’t really fit VW” 002365
Oliver Blume The Porsche boss expects the joint venture at Bugatti to give new momentum to electric cars. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart The sports car manufacturer Porsche is pushing its business with electric cars, but does not want to completely forego the business with the internal combustion engine. “The focus is on the electrification of our… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Interview with Oliver Blume: Porsche takes over Bugatti: “The brand doesn’t really fit VW” 002365
Press release No. 29/2021 – Vehicle registrations in June 2021
Date 07/05/2021 Flensburg, July 5, 2021. 274,152 new registrations Passenger cars (Passenger cars) caused registrations to increase by +24.5 percent in June 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year. The share of private registrations was 33.0 percent, +25.7 percent above the figure for the same month last year. Commercial registrations increased by… Continue reading Press release No. 29/2021 – Vehicle registrations in June 2021
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Strongest US business in one quarter since 1973000917
After the slump in the Corona crisis, car sales come into the United States back on the road – German manufacturers also benefit greatly from this. Volkswagen According to information from Thursday, 120,520 new cars with the VW logo were sold in the important US market in the second quarter. That was 72 percent more… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Strongest US business in one quarter since 1973000917
Inside the industry: JLR chief Bolloré must strike a fine balance in rebooting Jaguar
Exciting, isn’t it, to get the first clues on the reinvention of Jaguar from CEO Thierry Bolloré? The promise of a unique brand positioning, a Range Rover-esque luxury philosophy and the internal design competition that achieved in three months what normally takes 18 all whet the appetite for what’s to come by 2025. But as… Continue reading Inside the industry: JLR chief Bolloré must strike a fine balance in rebooting Jaguar