Magna Secures Business For Hybrid Dual-Clutch Transmission Program

Magna’s hybrid dual clutch transmissions will be produced at its facility in Bari, Italy Magna’s hybrid dual clutch transmissions will be produced at its facility in Bari, Italy Next generation compact and mid-size transmissions launching in 2025 with Mercedes-Benz Two HDT programs to launch in the coming months with additional global OEMs Shift to hybrid… Continue reading Magna Secures Business For Hybrid Dual-Clutch Transmission Program

Pininfarina reveals Foxconn’s 750hp Model E with 750km range at Hong Kong MotorXpo

Italian styling studio Pininfarina has taken the covers off its new creation, the electric Model E sedan sedan for Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), at the International MotorXpo Hong Kong (IMXHK) 2021. Foxconn is a global leader in smart manufacturing and is diversifying into electric vehicles.The Model E will be on display from December 1-5 in… Continue reading Pininfarina reveals Foxconn’s 750hp Model E with 750km range at Hong Kong MotorXpo

Valmet Automotive introduces Modular Battery Platform to electrify Off-highway

Valmet Automotive introduces its own Modular Battery Platform product family with the first product, the Modular Power Pack. With this platform, Valmet Automotive offers a benchmark electrification solution to off-highway and truck & bus OEMs as well as integrators. The Modular Battery Platform provides a unique combination of performance, integration flexibility, lifetime and competitive pricing.… Continue reading Valmet Automotive introduces Modular Battery Platform to electrify Off-highway

Fisker unveils ‘world’s most sustainable vehicle’ as electric vehicle competition heats up

It seems among the investor community, all everyone talks about are the EV (electric vehicle) stocks – and only the big ones at that – Tesla (TSLA), Rivian (RIVN), and Lucid (LCID). One EV company that’s been flying under the radar, that is until it had big news at this year’s Los Angeles Auto show… Continue reading Fisker unveils ‘world’s most sustainable vehicle’ as electric vehicle competition heats up

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast plots course for US market, starting with two electric crossovers

VinFast, the Vietnamese automaker under Vingroup, was one of the LA Auto Show’s numerous newcomers this year aiming to make an impression with consumers. The company showed off two all-electric crossovers at the show. And like so many new entrants to automotive — or in VinFast’s case, new to the United States — the vehicles… Continue reading Vietnamese carmaker VinFast plots course for US market, starting with two electric crossovers

Fisker Ocean gets production-spec debut in LA

The production version of the new Fisker Ocean electric SUV has been revealed at the Los Angeles motor show, a year before it goes into production for global sale.  To be produced by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, the Ocean will arrive in the UK in the second quarter of 2023, taking on the Audi Q4 E-tron and BMW iX3 with… Continue reading Fisker Ocean gets production-spec debut in LA

Volta Trucks begins production of all-electric Zero truck

Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has started production of the first road-going ‘Design Verification’ (DV) prototype Volta Zero vehicle at a bespoke facility in Coventry, UK.  The DV prototypes are the first full-electric Volta Zero vehicles to be built in the recently unveiled production-ready design. A total of 25 vehicles… Continue reading Volta Trucks begins production of all-electric Zero truck

Fisker officially unveils Ocean SUV in three price tiers and lots of unique features

Los Angeles-based Automaker Fisker Inc. turned a new page in its history today with the official debut of its flagship EV, the Ocean SUV. The Ocean is an EV we have covered closely over the past two years leading up to its unveiling at the LA Auto Show this morning. Following a presentation by founder… Continue reading Fisker officially unveils Ocean SUV in three price tiers and lots of unique features

Magna gibt die Ergebnisse für das dritte Quartal 2021 bekannt

Umsatz ging um 13 % auf 7,9 Milliarden US-Dollar zurück, was auf einen Rückgang der weltweiten Produktion von leichten Nutzfahrzeugen um 12 % zurückzuführen ist, einschliesslich Rückgänge um 20 % in Europa, 19 % in Nordamerika und 12 % in China Verwässerter Gewinn je Aktie und bereinigter verwässerter Gewinn je Aktie von 0,04 US-Dollar bzw. 0,56… Continue reading Magna gibt die Ergebnisse für das dritte Quartal 2021 bekannt

Fisker’s electric Ocean SUV has a rotating center screen

EV startup Fisker Inc. has revealed the production version of its first electric vehicle, the Ocean SUV, at the 2021 LA Auto Show. It’s largely similar to the first prototype that debuted at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, though there are a few new standout features — including a 17.1-inch touchscreen that rotates from portrait… Continue reading Fisker’s electric Ocean SUV has a rotating center screen