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Karma And PATEO Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop Automotive Technologies
IRVINE, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Karma Automotive, the Southern California-based luxury electric vehicle manufacturer and the developer of advanced technologies in automotive industry, and PATEO, an IoV (input/output virtualization) enterprise combining the best of internet/consumer electronics and automotive, have partnered to integrate the PATEO Qing Mobile solution as a Proof of Concept (“POC”)… Continue reading Karma And PATEO Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop Automotive Technologies
VW’s labour chief sees no need for more cost cuts
FILE PHOTO: Head of Volkswagen works council Bernd Osterloh addresses the media after a supervisory board meeting at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) labour chief Bernd Osterloh has been on a roadshow to tell analysts and investors the carmaker has no need for… Continue reading VW’s labour chief sees no need for more cost cuts
Skoda Slavia: student-built Scala Spider named
Students from Skoda’s Vocational Academy are developing an open-top Spider version of the Scala, which has been named the Slavia in recognition of the Czech brand’s origins. Skoda founders Václav Laurin and Václav Klement first began working together 125 years ago, repairing and then selling bicycles under the Slavia name. The roofless version of the… Continue reading Skoda Slavia: student-built Scala Spider named
Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier to step down
Skoda Auto’s cEO Bernhard Maier will leave the firm at the end of the month, the latest in a string of moves among senior management in the Volkswagen Group. The 60-year-old German has served as the Czech brand’s CEO since November 2015, when he moved over from sister brand Porsche. Under his leadership Skoda has greatly expanded its… Continue reading Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier to step down
VW’s Skoda boss Maier to step down at end of July
FILE PHOTO: Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier presents the new Skoda Vision iV at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy PRAGUE (Reuters) – Bernhard Maier, chairman of Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group (VOWG_p.DE), will leave his post after nearly five years at the end… Continue reading VW’s Skoda boss Maier to step down at end of July
Volkswagen: Skoda boss Bernhard Maier has to go
Bernhard Maier The contract of the head of the VW subsidiary Skoda expires soon. Volkswagen apparently wants to use this opportunity to force the 60-year-old out of the company. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images) Frankfurt After almost five years at the helm of Skoda should end for Bernhard Maier. He will Post as CEO of… Continue reading Volkswagen: Skoda boss Bernhard Maier has to go
Hankook Tire has been supplying tires for Porsche Taycan electric sedan
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s seventh-largest tiremaker by sales, said Thursday it has been supplying tires for Porsche’s Taycan 4S model. Hankook Tire has supplied the high-performance Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV tires for Porsche’s quickest electric sedan in the form of original equipment (OE) tires since the… Continue reading Hankook Tire has been supplying tires for Porsche Taycan electric sedan
Aston Martin’s first SUV rolls off production line
FILE PHOTO: An Aston Martin logo is seen at a dealership in central London, Britain August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Martin’s (AML.L) first sport utility vehicle rolled off the production line on Thursday, key to hopes of a turnaround at the luxury carmaker which has seen changes in management and ownership… Continue reading Aston Martin’s first SUV rolls off production line
Volkswagen can face dieselgate claims where cars bought, EU court rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU consumers should be able to sue Volkswagen VOWG.p.DE in their national courts if they have bought cars with emission cheat devices installed, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday. The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on a rim cap in a showroom of a Volkswagen… Continue reading Volkswagen can face dieselgate claims where cars bought, EU court rules