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Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars
Up to 1.4 million Renault and Nissan vehicles sold in Britain could be equipped with illegal defeat devices, according to a lawsuit being launched today. They include a petrol-powered version of one of the UK’s best-selling family cars, the Nissan Qashqai. The law firm behind the case, Harcus Parker, claims that some cars produced up… Continue reading Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars
Volkswagen Employees Begin Testing Fleet Of 150 ID.3
Volkswagen announced a comprehensive test phase of its all-new ID.3 (scheduled for customer deliveries in early September) “with a focus on everyday suitability.”” A group of voluntary employees from the Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden plants (in Saxony, Germany) will test a total of 150 ID.3 “in several waves” over the next several weeks to provide… Continue reading Volkswagen Employees Begin Testing Fleet Of 150 ID.3
Volkswagen sees V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022
FILE PHOTO: The logo of German car maker Volkswagen is seen on a car outside a garage in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 29, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen expects a V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022, its sales chief said on Tuesday, as businesses try to work out how quickly they will rebound from the… Continue reading Volkswagen sees V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022
Press Releases – EU car sales forecast 2020: Record drop of 25% expected this year, says ACEA
Brussels, 23 June 2020 – In the light of the major economic crisis facing the auto industry due to COVID-19, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has radically revised its 2020 forecast for passenger car registrations down to about -25%. This effectively means that the industry association expects car sales in the European Union to… Continue reading Press Releases – EU car sales forecast 2020: Record drop of 25% expected this year, says ACEA
The Station: Spin heads to Europe, Just Eat Takeaway gobbles up Grubhub and a drive in a Bentley Flying Spur
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox. Hi friends and first-time readers. Welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Spin heads to Europe, Just Eat Takeaway gobbles up Grubhub and a drive in a Bentley Flying Spur
@VW Group: Stress test for everyday suitability: ||company employees in Saxony begin testing fleet of 150 ID.3
For selected employees at Volkswagen Sachsen, the e-mobility of tomorrow begins today: They will be testing the all-electric Volkswagen ID.3 for everyday usability over a period of several weeks – before delivery officially starts in early September. A total of 150 ID.3 built in Zwickau have been reserved for employees at the three plants in… Continue reading @VW Group: Stress test for everyday suitability: ||company employees in Saxony begin testing fleet of 150 ID.3
Job cuts: VW plans to cut 5,000 jobs in commercial vehicles and relocate production to Poland
VW commercial vehicles Instead of 15,000, only 10,000 are supposed to work in the Hanover plant. (Photo: dpa) Hanover The carmaker VW wants in his line of business Volkswagen Commercial vehicles (VWN) will cut around 5,000 jobs at the main Hanover plant in the coming years and rework parts of their production Poland relocate. “Another… Continue reading Job cuts: VW plans to cut 5,000 jobs in commercial vehicles and relocate production to Poland
Google Trends Points To Quick Recovery Of Electric Car Sales In UK
Road To Recovery Tool Suggests Electric Vehicle Car Sales Will Bounce Back Rapidly Google Trends data show that, since the PM’s launch of the COVID-19 recovery strategy (11 May), there has been a significant boom in demand across the automotive industry – so much so that the demand is now parallel with the numbers pre-lockdown,… Continue reading Google Trends Points To Quick Recovery Of Electric Car Sales In UK
BMW, Mercedes Benz end ‘long term’ automated driving alliance, for now
BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz AG have punted on what was meant to be a long term collaboration to develop next-generation automated driving technology together, less than a year after announcing the agreement. The German automakers called the break up “mutual and amicable” and have each agreed to concentrate on their existing development paths. Those new… Continue reading BMW, Mercedes Benz end ‘long term’ automated driving alliance, for now