Tag: VW

Porsche Reports February 2018 Sales

ATLANTA, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan, today announced February 2018 retail sales of 4,382 vehicles, up 20.5 percent from February 2017. Year-to-date, Porsche recorded sales of 9,198, an 11.6 percent increase over the same period… Continue reading Porsche Reports February 2018 Sales

Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW: Who abolishes the diesel – and who keeps his loyalty

All articles and backgrounds 03/01/2018 Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW How the automakers stand on the diesel future DPA Diesel fuel pump at a gas station For one thing is clear: Matthias Wissmann is still rock solid for diesel. Even after the judgment of the Leipzig Federal Constitutional Court, the driving bans for… Continue reading Diesel future at Daimler, VW, Volvo, BMW: Who abolishes the diesel – and who keeps his loyalty

Mission E: Porsche wants to equip dealers with 800V fast charging stations

Mission E (Image: Porsche) Porsches Electric sports car Mission E should feel like a true Porsche even without an internal combustion engine. Dealers get 800V fast charging stations. In 20 minutes, power should be in the battery for a range of 400 km. The head of the electric vehicles department at Porsche, Stefan Weckbach, in… Continue reading Mission E: Porsche wants to equip dealers with 800V fast charging stations

John Clark opens new Volvo dealership in Edinburgh

John Clark Motor Group has opened a Volvo dealership in Edinburgh, the first Volvo business for the group. John Clark is rated 16 in the Motor Trader Top 200 with annual turnover of £702.8m, representing Audi, BMW, Dacia, Jaguar, Land Rover, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and now Volvo. Chris Clark, managing director, said:… Continue reading John Clark opens new Volvo dealership in Edinburgh

The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia

Yes, the Stratos is being reborn, though nobody at FCA has cared enough about Lancia to do it themselves. Instead, it’s being built by Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT), the same custom low-volume builder that takes care of the Apollo Arrow and James Glickenhaus’s fabulously crafted SCG003S. And Lancia itself has had nearly eight years to… Continue reading The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia

New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione

Supercar start-up Apollo is an Italian based firm backed by Chinese capital investments. The Apollo Company has its evolution roots planted in German automobile manufacturing enterprise Gumpert. Roland Gumpert, the founder of Apollo, once held the position of director of Audi Sport. Under his management, Audi won a total of 25 World Rally Championship races… Continue reading New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione

Group 1 Automotive Appoints UK Operating Leader

HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), (“Group 1” or the “Company”), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that effective March 1, 2018, Group 1 Automotive will appoint Darren Guiver as managing director of its UK operations.   Mr. Guiver has worked for Group 1 in the UK since February 2016… Continue reading Group 1 Automotive Appoints UK Operating Leader

VW’s first electric bus begins service in mid-March

VW/Scania The I.D. Buzz might not be the first electric Volkswagen bus you see roaming the streets. VW’s Scania brand has announced that its first electric bus, the Citywide Low Floor, is going into full-fledged service in the Swedish town of Österlund in mid-March. And it’s not a tiny experimental run, either. The initial three… Continue reading VW’s first electric bus begins service in mid-March