Posted 2/15/2018 11:37:16 PM PRAGUE, Feb. 15 (Reuters / EP) – The union organizations of the plants maintained by the car firm Skoda, of the Volkswagen group, in the Czech Republic have rejected the salary offer made by the company and have begun preparations for a strike. According to the unions, the proposal to raise… Continue reading Skoda workers in the Czech Republic do not accept the salary increase and prepare a strike
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Volkswagen suffering in France
Annoying exception. Volkswagen is the only major car brand to have suffered a decline in sales last year in France. The German manufacturer sold 139,360 vehicles in 2017, 2.7% less than in 2016. In January, VW even saw its volumes unscrew by 18%, and Dacia take fourth place in the market behind Peugeot, Renault and… Continue reading Volkswagen suffering in France
Aston Martin DBX: South Wales factory on track for 2019
Aston Martin‘s new South Wales manufacturing facility is on track for 2019 completion, as construction of ‘Phase 1’ has now been finished. The state-of-the-art plant will build Aston’s new DBX crossover coupe next year. The new factory in St Athan, a former Ministry of Defence site, will run alongside Aston’s Gaydon HQ, directly creating 750 new… Continue reading Aston Martin DBX: South Wales factory on track for 2019
ŠKODA AUTO’s success continues in January
Ineos is teaming up with a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary on its new “spiritual successor” to the Land Rover Defender
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos announced today it has brought German firm MBtech on board for work on its planned “spiritual successor” to the Land Rover Defender. MBtech, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, will become Ineos Automotive’s engineering partner on Projekt Grenadier – the development of an “uncompromising 4×4” – and oversee all developments of the new vehicle.… Continue reading Ineos is teaming up with a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary on its new “spiritual successor” to the Land Rover Defender
Swinburne kick-starts $1.2 million automatic 3D printed car repair service
Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is to spearhead the development of an automated, 3D printed repair service for cars with the Australian, not-for-profit Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) and industrial automation firm Tradiebot Industries. Funded by a sum of $1,264,695 AUD (approx. $994 thousand USD), project ‘Repair Bot’ will run through 2019. The goal,… Continue reading Swinburne kick-starts $1.2 million automatic 3D printed car repair service
Authority suspects illegal defeat device in the Mercedes Vito
Wednesday, 02/14/2018 6:00 pm The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is alerted by the diesel emission values of the Vito transporter. The authority is examining to appoint representatives of the automaker Daimler for a hearing, confirmed a KBA spokesman for a report of the “Business Week”. Reason is the suspicion of an illegal defeat device… Continue reading Authority suspects illegal defeat device in the Mercedes
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Automakers to provide up to $130 million for Takata’s U.S. settlement
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – A group of 13 automakers will contribute as much as $130 million to compensate those injured by faulty Takata Corp (TKTDQ.PK) air bag inflators as part of a deal to resolve the Japanese company’s bankruptcy, a U.S. plaintiffs’ attorney told Reuters. The agreement clears the way for the sale of Takata’s… Continue reading Automakers to provide up to $130 million for Takata’s U.S. settlement
Berlin wants to test free public transport to reduce pollution
Threatened recourse at the Court of Justice of the European Union, like eight other states including France Germany gives pledges in Brussels. Invited to reduce air pollution in German cities, the government has proposed to the European Commission to test free public transport in five cities, including Bonn, Essen and Reutlingen. In connection with the… Continue reading Berlin wants to test free public transport to reduce pollution
Audi and Porsche talk about their new billion-dollar joint electric car platform
In order to take on Tesla in the all-electric luxury segment, Audi and Porsche decided to join forces last year and build a new electric vehicle platform from the ground up together. Now the CEOs of each company discuss their work on the new platform in an interview. Home Solar Power In their first interview… Continue reading Audi and Porsche talk about their new billion-dollar joint electric car platform