SEAT is adding a dash of the exceptional with the next-generation Leon and putting lighting technology at the centre of the vehicle’s personality. The all-new SEAT Leon adds lighting systems that will make the dynamic, sporty and elegant compact car even more desirable whether viewed from outside or from the comfort of the cabin. Back… Continue reading @VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon lights the way in the segment
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@VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record
With one month left before the end of 2019, the Spanish carmaker has already reached its highest ever sales volume From January to November, SEAT sold 542,800 cars, up 10.3% from the same period in 2018 SEAT posted a record month of November, with 44,100 vehicles delivered (+1.9%) Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Israel and… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record
Marshall confirms Jardine Volkswagen Group dealership acquisitions
Marshall Motor Holdings has completed the £22.3 million acquisition of eight Volkswagen Group franchised car dealerships from Jardine Motors. As exclusively reported by AM last week, the AM100 retail group has completed a deal to acquire six Volkswagen passenger car franchises in Aylesbury, Harlow, Letchworth, Loughton, Milton Keynes and St Albans together with a Volkswagen… Continue reading Marshall confirms Jardine Volkswagen Group dealership acquisitions
Boards of Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner PSA, sign off on merger: sources
MILAN (Reuters) – The boards of French carmaker PSA (PEUP.PA), the owner of Peugeot, and Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) (FCA) in separate meetings on Tuesday approved a binding agreement for a $50 billion merger, sources said. FILE PHOTO: Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Group, attends a news conference… Continue reading Boards of Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner PSA, sign off on merger: sources
VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
The Volkswagen Group in the USA has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium. There is none in the US yet Federal law in the field of autonomous driving and so there is a patchwork of different rules, depending on Federal State. formed. But the industry has in that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) agreed on… Continue reading VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Munich, Paris, Milan, New York The verdict of PSA-Manager about the possible merger partner is tough. The offer of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for many future technologies is simply “not at the state of the art”, it says in a 40-page executive presentation in November, which is available to the Handelsblatt. Neither the alternative drives and… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Volkswagen says production suspended in Algeria
The Sovac-Volkswagen factory opened in 2017 at Relizane, some 250 kilometres (150 miles) southwest of Algiers, and assembles kits provided by the German parent. Frankfurt am Main: Carmaker Volkswagen has suspended production in Algeria, where the head of its local partner has been detained since June in a corruption probe, a spokesman for the German… Continue reading Volkswagen says production suspended in Algeria
Carbon will print parts for Lamborghini’s Sián FKP 37 hybrid sports car
Carbon today announced the expansion of its partnership with Lamborghini. The white-hot 3D-printing startup will manufacture central and lateral dashboard air vents for the carmaker’s Sián FKP hybrid sports car. The move follows the deal announced earlier this year that found Carbon printing a fuel cap and an air duct clip for Lamborghini’s Urus SVU.… Continue reading Carbon will print parts for Lamborghini’s Sián FKP 37 hybrid sports car
Tesla (TSLA) close to all-time high on EV tax credit talk
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is rising and getting close to its all-time high today after some news came out this weekend, including new hope for revamping the electric vehicle federal tax credit. After the markets opened today, Tesla’s price per share increased by as much as 5% to $376 – close to its all-time high closing… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) close to all-time high on EV tax credit talk
FOCUS-Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges
PITTSBURGH/DETROIT (Reuters) – Sky’s the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit. FILE PHOTO: An Argo Ai self driving prototype vehicle is seen outside a Ford and Volkswagen joint news conference in New York City, New York, U.S., July 12,… Continue reading FOCUS-Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges