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Ghosn: Nissan, Renault should merge

Kae Inoue and Ma Jie, Bloomberg News Published 5:10 p.m. ET April 17, 2018 Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, 64, hasn’t said when he will retire. (Photo: David Becker / Getty Images) Carlos Ghosn said he’s seeking to change the alliance between Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA so it will function independently of leadership once… Continue reading Ghosn: Nissan, Renault should merge

VW unit Electrify America selects suppliers for U.S. EV chargers

DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) unit Electrify America said on Tuesday it has selected several suppliers, including Switzerland’s ABB LtdS> and South Korea’s Signet EV Inc, to install more than 2,000 high-speed electric vehicle chargers in the United States by the end of 2019. The chargers will be installed at 484 charging stations across… Continue reading VW unit Electrify America selects suppliers for U.S. EV chargers

Ford Mustang Is World’s Best-Selling Sports Coupe for Third Straight Year

Mustang was the top-selling sports coupe worldwide in 2017, according to Ford analysis of IHS Markit global light vehicle registration data; this marks three straight years for Mustang as best-selling sports coupe Ford sold 13,100 Mustangs in Europe in 2017, and 35,000 since introducing the iconic car to Europe in 2015. New Mustang and special… Continue reading Ford Mustang Is World’s Best-Selling Sports Coupe for Third Straight Year

Volkswagen will open a ‘software’ development center with 300 experts in Lisbon

Posted 4/17/2018 4:48:26 PM WOLFSBURG (GERMANY), 17 Apr. (EUROPA PRESS) – Volkswagen will open a “software” development center in Lisbon this year with 300 Information Technology (IT) specialists, including computer engineers, web programmers and UX designers. In particular, these professionals will be responsible for the development of cloud-based ‘software’ solutions for further digitalization of the… Continue reading Volkswagen will open a ‘software’ development center with 300 experts in Lisbon

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Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

Almost a year ago, everything looked as if the Volkswagen Group after a long time for the first time would separate again from one of his daughters. In the summer, the Wolfsburg car company had initiated the sales process for its motorcycle subsidiary Ducati. But quickly came a clear No: The families Porsche and Piëch,… Continue reading Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

China Does Tesla a Favor

As a measure of China’s importance to western carmakers, Volkswagen AG is tough to beat. Evercore ISI estimates the country contributed 43 percent of the German giant’s pretax profit last year. So any change to rules governing local joint ventures is potentially very significant. Yet China’s plan to liberalize ownership restrictions on local joint ventures was… Continue reading China Does Tesla a Favor

MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

The Czech Electric car startup MW Motors has unveiled a lightweight all-electric vehicle equipped with wheel hub motors. It weighs only about 800 kg and should achieve a respectable range despite a small battery. April 17, 2018, 7:43 am, Andreas Donath Electric sports car Luka (Image: MV Motors) MW Motors has presented with the Luka… Continue reading MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

VW to tweak logo for electric-car era

Chris Reiter, Bloomberg News Published 4:56 p.m. ET April 16, 2018 The new logo will be unveiled next year, in time for the German carmaker’s plans for an aggressive rollout of electric vehicles, Jochen Sengpiehl, the brand’s chief marketing officer, said Monday at a press briefing in Berlin. In a sign of the times, it’ll… Continue reading VW to tweak logo for electric-car era