The Four Rings closed September with deliveries up 4.5 percent year-on-year. Last month the company delivered around 145,400 units. The picture was mixed among the core regions: While deliveries in Europe (+33.1%) increased sharply due to prior-year effects, the figures for deliveries in North America (-13.8%) and China (-3.3%) were down year-on-year. Since January the… Continue reading Audi in September: Worldwide deliveries increased by 4.5 percent
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Indian auto parts maker Minda acquires Germany’s Delvis
Auto parts maker Minda Industries Ltd has signed a definite pact to acquire German automotive lamps engineering, design and testing company, Delvis Gmbh, at an enterprise value of about €21 million. The deal will include two subsidiaries, Delvis Solution and Delvis Products, Gurugram-based Minda said in a regulatory filing. The transaction, subject to closing conditions… Continue reading Indian auto parts maker Minda acquires Germany’s Delvis
The Tesla Effect Is Making Luxury Cars Lose Value Faster Than Ever
A study from Capital One shows some of these luxury cars lost 30 percent of their value. Everyone that follows car news knows Tesla has made a considerable impact on premium carmakers. Most of them are now developing fully electric sedans or SUVs just to have something to compete with the American EV manufacturer. But… Continue reading The Tesla Effect Is Making Luxury Cars Lose Value Faster Than Ever
Volkswagen ID 3 Electric Hatchback Is EV Forbidden Fruit
Volkswagen has revealed its first in a wave of new electric vehicles to reach the market in the coming years. The Volkswagen ID 3 debuted today at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, marking the beginning of the brand’s plans to make more than 10 million EVs over the next 10 years. The hatchback is the… Continue reading Volkswagen ID 3 Electric Hatchback Is EV Forbidden Fruit
Porsche Tests Taycan Electric Range and Charging at Nardo
We’ve already received an in-depth, passenger-seat preview of the all-electric Porsche Taycan—and its performance earns the red-and-gold crest on its hood. But what about its daily usability? Battery range and charge times are barriers against electric vehicle adoption; “refueling” an electric car still just isn’t as convenient. However, Porsche has been working to develop quick-recharge… Continue reading Porsche Tests Taycan Electric Range and Charging at Nardo
Tesla Model X beats Mercedes-Benz EQC and Audi e-tron in camper trailer towing test
The Norwegian EV association put a Tesla Model X, a Mercedes-Benz EQC and a Audi e-tron through an interesting towing test with identical camper trailers. Here are the results… Many people still think that you can’t tow a trailer with an electric car, but the Model X became the first one with 2,267 kg/5,000 lb… Continue reading Tesla Model X beats Mercedes-Benz EQC and Audi e-tron in camper trailer towing test
Free fast charging, Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid drive, gas and diesel bans: Today’s Car News
The number of nations looking to phase out internal combustion engines continues to grow. A U.S. company is moving ahead with a plan to provide fast charging for free. Tesla is signaling another stage of intent for developing its own battery tech. And we drive an important supporting model in Audi’s transition to electric. This and more today at Green Car Reports.
We briefly drove the 2020 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid, and found it to be a fine supporting character in the luxury brand’s lineup as it heads increasingly toward fully electric models.
Volta, the California-based company aiming to provide free DC fast charging that’s ad supported, reports that its first hardware will be up and running later this month.
Denmark has revived a proposal to ban gas and diesel vehicles, and it has an alliance with nine other countries to set timetables for sunsetting internal combustion. Meanwhile the UK is looking to accelerate its own bans.
Tesla has quietly acquired a Canadian battery manufacturer, and it’s the latest, strongest signal that the electric-car maker plans to develop its own future battery technology.
And the number of vehicle brands not considering a fully electric model is dwindling by the day. One such holdout up until now, Lamborghini, now appears to be on with fully electric. R&D chief Maurizio Reggiani told Autocar that Lambo is considering an electric GT with four doors and 2+2 seating—for which it would tap into expertise via its Volkswagen Group parent. Sounds a little like Taycan to us.
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Enter the FrogE: The Electric Bugeye Sprite
In the early days of the automobile, an individual garagiste might endeavor to build his own version of this newfangled machine that sounded like the future. Romantic, yes. But before too long, such humble operations were uniformly steamrollered by the arrival to the game of organized capital and with it the cost and vicissitudes of… Continue reading Enter the FrogE: The Electric Bugeye Sprite
CAR RULES: General Motors investors back Calif. deal – E&E News
General Motors Co. headquarters in Detroit. pverdonk/Flickr Twenty-two large investors in General Motors Co. are urging the company to join an agreement with California to improve fuel efficiency. In a letter to GM CEO Mary Barra, the investors demanded that the company take seriously its commitment to fighting climate change by joining the voluntary deal.… Continue reading CAR RULES: General Motors investors back Calif. deal – E&E News
Change at Bugatti – Finance and Procurement under new management
Bugatti is positioning itself for the future. Rico Kreyenberg will head the Finance and IT departments from 1 October. He succeeds Dr. Jörg Mull. Dominique Künzel now heads the Procurement department. Both report directly to Bugatti President Stephan Winkelmann. Dr. Jörg Mull, former Chief Financial Officer at Bugatti, is relocating within the Volkswagen Group. After… Continue reading Change at Bugatti – Finance and Procurement under new management