French supercar maker Bugatti has unveiled the world’s most expensive new car, sold to an unnamed buyer for at least $11m (£9.5m) before tax. The exact price is not being revealed, but is thought to have overtaken the previous new car record – about £8-9m for a Rolls-Royce Sweptail. With engine power about 20 times… Continue reading World’s most expensive new car unveiled
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EU to issue formal complaints to carmakers over emissions collusion: Handelsblatt
BMW declined to comment. Volkswagen also said it was unable to comment on the audit. FRANKFURT: The European anti-trust watchdog plans to send formal complaints to BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen this spring, in which the EU regulator will make detailed allegations regarding collusion on emissions of diesel engines, Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday. In a so-called… Continue reading EU to issue formal complaints to carmakers over emissions collusion: Handelsblatt
Bugatti unveils world’s most expensive new car – snapped up for £9.5m
Automotive industry La Voiture Noire – a one-off hypercar – is shown off at the Geneva Motor Show Bugatti described La Voiture Noire as a homage to the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, of which only four were made between 1936 and 1938. Photograph: Martial Trezzini/EPA Bugatti, the French supercar manufacturer, has stepped up its… Continue reading Bugatti unveils world’s most expensive new car – snapped up for £9.5m
Carmakers seek electric car sounds for post-petrol era
GENEVA: Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds to ensure that pedestrians can hear vehicles that lack audible cues like high-revving, howling combustion engines, senior executives at the Geneva car show said. As BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Mini and VW prepare to launch battery-driven vehicles, carmakers are searching for a new way to market… Continue reading Carmakers seek electric car sounds for post-petrol era
Volkswagen Board dampens expectations: “Robot cars too expensive and complex as a Mars mission”
VW VW Sedric: The robot taxi for short-distance traffic could find its use as a shuttle bus at airports. Until the car is regularly on major roads is still years go by – if it comes at all. Fully developed robot cars, which do not require a driver at all, will not be around for… Continue reading Volkswagen Board dampens expectations: “Robot cars too expensive and complex as a Mars mission”
Audi installs used lithium-ion batteries in factory vehicles
A second life for batteries from electric cars: Audi is testing factory vehicles powered by used lithium-ion batteries at its main plant in Ingolstadt. Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. Because they still have a large proportion of their original… Continue reading Audi installs used lithium-ion batteries in factory vehicles
TomTom & VW
The map and navigation service provider TomTom extends the contract with Volkswagen. Already, drivers of VW models can TomTom Use maps. That remains the same for the next two years, because Volkswagen has extended the contract with TomTom. TomTom announced this contract extension. Thus, TomTom is not only in the models of Volkswagen, but also… Continue reading TomTom & VW
Piëch Mark Zero Is a 603-HP All-Electric Grand Tourer – Motor Trend
The picture I’ve seen of the very first Porsche booth at the 1949 Geneva motor show clearly shows Ferry Porsche (Ferdinand’s son) as well as the former’s sister, Louise Porsche. Louise wound up marrying Porsche’s lawyer and business partner, Anton Piëch. You may have heard of one of their sons—Ferdinand—the genius engineer behind things as… Continue reading Piëch Mark Zero Is a 603-HP All-Electric Grand Tourer – Motor Trend
Dax aktuell: Dax starts slightly weaker – Daimler under pressure
Dax panel Also on Ash Wednesday bank stocks remain under surveillance. (Photo: AP) FrankfurtAt Ash Wednesday, equity investors are starting to take a slow approach at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange: the German leading index starts slightly lower at 11,593 points. On Tuesday evening had the Dax closed at 11,621 points and a slight gain of… Continue reading Dax aktuell: Dax starts slightly weaker – Daimler under pressure
Micromobility: Volkswagen wants to offer electric cars for low-car cities
Geneva Motor Show It is foreseeable that cars are increasingly displaced from cities, which calls automakers on the plan: For shorter distances has Volkswagen presented a two-wheeled or three-wheeler. The city skater can be carried and taken in the train, the Streetmate comes much further. March 6, 2019, 9:31 am, Andreas Donath Volkswagen Streetmate and… Continue reading Micromobility: Volkswagen wants to offer electric cars for low-car cities