Istanbul, Dusseldorf, FrankfurtWhat had the strategists of Volkswagen not everything considered. They should find a location for a new plant, in a country with low wages and good sales opportunities. Hungary and Poland quickly dropped them off the list, wages were already too high there. Remained Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and the Turkey, Meanwhile, this choice… Continue reading Automotive industry: Expansion on the Bosporus – VW plans to build its new car plant, presumably in Turkey
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Collaboration: Volkswagen and Ford launch a small offensive in Turkey
Car towers of the VW car city The automaker will probably also build vehicles in Turkey in the future. (Photo: AP) DüsseldorfDer VWGroup would not just come up with a new one Car production near Izmir his involvement in the Turkey increase significantly. Even with light commercial vehicles (vans, pick-ups) it is becoming apparent that… Continue reading Collaboration: Volkswagen and Ford launch a small offensive in Turkey
KBA wants to expand investigation: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars because of defeat device
Daimler has to recall 60,000 Mercedes Benz GLK 220 diesel vehicles to the workshops. As part of the investigations into pollutant and exhaust gas strategies at various manufacturers, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has established an inadmissible defeat device for models of the type with the engine OM 651 of the pollutant category Euro… Continue reading KBA wants to expand investigation: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars because of defeat device
Diesel scandal: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars
Daimler The car manufacturer had always denied allegations in the diesel scandal. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has ordered Daimler to make a forced recall. The recall concerns that Diesel model GLK 220 (Euro 5). In the vehicle to be installed an illegal shutdown device for exhaust gas manipulation. In Germany,… Continue reading Diesel scandal: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars
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Aston Martin CEO claims Valkyrie will attempt a ‘Ring record, report says – CNET
The idea that this 1,200-horsepower monster would show up to set a lap record on an open track day is bananas. Aston Martin The automotive world has been freaking right the hell out about Aston Martin’s technological tour-de-force: the Valkyrie. I mean, there’s every reason to. It’s got a naturally aspirated V12 that revs to… Continue reading Aston Martin CEO claims Valkyrie will attempt a ‘Ring record, report says – CNET
Daimler to recall 60,000 Mercedes diesels in Germany over emissions
The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler must recall 60,000 Mercedes diesel cars in Germany after regulators found that they were fitted with software aimed at distorting emissions tests, the Transportation Ministry said on Saturday. The model affected is… Continue reading Daimler to recall 60,000 Mercedes diesels in Germany over emissions
Drivers may overestimate Tesla Autopilot because of its name, study suggests
Sponsored Links Tesla Tesla’s Autopilot system might have a catchy name, but it may send the wrong message to drivers, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. A survey the non-profit organization conducted revealed that a lot of people don’t fully comprehend newer cars’ actual level of automation, because their driver-assistance… Continue reading Drivers may overestimate Tesla Autopilot because of its name, study suggests
Look inside innovation powerhouse Marchant Cain’s new Coventry factory
“ Marchant Cain is a company born out of a desire to solve problems that others can’t. We visited their new factory in Coventry to find out more. The company is an expert in window regulators for supercars, “It is crazy,” Pam Cain, director at Marchant Cain tells me. “We will have done the same… Continue reading Look inside innovation powerhouse Marchant Cain’s new Coventry factory
The godfather of EVs in China has turned his attention to hydrogen cars
It's no accident that nearly half of the world's electric cars on the road today are in China. According to the International Energy Agency, of the 1.9 million battery electric vehicles on the road, 951 million are found in China.
Wan Gang had a lot to do with that. The former Audi exec is now China's state science and technology chief and helped launch the country's aggressive push toward zero-emission vehicles after he delivered a report in 2000 outlining the country's need to develop an electric-car industry. China heavily subsidized that industry and helped push the world toward electrification.
Now, Wan may have his sights set on hydrogen-powered vehicles. Wan told Bloomberg last week that the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles would benefit long-haul transportation: buses, trucks, etc.
“We should look into establishing a hydrogen society,” he told Bloomberg. “We need to move further toward fuel cells.”
His opinion carries more than its weight in mere words. Wan said the country may keep in place its subsidies for fuel-cell development, even if battery electric car incentives wane. China's nascent hydrogen fuel cell market is much smaller than Japan's, which leads the world in hydrogen adoption. But that may change if China's government can spur growth for hydrogen fuel cells through incentives the same way they have for EVs in the last 20 years.
2018 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell at hydrogen fueling station [photo: Chris Baccus]
Toyota, Hyundai, and other companies such as Nikola have developed hydrogen-powered semis and retail vehicles, although infrastructure has lagged behind in many countries other than Japan. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, China had 12 hydrogen refueling stations in operation in May 2018 compared to more than 100 in Japan who has stated that it aims to have roughly 200 by the end of next year.
Wan says the country will move toward building more infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered vehicles.
“We will sort out the factors that have been hindering the development of fuel-cell vehicles,” Wan told Bloomberg.
If China's push toward hydrogen matches its push toward electrification that could net a seismic change for the industry within the next 15 years.