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VW stops manufacturing major diesel models

Production problems at VW: The car manufacturer suspends the production of several diesel models, for the widespread 2.0 TDI engine, a software update must be developed. VW TDI engine 2.0 Saturday, 26.05.2018 19:04 clock Volkswagen has a temporary production stop for important dieselimposed models and wants to fix a false one. As the group confirmed… Continue reading VW stops manufacturing major diesel models

Pagani: why the small Italian maker is planning an electric hypercar

The fastest thing about many supercar start-ups is the speed at which they fold, some producing nothing more than broken promises during the brief period between foundation and demise. Not so Pagani. The Italian manufacturer remains a tiny player when compared with Ferrari and Lamborghini, but it has proved to be in it for the… Continue reading Pagani: why the small Italian maker is planning an electric hypercar

Auto tariff cut to fuel sales of SUVs, new energy cars

Visitors look at a Porsche during the biennial Beijing auto show in May. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily] China’s plans to slash its automobile import tariffs are expected to fuel sales of premium SUVs and new energy cars, which are already riding high in the country. The tariffs, which now range from 20 to 25… Continue reading Auto tariff cut to fuel sales of SUVs, new energy cars

Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory”: Siemens enters Europe’s largest battery factory

All articles and backgrounds 05/25/2018 Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory” Siemens enters the largest battery factory in Europe North volts Northvolt: The Swedish battery factory should be finished in 2023 and make Tesla’s “Gigafactory” competition Germany’s largest industrial group Siemens Show stock market chart gets a foot in the door… Continue reading Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory”: Siemens enters Europe’s largest battery factory

Daimler threatens recall hundreds of thousands of diesel

According to SPIEGEL information, the Federal Motor Transport Authority examines further Daimler models. Not only the transporter Vito should have manipulated the corporation, but also in popular mass models. Tom Grünweg Mercedes C-Class at the 2014 premiere in Detroit Friday, 25.05.2018 12:00 o’clock The Daimler Group threatens the official recall of more than 600,000 diesel… Continue reading Daimler threatens recall hundreds of thousands of diesel

Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid

The Vivatech exhibition served as an exhibition space for the new product of the Valeo range. This is the realization of the concept of hybridization with a battery of 48 volts. The VE enters the era of low-cost. On the occasion of Viva Technology, which is being held in Paris from May 24th to May… Continue reading Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid

UPDATE 1-Daimler threatened with recall of over 600,000 diesel models -Spiegel

* KBA probes models including C-Class, G-Class – Spiegel * KBA has concrete suspicions over emissions – Spiegel * Report comes day after news of Mercedes Vito recall * Transport Minister, Daimler CEO to meet on Monday (Adds Daimler CEO meeting with transport minister) BERLIN, May 25 (Reuters) – Daimler faces a recall order for… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Daimler threatened with recall of over 600,000 diesel models -Spiegel

Whatever happened to that $35,000 Tesla Model 3 you still can’t buy?

Tesla As tax credits threaten to run out and more powerful and expensive versions launch, buyers are still waiting Tesla’s Model 3 … has Elon Musk bitten off more than he can chew? Photograph: Tesla This week saw Tesla’s enigmatic chief executive Elon Musk take to Twitter to announce two more powerful, and more expensive,… Continue reading Whatever happened to that $35,000 Tesla Model 3 you still can’t buy?

Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were

A new report has detailed Apple’s crumbling ambitions to build a futuristic car, which have resulted in little more than a partnership with Volkswagen to make autonomous shuttles for the Apple campus. The New York Times piece presents the news that Apple (aapl) had been working with Volkswagen (vlkay) (whose codename at Apple is apparently… Continue reading Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were