Tag: Geely

Polestar is working on its own smartphone to seamlessly sync with its luxury EVs

/ The EV maker is working with China’s Xingji Meizu, a smartphone company owned by Polestar’s parent company, Geely. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Share this story Image:… Continue reading Polestar is working on its own smartphone to seamlessly sync with its luxury EVs

Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a vibrant global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence.The new Tech Hub will be a key centre for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo’s ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker… Continue reading Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a vibrant global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence.The new Tech Hub will be a key centre for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo’s ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker… Continue reading Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

From the archive: on this day in 1986

France had once been home to many sports car makers, but by the 1980s there was only Renault-Alpine. Engineer Claude Poiraud and designer Gérard Godfroy of coachbuilder Heuliez spied a gap for a French answer to Porsche, and their prototype so impressed financier Hervé Boulan that he founded MVS to productionise it, building a team… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1986

German Handelsblatt: Test: Zeekr 001 – Is this sporty Chinese an alternative to Porsche?007641

Volvo gets another sister brand. After the parent company Geely has already provided the Swedes with Polestar and Lynk & Co, the Chinese are now also sending Zeekr into the race for the electric future – and are initially at the top 4.43 meters in length. This should share the technology with the Smart #1… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Test: Zeekr 001 – Is this sporty Chinese an alternative to Porsche?007641

German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007637

Herbert Diess Tesla, BYD and VW are leaders in the electrical world – “then nothing will come for a long time”. (Photo: IMAGO/regios24) Herbert Diess has not officially belonged to the top management caste of the German auto industry for about a year. Nevertheless, the former Volkswagen CEO and former BMW board member looked at… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007637

German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess thinks there is no alternative to cooperation with China007636

Herbert Diess Tesla, BYD and VW are leaders in the electrical world – “then nothing will come for a long time”. (Photo: IMAGO/regios24) Herbert Diess has not officially belonged to the top management caste of the German auto industry for about a year. Nevertheless, the former Volkswagen CEO and former BMW board member looked at… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess thinks there is no alternative to cooperation with China007636

German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007635

Herbert Diess Tesla, BYD and VW are leaders in the electrical world – “then nothing will come for a long time”. (Photo: IMAGO/regios24) Herbert Diess has not officially belonged to the top management caste of the German auto industry for about a year. Nevertheless, the former Volkswagen CEO and former BMW board member looked at… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007635

German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007633

Herbert Diess Tesla, BYD and VW are leaders in the electrical world – “then nothing will come for a long time”. (Photo: IMAGO/regios24) Herbert Diess has not officially belonged to the top management caste of the German auto industry for about a year. Nevertheless, the former Volkswagen CEO and former BMW board member looked at… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: IAA: “This is the new reality” – Ex-VW boss Diess considers cooperation with China to be without alternative007633