Volvo may move investments to U.S. if Europe’s green-tech push falls short

Volvo is joining a growing roster of manufacturers considering moving investments to the United States if Europe doesn’t bolster aid in response to President Joe Biden’s landmark green subsidy push. The Inflation Reduction Act, which promises roughly $370 billion in clean-energy subsidies, will strongly increase demand for emissions-free trucks in the United States, said Volvo… Continue reading Volvo may move investments to U.S. if Europe’s green-tech push falls short

China’s Geely won’t join Renault’s EV company, says French carmaker

HONG KONG — Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings will not join Renault’s new electric-vehicle division, Renault’s CEO said Monday after his company and Nissan Motor announced a reset of their alliance. “We are not planning to let Geely enter into Ampere,” Luca de Meo said, referring to the new unit for Renault’s EV technology and… Continue reading China’s Geely won’t join Renault’s EV company, says French carmaker

Auto Roundup: GM Tops Q4 Earnings Mark, Ford Misses & More

Last week, many auto biggies released U.S. vehicle sales data for January 2023. Among the automakers that revealed monthly sales numbers, Honda, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and Volvo registered year-over-year gains, while Toyota posted a decline in sales. Per Motor Intelligence, the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of sales reached 16.21 million last month, marking the… Continue reading Auto Roundup: GM Tops Q4 Earnings Mark, Ford Misses & More

Tech Talk: Car touchscreens can get bigger but less distracting

No matter how hard it tries, the car industry struggles with finding a perfect or sometimes even a half-decent answer to the interaction between driver and car. The move towards touchscreens to reduce the complexity of myriad buttons as cars grew more complicated proved to be something of an own goal. Arguably, touchscreens cause as… Continue reading Tech Talk: Car touchscreens can get bigger but less distracting

ECARX and SiEngine to Collaborate with FAW on Digital Cockpit Platform Leveraging SiEngine’s SE1000

LONDON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), a global mobility tech provider, and SiEngine[1], a leading automotive semiconductor company and investee of ECARX, have established a strategic collaboration with FAW, a leading automaker in China, to work on the development of world-leading high-performance digital cockpits based on the SE1000 System-on-the-Chip (SoC) from SiEngine. The… Continue reading ECARX and SiEngine to Collaborate with FAW on Digital Cockpit Platform Leveraging SiEngine’s SE1000

ECARX and SiEngine to Collaborate with FAW on Digital Cockpit Platform Leveraging SiEngine’s SE1000

LONDON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), a global mobility tech provider, and SiEngine[1], a leading automotive semiconductor company and investee of ECARX, have established a strategic collaboration with FAW, a leading automaker in China, to work on the development of world-leading high-performance digital cockpits based on the SE1000 System-on-the-Chip (SoC) from SiEngine. The… Continue reading ECARX and SiEngine to Collaborate with FAW on Digital Cockpit Platform Leveraging SiEngine’s SE1000

Next Peugeot 508 to rival Tesla Model 3 as radical electric saloon

The Peugeot 508 is set to be reinvented for an electric-only third generation as the brand prepares to embark on its most drastic and wide-reaching shake-up in decades.  From 2025, the French firm’s electric cars will switch from legacy PSA Group architecture to the new-era Stellantis STLA modular EV platforms that are being introduced to Peugeot… Continue reading Next Peugeot 508 to rival Tesla Model 3 as radical electric saloon

Volvo may move investments to U.S. if Europe’s green-tech push falls short

Volvo is joining a growing roster of manufacturers considering moving investments to the United States if Europe doesn’t bolster aid in response to President Joe Biden’s landmark green subsidy push. The Inflation Reduction Act, which promises roughly $370 billion in clean-energy subsidies, will strongly increase demand for emissions-free trucks in the United States, said Volvo… Continue reading Volvo may move investments to U.S. if Europe’s green-tech push falls short

Telangana Govt moots Mobility Valley, hopes to attract Rs 50,000 cr investment over 5 years on sustainable mobility

Telangana Govt moots Mobility Valley, hopes to attract Rs 50,000 cr investment over 5 years on sustainable mobility With an aim is to accelerate the growth of sustainable mobility in the country, Telangana government on Monday unveiled what it calls India’s first new mobility-focused cluster, called Telangana Mobility Valley or TMV where it plans to… Continue reading Telangana Govt moots Mobility Valley, hopes to attract Rs 50,000 cr investment over 5 years on sustainable mobility

China’s Geely won’t join Renault’s EV company: CEO Luca de Meo

HONG KONG — Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings will not join Renault’s new electric-vehicle division, Renault’s CEO said Monday after his company and Nissan Motor announced a reset of their alliance. “We are not planning to let Geely enter into Ampere,” Luca de Meo said, referring to the new unit for Renault’s EV technology and… Continue reading China’s Geely won’t join Renault’s EV company: CEO Luca de Meo