Tag: FCA

Alfa Romeo CEO: our interiors must remain “driver-focused”

Alfa Romeo will deploy parent firm Stellantis’s new electronic architecture on its new Giulia in 2025, but boss Jean-Philippe Imparato has confirmed that this won’t lead to a wholesale reinvention of the brand’s interior design philosophy, nor a battle with the Germans on in-car tech.  “I respect what Mercedes is doing with its digital technology,… Continue reading Alfa Romeo CEO: our interiors must remain “driver-focused”

Clean Technica: 6-Year Retrospective On Chinese Electric Cars. How Did I Do?002899

Six years ago, I looked at the global manufacturers of automobiles and other light road vehicles and thought to myself, some of these firms get it and some don’t. It’s always worth checking in on through-a-glass-darkly prognostications. I don’t do it annually simply because I don’t do short term projections. Want to ride a bubble… Continue reading Clean Technica: 6-Year Retrospective On Chinese Electric Cars. How Did I Do?002899

Autocar magazine 19 July: on sale now

This week in Autocar, Triumph is back with a shock new sports car, we drive MG’s Mercedes A45-killer, and pit the Jeep Avenger against the Alps. News Triumph has rebirthed the TR2 as a lightweight electric speedster called the TR25 – a car designed by London-based design house Makkina with development backing from BMW. Hyundai,… Continue reading Autocar magazine 19 July: on sale now

Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

After qualifying was finished for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March, Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, condemned his own car. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the team’s drivers, had finished over six-tenths of a second behind the leading time set by the reigning champion, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, which is a huge… Continue reading Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026

Formula 1’s 2023 season isn’t even half over, but manufacturers are already working on 2026. That is when revised power-unit regulations, running through 2030, will take effect. It will be the biggest overhaul to the rules since the introduction of 1.6-liter V6 turbocharged engines in 2014. There will be more manufacturers and a step toward… Continue reading F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026

At 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Faces New Challengers

For the first time since 2017, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France will feature a handful of cars from the major automakers this weekend, competing for the top prize. Toyota, which has won the last five years as the only big automaker, now faces a crowded field. Fighting for overall victory will also… Continue reading At 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Faces New Challengers

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Implements Multifaceted Semiconductor Strategy to Ensure Supply Security, Drive Innovation006013

Stellantis strategy combines agreements with chip makers for critical semiconductors, purchase of parts, and full visibility of future chip needs Semiconductors play key roles in delivering capabilities and features in upcoming Stellantis BEV-centric STLA vehicle platforms and STLA AI-powered software platforms Secure supply of powerful, innovative semiconductors helps Stellantis vehicles deliver on the bold goals… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Implements Multifaceted Semiconductor Strategy to Ensure Supply Security, Drive Innovation006013

First ride: Flat out in 429bhp MG EX4 concept

Experiencing a hot, rally-inspired MG on Britain’s most famous hillclimb is perhaps not something you’d have expected to see in 2023. But here we are.  It’s the EX4 – a stripped-back, aggressively styled throwback designed in collaboration with the engineering maestros at RML, the motorsport outfit turned preparation specialist famed for the SWB, a stunning… Continue reading First ride: Flat out in 429bhp MG EX4 concept

@FCA: Multifaceted Semiconductor Strategy Implemented to Ensure Supply Security, Drive Innovation

July 18, 2023 , Amsterdam –  Semiconductors are the linchpin to the performance, safety and customer features of Stellantis vehicles today and in the new state-of-the-art, BEV-centric STLA vehicle and technology platforms arriving soon. As the auto industry’s demand for semiconductors accelerates, Stellantis is implementing a multifaceted strategy designed to manage and secure the long-term supply… Continue reading @FCA: Multifaceted Semiconductor Strategy Implemented to Ensure Supply Security, Drive Innovation