New 2024 Range Rover Sport SV debuts with 626bhp and big leaps in chassis tech

Land Rover has revealed its new Range Rover Sport SV, a high performance flagship that will replace the previous SVR and rival top-end high performance SUVs from Bentley, BMW and even Lamborghini. This new SV (note, not SVR) will be priced quite a bit higher than its predecessor, which used to kick off at around… Continue reading New 2024 Range Rover Sport SV debuts with 626bhp and big leaps in chassis tech

Skoda Auto appoints Rajesh Bhaseen as head of sales and Rahul Pansare as new head of marketing

Skoda Auto has hired Rajesh Bhaseen as its new head of sales and Rahul Pansare as the new head of marketing, refilling the critical roles, which were vacant since the exits of Ajay Raghuvanshi and Tarun Jha from their respective roles in early 2023. The same was communicated to dealers in the last few days. … Continue reading Skoda Auto appoints Rajesh Bhaseen as head of sales and Rahul Pansare as new head of marketing

WirelessCar continues its international expansion and opens branch office in Germany

Seasoned automotive expert Theo-Han Jansen responsible for creating the German WirelessCar branch as the General Manager  Over 10 million connected vehicles worldwide are powered by WirelessCar solutions and services  MUNICH and GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WirelessCar, a leading innovator of connected vehicle services, continues its international expansion by opening a German branch in… Continue reading WirelessCar continues its international expansion and opens branch office in Germany

WirelessCar continues its international expansion and opens branch office in Germany

Seasoned automotive expert Theo-Han Jansen responsible for creating the German WirelessCar branch as the General Manager  Over 10 million connected vehicles worldwide are powered by WirelessCar solutions and services  MUNICH and GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WirelessCar, a leading innovator of connected vehicle services, continues its international expansion by opening a German branch in… Continue reading WirelessCar continues its international expansion and opens branch office in Germany

German Handelsblatt: Gigafactory from ACC: This is how Mercedes and Stellantis want to break the Chinese battery supremacy006993

Das schwarz-weiß gemusterte Hauptgebäude der neuen Batteriezellproduktion der Automotive Cells Company (ACC) überragt das Industriegebiet von Douvrin. Zur Eröffnung der Gigafabrik am Dienstag hat sich reichlich Prominenz in der kleinen Stadt im nordfranzösischen Département Pas-de-Calais versammelt. Nicht nur die Chefs der drei beteiligten Konzerne aus der Auto- und Energiebranche sind gekommen, Ola Källenius von Mercedes,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Gigafactory from ACC: This is how Mercedes and Stellantis want to break the Chinese battery supremacy006993

NHTSA wants voluntary commitment on new braking rules from automakers

Federal traffic safety regulators have proposed a major rule change for automakers related to braking that they say could save as many as 360 lives every year and reduce the number of injuries in crashes by at least 24,000 annually. It’s specifically aimed at reducing the perplexingly high number of pedestrian fatalities in recent years,… Continue reading NHTSA wants voluntary commitment on new braking rules from automakers

CEO of Jeep-parent Stellantis: More EV battery plants needed in US

Jeep-parent Stellantis has inaugurated a new electric vehicle battery plant in Europe with Mercedes-Benz, bringing its global EV plans closer to reality. The plant in Billy-Berclau Douvrin in northern France is expected to be operational before the end of this year and is the first of three European battery plants — the company has also… Continue reading CEO of Jeep-parent Stellantis: More EV battery plants needed in US

German FAZ: Cheap E-Flitzer006039

Price breaker: The Dacia Spring costs 15,500 euros with a bonus. Fits in the city: the Fiat 500e is available with two battery sizes. Discontinued model: The Smart Fortwo EQ is being further developed. Image: F.A.Z. Massive, fast, expensive: Most electric cars play in the luxury league and are hardly affordable for average earners. However,… Continue reading German FAZ: Cheap E-Flitzer006039

@Groupe PSA: PR Vulcan and Stellantis in Joint Project to Develop Geothermal Renewable Energy to Supply Mulhouse Plant in France005757

Vulcan and Stellantis sign fourth agreement together after: a binding lithium hydroxide supply agreement signed in 2021 an equity investment and lithium hydroxide supply agreement in 2022 a joint renewable energy project development term sheet for the Stellantis Rüsselsheim plant in Germany signed in 2023 Agreement represents first joint project in France for the potential… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Vulcan and Stellantis in Joint Project to Develop Geothermal Renewable Energy to Supply Mulhouse Plant in France005757

Fiat Topolino returns as retro take on Citroen Ami

The new Fiat Topolino is a Citroën Ami-based electric quadricycle that references the Italian firm’s heritage and marks another step in its push towards electrification.  Fiat’s second EV is named after the seminal city car that it produced from 1936 to 1955 and was also designed to “encapsulate the coolness” of the original Fiat 500. Shown here in the… Continue reading Fiat Topolino returns as retro take on Citroen Ami