Waymo’s chief financial officer Ger Dwyer and its head of automotive partnerships and corporate development Adam Frost — two longtime executives at the autonomous vehicle company — are leaving this month, departures that comes amid some executive shuffling following CEO John Krafcik’s exit earlier this year. Dwyer and Frost’s departure was shared internally this week,… Continue reading Waymo to lose its CFO and head of automotive partnerships
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@Geely-Volvo: Volvo Cars to evaluate a potential IPO
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Volvo resurrects plans for IPO
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Daimler, Volvo seek huge cuts in hydrogen fuel cell costs by 2027
Daimler Trucks and Volvo AB (VOLVb.ST) said on Thursday they aim jointly to cut the costs of hydrogen fuel cells by a factor of five or six by 2027 as they seek to make the zero-emission technology commercially viable for long-haul trucking. But even if cellcentric, the fuel-cell joint venture the two companies formed in… Continue reading Daimler, Volvo seek huge cuts in hydrogen fuel cell costs by 2027
Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade
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Tesla refutes Elon Musk’s timeline on ‘full self-driving’
What Tesla CEO Elon Musk says publicly about the company’s progress on a fully autonomous driving system doesn’t match up with “engineering reality,” according to a memo that summarizes a meeting between California regulators and employees at the automaker. The memo, which transparency site Plainsite obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request and subsequently… Continue reading Tesla refutes Elon Musk’s timeline on ‘full self-driving’
@BMW: First quarter: Transformation accelerated – core business significantly strengthened001105
Munich. The BMW Group continued to grow extremely dynamically in the first quarter 2021 – as demonstrated by its outstanding reported figures. The Group is systematically driving its transformation process at a high pace, reaching new milestones in terms of e-mobility, digitisation and sustainability. At the same time, it was able to strengthen its business… Continue reading @BMW: First quarter: Transformation accelerated – core business significantly strengthened001105
@Geely-Volvo: Volvo Cars global sales up by 97.5 per cent in April
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Used car values see largest increase in 12 years
The used car market is going strong, as cap hpi reports an overall increase of 2% at the 3-year point during April, equivalent to c.£275 per vehicle. This rise is higher than in any month since March 2009. It comes at a time of year when traditionally values tend to drop. However, once the dealerships… Continue reading Used car values see largest increase in 12 years
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG fully committed to hydrogen-based fuel-cells – launch of new joint venture cellcentric
GOTHENBURG, Sweden and STUTTGART, Germany, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, two leaders of the commercial vehicle industry – Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group – officially outlined their pioneering roadmap for the new fuel-cell joint venture cellcentric, as part of an industry-first commitment to accelerate the use of hydrogen-based fuel cells for long-haul trucks and beyond. With… Continue reading Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG fully committed to hydrogen-based fuel-cells – launch of new joint venture cellcentric