Daimler AG’s largest shareholder, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., discussed plans for its stake purchase with the German carmaker’s Chinese partner before buying the stock, setting the stage for future cooperation with the new investor, Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche said. Geely’s move may revive Beijing-based BAIC Motor Corp.’s earlier interest in acquiring a holding… Continue reading Daimler Says Future Deals With Geely Hinge on China Partner BAIC
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Groupe PSA Discloses Vehicle Emissions in Real Driving Conditions
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: As it committed in March 2017, Groupe PSA (Paris:UG) has adapted the CO2 measurement protocol with the NGOs T&E and FNE to measure pollutants (NOX and particles). Today, the Group is releasing the first results on five Peugeot, Citroën and DS vehicles that comply with the Euro 6d-TEMP2 standard. See box… Continue reading Groupe PSA Discloses Vehicle Emissions in Real Driving Conditions
#Genevamotorshow2018 – Renault Z35: a vision of shared urban mobility
Tuesday 06 March 2018 by Emmanuel GENTY – Innovation Emmanuel GENTY Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest It’s an electric “robo-vehicle” that moves around the center of a smart connected city. It makes urban trips and the everyday life of this city’s users simpler. It’s a shared, multifunction mobility… Continue reading #Genevamotorshow2018 – Renault Z35: a vision of shared urban mobility
Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Freight customers
Uber’s autonomous trucks are now doing actual work for customers via Uber Freight, Uber’s commercial cargo shipping on-demand app. The first runs are being done in Arizona, with regular hauls operating with both human drivers and autonomous trucks working in tandem. How it works is that Uber will load up the freight on a conventional,… Continue reading Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Freight customers
Rimac unveils the 1,900 HP Concept Two electric hypercar
After a shadowy tease, Rimac has unveiled the Concept Two, a hypercar EV with an off-the-wall crazy 1,914 horsepower. That’s about 500 more than pundits were expecting, and will accelerate it to 258 mph in 1.85 seconds, Rimac says. Yes, those figures seem carefully calculated to outdo Tesla’s upcoming next-generation Roadster, which is supposed to… Continue reading Rimac unveils the 1,900 HP Concept Two electric hypercar
Groupe PSA and DCS Offer Access to a French Network of More Than 6,300 Electric Charging Stations for Peugeot & Citroën vehicles
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG): The ChargeMyPeugeot and ChargeMyCitroën services provide access to the largest network of available electric charging stations. Users can locate 6,360 charging stations throughout France – including 460 fast-charge terminals – as well as check availability and type of plug. They can then access the charging station easily using… Continue reading Groupe PSA and DCS Offer Access to a French Network of More Than 6,300 Electric Charging Stations for Peugeot & Citroën vehicles
Audi, Italdesign and Airbus combine self-driving car and passenger drone
At the Geneva Autosalon from 8 to 18 March, Audi, Italdesign and Airbus are presenting “Pop.Up Next”, an entirely electric, fully automatic concept for horizontal and vertical mobility. In the distant future this vehicle could transport people in cities quickly and conveniently on the road and in the air, at the same time solving traffic… Continue reading Audi, Italdesign and Airbus combine self-driving car and passenger drone
Flexible change of vehicle with Mercedes me Flexperience: A Mercedes-Benz for every occasion
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March 2018
Stuttgart
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Mona Moll
Business Innovation & Fashion Communications
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Tel: +49 711 17 93799
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Stuttgart. With Mercedes me Flexperience Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Financial Services are taking another step on the road to becoming an integrated mobility provider. Aside from purchasing, financing and leasing a vehicle, in future customers and interested parties will have the choice of selecting and driving up to twelve new vehicles for a year at a fixed monthly rental rate. The rate includes insurance, maintenance, repair and tyres, and includes 36,000 kilometres a year. The centrepiece of this mobility offer is the Mercedes me Flexperience app, with which the customer can process the entire handling of the vehicle around the clock. This ranges from selecting his or her “dream vehicle” to collecting and returning the vehicle. The entire rental process will thus be digitalised. Based on Mercedes-Benz Rent, the rental offer from Mercedes-Benz Bank, the Mercedes me Flexperience is another mobility offering which was developed and implemented by the incubator Lab1886, Daimler AG's and Daimler Financial Services’
Renault’s EZ-GO envisions walk-on, walk-off urban EV mobility
Renault’s EZ-GO is less concept car than a full transportation service concept design. The vehicle revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week is a fully autonomous electric car that can’t travel fast, but that does fit as many as six passengers through a big, almost garage-like door that opens up to load people and… Continue reading Renault’s EZ-GO envisions walk-on, walk-off urban EV mobility
Müller says the Volkswagen Navarra plant will have “a great future”
Posted 06/03/2018 10: 18: 07CET GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), 6 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The vehicle factory maintained by the German Volkswagen automobile consortium in Landaben (Pamplona), where the Polo model is produced, to which a second vehicle will be added after 2018, has “a great future ahead”, according to the statement. President of the Volkswagen Group,… Continue reading Müller says the Volkswagen Navarra plant will have “a great future”