Good Morning, Everyone! I would like to start with the bigger picture. Why is this important to me? Because, at BMW, our decisions are based on a long-term perspective. That makes anticipating how the world around us will change even more important. What are the big issues of our time that concern us all and… Continue reading @BMW: Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, BMW Group Annual Conference 2021000979
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@BMW: A New Era, a New Class: BMW Group steps up technology offensive with comprehensive realignment – uncompromisingly electric, digital and circular000978
BMW i4 to be launched three months ahead of schedule BMW Operating System 8 installed for first time in new BMW iX* – world’s largest fleet for over-the-air upgrades by end of 2021 Breadth over niche: around 90 percent of market segments to have fully electric models by 2023 Deliveries of fully electric models to… Continue reading @BMW: A New Era, a New Class: BMW Group steps up technology offensive with comprehensive realignment – uncompromisingly electric, digital and circular000978
Scania publishes Annual and Sustainability Report 2020
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 2020 was a year like no other. Though heavily impacted by disruptions due to the pandemic, Scania managed through with a strong underlying performance and an increased focus on driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, Scania was challenged by a historic global close-down of… Continue reading Scania publishes Annual and Sustainability Report 2020
@BMW: The BMW iX xDrive50 5th Generation eDrive and Sustainability000976
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 16, 2021…Today, BMW announces the second installment of the all-electric iX preview series, discussing the latest eDrive technology and the comprehensive sustainability measures taken to ensure that the iX is the most advanced and most sustainable vehicle yet to be brought out by the BMW Group. The first installment of the… Continue reading @BMW: The BMW iX xDrive50 5th Generation eDrive and Sustainability000976
@BMW: The new BMW iX xDrive40 and new BMW iX xDrive50.000976
The most exacting environmental compatibility requirements have been put in place throughout the value chain and for the full life cycle of the BMW iX. The car is currently in the final phase of its series development. At market launch – which will get underway at the end of 2021 – customers will be able to… Continue reading @BMW: The new BMW iX xDrive40 and new BMW iX xDrive50.000976
Electric vehicles could cost less than $5,000 some day, Morgan Stanley analysts predict (GM, TSLA)
A new electric car could eventually cost as little as $3,000, Morgan Stanley analysts said. The bank expects electric-vehicle prices to continue to drop for the next decade at least. Plummeting EV prices could render gas-powered cars completely obsolete, they said. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The cheapest electric car for sale in… Continue reading Electric vehicles could cost less than $5,000 some day, Morgan Stanley analysts predict (GM, TSLA)
@Daimler: Factsheet: Launch of the new C-Class in the Mercedes-Benz global production network
Mercedes-Benz is producing the C-Class with maximum flexibility, efficiency and digital networking The Saloon and Estate models of the new C-Class are starting to leave the production line at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. The bestselling Mercedes-Benz model series over the past decade will start production in Bremen, the lead plant in the global C-Class… Continue reading @Daimler: Factsheet: Launch of the new C-Class in the Mercedes-Benz global production network
Ford partners with UM on robotics research, new building
Ann Arbor – Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah – staccato-like – does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side. A grand opening was held Tuesday for the four-story, $75 million, 134,000-square-foot complex. Three floors house classrooms… Continue reading Ford partners with UM on robotics research, new building
TomTom share buyback program periodic update, 8-12 March 2021
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 16 March 2021, 07:30 CEST – TomTom (TOM2), today announced that it has repurchased 299,299 ordinary TomTom shares at an average price of €7.90 per share in the period from 8 March 2021 up to and including 12 March 2021. The aggregate consideration of this repurchase was €2.4 million. These repurchases were… Continue reading TomTom share buyback program periodic update, 8-12 March 2021
Nissan chases car shoppers with one-stop online buying
TOKYO — Car shoppers looking to buy a Nissan will need to reach no farther than their smartphones, with the automaker’s online program accommodating the preferences of coronavirus-weary consumers seeking to avoid the showroom and younger people making big-ticket purchases on the internet. Nissan Motor began rolling out a proprietary online system this February at… Continue reading Nissan chases car shoppers with one-stop online buying