To use Uber Rent, Uber clients in Brisbane must update the Uber app that allows them to select a rental. Photo via Uber. Uber has launched a new platform — Uber Rent — that allows ride-hail customers to rent a car. Brisbane, Australia is the first city to trial the service, according to an Uber… Continue reading Uber Trials Daily Car Rentals in Australia
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@Ford: A Time to Act: How the Argo Team is Responding to Crisis With Action
By Bryan Salesky, CEO, Argo AI Argo AI is lending self-driving test vehicles, route planning, and fleet operations expertise to transport COVID-19 test kits to and from health centers across Allegheny County. Everything we do at Argo AI is about helping people. Those who know me personally know that I am passionate about the company’s purpose… Continue reading @Ford: A Time to Act: How the Argo Team is Responding to Crisis With Action
Uber shares tumble 5% as reports indicate it will lose Grubhub deal to European rival
Update: Just Eats Takeaway confirmed today in a release that “it is in advanced discussions with Grubhub regarding an all-share combination of Just Eat Takeaway.com with Grubhub.” More when we have it. Reports this morning indicate that Uber, the American ride-hailing giant with a global footprint, will lose out on its attempt to buy Grubhub, an… Continue reading Uber shares tumble 5% as reports indicate it will lose Grubhub deal to European rival
Ford to return to pre-COVID production rates in U.S. plants by early July, COO says
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) expects to have its U.S. vehicle assembly plants return by early July to building at the rates they did before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. auto industry for two months, a top executive said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Jim Farley, President, Global Markets, Ford Motor Company,… Continue reading Ford to return to pre-COVID production rates in U.S. plants by early July, COO says
UPDATE 2-Ford to return to pre-COVID production rates in U.S. plants by early July, COO says
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) expects to have its U.S. vehicle assembly plants return by early July to building at the rates they did before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. auto industry for two months, a top executive said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Jim Farley, President, Global Markets, Ford Motor Company,… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Ford to return to pre-COVID production rates in U.S. plants by early July, COO says
Xpeng Opens State-Of-The-Art Electric Vehicle Factory In Zhaoqing
Xpeng Motors, took a giant leap forward today with the opening of its own, state of the art manufacturing facility in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. The move solidifies Xpeng as a serious player in the electric vehicle industry in China. It’s not easy to get your own automobile manufacturing license in China, and many startups choose instead… Continue reading Xpeng Opens State-Of-The-Art Electric Vehicle Factory In Zhaoqing
@Ford: Ford, Volkswagen Sign Agreements for Joint Projects On Commercial Vehicles, EVs, Autonomous Driving
Will collaborate on commercial vehicles — city van created and built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and later 1-ton cargo van engineered by Ford, plus Volkswagen medium pickup built on Ford Ranger platform — from 2022. Go to Source
@BMW: Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer, Brands, Sales: “There are millions of people in the EU whose mobility behaviour is ideally suited to a plug-in hybrid vehicle”
Interview with Pieter Nota on the BMW Group’s plug-in hybrid vehicles Munich. In an interview, Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer, Brands, Sales, talks about the advantages of the plug-in hybrid, the technology’s future and about what he expects from legislators. Because he is sure: “Our plug-in hybrids combine… Continue reading @BMW: Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer, Brands, Sales: “There are millions of people in the EU whose mobility behaviour is ideally suited to a plug-in hybrid vehicle”
@Honda: Honda Establishes Hynex Mobility Service, a New Joint Venture Company, to Accelerate Advancements Toward Next-generation Connected Services Business in China
June 10, 2020 – Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, today announced the establishment of Hynex Mobility Service Co., Ltd. (Hynex Mobility Service), a new joint venture company with Neusoft Reach Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Neusoft Reach). Hynex Mobility Service will strive to advance connected services and offer… Continue reading @Honda: Honda Establishes Hynex Mobility Service, a New Joint Venture Company, to Accelerate Advancements Toward Next-generation Connected Services Business in China
Auto industry to go back a decade; decline upto 45%: SIAM
New Delhi: Going by the RBI Governors’ estimates of witnessing the negative dip in GDP if it turns out at around one-two percent (which I think will be more), the automobile industry will see a decline of about 25 to 45 percent, which is like going back a decade, said Rajan Wadhera, President, Society of… Continue reading Auto industry to go back a decade; decline upto 45%: SIAM