@BMW: Gifts from the heart, selected by MINI.

Munich. Making your loved ones happy by giving carefully chosen presents is always in season. One especially popular occasion for gifts both large and small is Valentine’s Day on 14 February. The current MINI Lifestyle Collection contains original alternatives to greetings cards, chocolates and flowers. Classic styling, modern look and pure MINI feeling. High-quality materials, precise… Continue reading @BMW: Gifts from the heart, selected by MINI.

@Nio: NIO Response on Market Speculations

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO) is a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market. In view of the unusual market activity in the Company’s American Depositary Shares (ADS) today and in accordance with its usual practice, the New York Stock Exchange has contacted the Company.… Continue reading @Nio: NIO Response on Market Speculations

Lightyear Outlines More Affordable Solar Model For 2023

Lightyear was recently scouting the U.S. market and presenting the prototype of its first solar electric car, the Lightyear One, in California and at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas. In December, the car was seen, among others, by former Tesla CTO J. B. Straubel (see video below from 0.47-0.50), who is a well-known home solar… Continue reading Lightyear Outlines More Affordable Solar Model For 2023

@GM: Wages, Profit Sharing Opportunity and Benefits Set to Rise for More Than 1,350 GM Hourly Employees

Wages, Profit Sharing Opportunity and Benefits Set to Rise for More Than 1,350 GM Hourly Employees 2020-01-15 First wave of GM temps to become regular full-time employees in first quarter of 2020 Workers at 14 sites in eight states to see significant gains DETROIT — General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that more than… Continue reading @GM: Wages, Profit Sharing Opportunity and Benefits Set to Rise for More Than 1,350 GM Hourly Employees

NextNav raises $120M to deploy its indoor positioning tech to find people in skyscrapers

NextNav LLC has raised $120 million in equity and debt to commercially deploy an indoor-positioning system that can pinpoint a device’s location — including what floor it’s on — without GPS. The company has developed what it calls a Metropolitan Beacon System, which can find the location of devices like smartphones, drones, IoT products or… Continue reading NextNav raises $120M to deploy its indoor positioning tech to find people in skyscrapers

HERE Technologies appoints Petra Marita Meiser as new CFO

January 15, 2020Amsterdam – HERE Technologies today announced the appointment of Petra Marita Meiser as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective February 1, 2020.“As we continue to grow HERE Technologies into the world’s leading location platform, it’s important that we scale our leadership team to effectively support our future expansion,” said Edzard Overbeek, CEO,… Continue reading HERE Technologies appoints Petra Marita Meiser as new CFO

Hyundai Mobis: major investment in the future

Hyundai Mobis, a supplier to Hyundai, plans to invest around seven billion euros in the future of the car. The new boss Ola Källenius of Daimler announced austerity measures that will also affect autonomous driving. So initially does not want to develop robot taxis, but on the commercial vehicles focus. R-AEB. Source: Hyundai Mobis Hyundai… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis: major investment in the future

Danish Carsharing Company Expands to Belgium

GreenMobility uses the Zoe Renault for its operations in Dublin and Oslo. Photo via GreenMobility. Danish electric carsharing company GreenMobility is expanding its service to the Belgian city of Antwerp, Electrive reports. The company is looking for local partners to help run a fleet of up to 350 electric vehicles. The company hasn’t said specifically… Continue reading Danish Carsharing Company Expands to Belgium

(2nd LD) Hyundai aims to sell 24,000 GV80s in 2020

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead; ADDS details in paras 9, 12, last 2 paras)By Choi Kyong-ae ILSAN, South Korea, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it aims to sell 24,000 GV80 models this year, the first sport utility vehicle under its independent Genesis marquee, in South Korea. The GV80 is the fourth… Continue reading (2nd LD) Hyundai aims to sell 24,000 GV80s in 2020

(LEAD) Hyundai launches Genesis GV80 on SUV demand

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and photos; ADDS executive comments in paras, 3, 11-12, background in paras 13-17)By Choi Kyong-ae ILSAN, South Korea, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday launched the long-awaited GV80 sport utility vehicle under its independent Genesis brand to meet rising demand for recreational vehicles. The GV80 is the first SUV… Continue reading (LEAD) Hyundai launches Genesis GV80 on SUV demand