Ford, the leading automaker when it comes to making and selling specially designed vehicles for law enforcement, revealed the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV, an electric truck specially designed for law enforcement. The truck is a variant of the F-150 Lightning Pro, which is a version of Ford’s electric pickup that’s aimed specifically at commercial customers… Continue reading The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV is an electric truck made for cops
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@Geely: Thu 28 Jul 2022Lotus Cars appoints new Director of Legal & Compliance 1 | 2 | 0 Car manufacturer Lotus has announced the appointment …
Hethel, UK – 28 July 2022 Car manufacturer Lotus has announced the appointment of Pui-Yee Tang as its new Director of Legal & Compliance. Pui-Yee has been the Head of Legal & Compliance since March 2021. This promotion to Director is recognition of her performance as the business transforms from a UK sports car company to… Continue reading @Geely: Thu 28 Jul 2022Lotus Cars appoints new Director of Legal & Compliance 1 | 2 | 0 Car manufacturer Lotus has announced the appointment …
Electric car: Vattenfall and Tchibo bring Wallbox for 99 euros plus tariff
Vattenfall’s combination of charging current and wall box is sold by Tchibo and costs a one-off fee of 99 euros plus electricity charges. (Tchibo, technology) Go to Source
Christian Lindner: This is how Porsche is defending its e-fuels plans
Porsche boss Blume claims to have campaigned for the government to use e-fuels. But how resilient are the automaker’s plans? (synthetic fuels, electric car) Go to Source
Subscription model: Tesla only offers the navigation function for 8 years free of charge
New Teslas are no longer equipped with a lifetime GPS and voice control. You have to pay for it after eight years. (Tesla, electric car) Go to Source
QUANTRON with strong growth in sales, vehicle portfolio and team of experts
“Demand for zero-emission commercial vehicles has increased significantly during the past six months. At QUANTRON alone, we have served more than 500 customer enquiries across Europe with concrete offers,” says Michael Perschke, CEO of Quantron AG. “In Germany, however, the market is blocked by the current funding practice. After the second call for financial support… Continue reading QUANTRON with strong growth in sales, vehicle portfolio and team of experts
Volkswagen’s global sales down 23% in H1 amid chip woes
Volkswagen Passenger Cars has reported strong financial numbers for the January to June 2022 period. Effective sale management, improved cost efficiency and consistent implementation of the ACCELERATE strategy have led to a strong financial result. Operating result before special items rose to 1.9 billion euros (H1 2021: 1.2 billion euros). The operating return on sales… Continue reading Volkswagen’s global sales down 23% in H1 amid chip woes
Tata Motors ties up with Axis Bank to finance EV dealers
Shailesh Chandra (L) and Sumit Bali(R) at the signing of the MoU. Tata Motors has teamed up with Axis Bank to provide an exclusive electric vehicle dealer financing solution to its authorized passenger EV dealers. As part of this scheme, dealers can obtain inventory financing above and beyond their ICE finance limit at attractive rates based on… Continue reading Tata Motors ties up with Axis Bank to finance EV dealers
German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: VW subsidiary Traton is struggling with delivery bottlenecks and high costs004881
A truck from the VW truck subsidiary In addition to MAN, the brands Scania, Navistar, VWCO and Rio also belong to Traton. (Photo: dpa) The Volkswagen commercial vehicle holding company Traton is under pressure due to supply bottlenecks and higher procurement prices. Despite an increase in sales of almost a third to 18 billion euros… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: VW subsidiary Traton is struggling with delivery bottlenecks and high costs004881
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: “We need radical steps” – Audi wants to halve factory costs004880
Audi assembly in Ingolstadt Audi plans radical conversion. (Photo: Audi) The Volkswagen subsidiary Audi wants to halve factory costs in the coming years. “Having production costs in half means halving the hours per vehicle,” said Audi Board Member for Production Gerd Walker in Ingolstadt. In addition, the two large German Audi plants in Ingolstadt and… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: “We need radical steps” – Audi wants to halve factory costs004880