SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has launched the GR Supra sports car in South Korea to help revive its lackluster sales amid trade tensions between Seoul and Tokyo. The GR Supra comes with a 3.0-liter gasoline engine that can generate a maximum 340 horsepower and 51 kilogram-meters of torque.… Continue reading Toyota launches GR Supra to revive S. Korea sales
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Renault Samsung union back to table for wage negotiations
By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) — Renault Samsung Motors Corp.’s union on Tuesday suspended partial strikes to resume negotiations with the company over wages for the year of 2019. Renault Samsung workers have staged partial strikes at its sole plant in Busan, 453 kilometers south of Seoul, for higher wages in the past… Continue reading Renault Samsung union back to table for wage negotiations
@Nissan: Nissan submits improvement measures status report to Tokyo Stock Exchange
2020/01/16 YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today submitted an improvement measures status report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The report details the status of measures the company has initiated with the aim of preventing recurrence of executive misconduct. The measures themselves were initially outlined in a report submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan submits improvement measures status report to Tokyo Stock Exchange
Self-drive rental platform Zoomcar raises $30m from Sony fund, others
The Sony Innovation Fund was set up by Japanese technology giant Sony in June 2019 in partnership with Daiwa Capital Holdings to invest in growth-stage technology companies. Zoomcar plans to deploy the capital for growth, to improve its technology and data science infrastructure, besides upgrading its IoT capability that is currently being used for its… Continue reading Self-drive rental platform Zoomcar raises $30m from Sony fund, others
BMW has record year in Hungary
The BMW Group closed 2019 with record sales in Hungary, up 18% from the previous year, selling a total of 3,714 BMWs, and 59% more Mini models, said András Salgó, corporate communications director, at a press conference, writes origo.hu.It is ranked third in the all-electric cars marketed in Hungary, after the Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen e-Golf.In 2019, a total of 1,706 fully electric cars were sold on the Hungarian market.
17 Jan 2020 GKN Automotive and Delta Electronics Inc. collaborate to accel…
eDrive systems leader GKN Automotive and power electronics specialist Delta Electronics Inc. begin strategic collaboration Milestone relationship will accelerate delivery of scalable, next-generation 3-in-1 eDrive systems New integrated eDrive systems currently in development will enter production within three years to continue addressing a sizeable and rapidly expanding market GKN Automotive, the world’s leading supplier of… Continue reading 17 Jan 2020 GKN Automotive and Delta Electronics Inc. collaborate to accel…
Nissan LEAF Nismo RC Debuts In Europe
Nissan has recently shown its new racing concept – the second-generation Nissan LEAF Nismo RC, unveiled in late 2018, for the first time in Europe – at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. The LEAF Nismo RC_02 is based on the second-generation Nissan LEAF, and just like the e-4ORCE LEAF prototypes, it is a testbed… Continue reading Nissan LEAF Nismo RC Debuts In Europe
Nissan LEAF Sales Hit 450,000: World’s #1 Selling EV, But Not For Long
Nissan LEAF recently reached a cumulative sales milestone of 450,000 (since December 2010). We learned about the new milestone from one of the latest press releases. The precise date of achieving 450,000 is not known (it could be December 2019). The number of 450,000 at this point is in line with our estimations (450,000-460,000) from… Continue reading Nissan LEAF Sales Hit 450,000: World’s #1 Selling EV, But Not For Long
Nissan, Infiniti, Renault And Mitsubishi To Share EV Platform
Nissan was one of the first carmakers to launch a dedicated all-electric series production vehicle, the first Leaf, back in 2009, and it was signaling to the world that it had big EV ambitions. Now, more than a decade later, all it’s done is launch a second generation Leaf and made an electric version of… Continue reading Nissan, Infiniti, Renault And Mitsubishi To Share EV Platform
Possible new Renault boss Luca de Meo: This man could inherit Carlos Ghosn
REUTERS Luca de Meo at a car presentation French car maker Renault has had a pretty disastrous 2019. Sales fell 3.4 percent worldwide. And also the scandal surrounding Carlos Ghosn ex-boss of the company who has since fled to Lebanon, is likely to keep the company busy in the current year. In order to get… Continue reading Possible new Renault boss Luca de Meo: This man could inherit Carlos Ghosn