@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Allocates Electric Van to Mangualde to Support Light Commercial Vehicle Leadership in Europe005438

Mangualde Production Center becoming the first assembly plant in Portugal to produce large series fully battery electric compact vans for Citroën, Fiat, Opel and Peugeot by 2025 Announcement made during visit by His Excellencies: the President of the Portuguese Republic, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs to the plant facilities… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Allocates Electric Van to Mangualde to Support Light Commercial Vehicle Leadership in Europe005438

@BMW: Second win in two Nürburgring Endurance Series races for the BMW M4 GT3.002610

Nürburgring. The BMW M4 GT3 was again the benchmark in the second race of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) season. After ROWE Racing won the opening event two weeks ago, first place this time around went to Walkenhorst Motorsport. BMW M works driver Jesse Krohn (FIN) and his team-mate Jakub Giermaziak (POL) in the #34… Continue reading @BMW: Second win in two Nürburgring Endurance Series races for the BMW M4 GT3.002610

Toyota Kirloskar Motor records best-ever sales in a decade: 174,015 units in FY2023

Toyota Kirloskar Motor records best-ever sales in a decade: 174,015 units in FY2023 FY2023 is turning out to be a block-buster fiscal for a number of car manufacturers in India. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced total sales of 174,015 units in FY2023, which constitutes 41% year-on-year growth (FY2022: 123,770 units). The fiscal year-ending month of… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor records best-ever sales in a decade: 174,015 units in FY2023

Hero MotoCorp sells 519,342 units in March 2023

Capping off the FY’23 on a positive note, Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, sold 519,342 units in March 2023, translating into a double-digit growth of 15 percent over the corresponding month of 2022, when it had sold 450,154 two-wheelers. Riding on the positive demand for its popular two-wheelers in the… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp sells 519,342 units in March 2023

Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX rover to launch to the Moon on an upcoming SpaceX mission

MONACO, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In three years’ time, the Monegasque Venturi Group will write the most impressive page in its history: in 2026, the FLEX (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) rover, the result of an international collaboration (see below), will head for the Moon. The American company SpaceX will be responsible for transporting the… Continue reading Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX rover to launch to the Moon on an upcoming SpaceX mission

Travelport Secures $200 Million Investment to Fuel Momentum and Further Propel Tech Innovation

Company Owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management, Boost Investment Following Strong Q1 Results, Including a Restructuring of Debt, Further Strengthening the Company’s Balance Sheet LANGLEY, United Kingdom, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced a $200 million investment… Continue reading Travelport Secures $200 Million Investment to Fuel Momentum and Further Propel Tech Innovation

@BMW: BMW Motorrad presents BMW iFace.002609

Munich. BMW Motorrad Boxer models are among the most popular and sought-after motorcycles in the world – unfortunately also among thieves. BMW Motorrad is now the first motorcycle manufacturer in the world to meet this challenge with BMW iFace – a face recognition system that makes the previous ignition key superfluous and perfectly complements the existing Keyless Go… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Motorrad presents BMW iFace.002609

Clean Technica: Ford Inks $4.5 Billion Battery Materials Deal, May Reprise The Capri Name For New EV002679

Ford announced on March 30 that it has concluded an agreement with PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt that creates a three party collaboration to advance more sustainable nickel production in Indonesia and help make electric vehicle batteries more affordable. All three companies are making equity investments in the Pomalaa Block High-Pressure Acid Leaching… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ford Inks $4.5 Billion Battery Materials Deal, May Reprise The Capri Name For New EV002679

Clean Technica: Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right: Adventures In Multiplying Hype002678

In the quest for funding, entrepreneurs and hype artists often devolve into buzzwords, hoping that some magic combination of syllables will unlock the dragon’s treasure. Sometimes it even works. When it does, it just sucks money out of investors’ or governmental pockets, throws it into a whirling maw of incompetent or misguided engineers, and delivers… Continue reading Clean Technica: Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right: Adventures In Multiplying Hype002678