Pratap Bose, Executive Vice President and Chief Design Officer In a move to put design at the centre of its future offerings from two wheelers to trucks, Mahindra & Mahindra, the maker of XUV and Thar sports utility vehicles, on Friday announced creating a new global design organisation for the automotive and farm equipment sector.… Continue reading M&M revamps its design set up, Create a new Global Design Organisation and ropes in Pratap Bose to lead it
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Pratap Bose joins Mahindra Group as Chief Design Officer
It’s official. Pratap Bose has joined the Mahindra Group. The automaker has appointed Bose as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Design Officer to lead its newly formed Global Design organisation. He will operate out of the UK where the company will soon have its new Mahindra Advanced Design Centre (MADE) up and ready next month. Autocar India had, on May 6,… Continue reading Pratap Bose joins Mahindra Group as Chief Design Officer
Carsharer Virtuo Raises $96M
The online carsharing company is receiving a $60 million Series C and $36 million in asset financing, with AXA Venture Partners leading the equity round. Photo via Depositphotos. Virtuo, a carsharing startup based in France, has raised $96 million to invest in its technology and expand to more European markets, according to a report by… Continue reading Carsharer Virtuo Raises $96M
Interview | How is the former Aston Martin CEO faring after his forced departure? – GPblog
For many years, Andy Palmer held the position of CEO at Aston Martin, but in May 2020, his six-year tenure at the brand came to an end. He soon went back to work, again in the electric vehicle industry. GPblog.com contacted Palmer to find out how the 57-year-old Briton is faring at the moment. Aston… Continue reading Interview | How is the former Aston Martin CEO faring after his forced departure? – GPblog
@FCA: Facts & Figures: Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack
Site History: 1916: Michigan Stamping Company, first automotive use for the Mack site 1920: Briggs Manufacturing purchases plant 1953: Chrysler Corporation purchases Briggs Manufacturing, acquires Mack property 1975: Chrysler builds 1 million-square-foot expansion next to the “Old Mack” plant 1982: Chrysler closes Old Mack, sells it to city of Detroit for redevelopment 1982-1989: Old Mack… Continue reading @FCA: Facts & Figures: Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack
Gary Jones, ex-UAW president, gets reduced 28-month prison sentence
The man who led one of America’s most storied labor unions during its 40-day strike against General Motors in 2019 has been sentenced to 28 months in prison, a reduced penalty rewarding him for his cooperation in the long-running federal corruption probe of the UAW. The sentence Thursday morning was an in-person proceeding, a shift from the way many… Continue reading Gary Jones, ex-UAW president, gets reduced 28-month prison sentence
They Love the Yugo, the Car Others Love to Hate
In the pantheon of cars considered irredeemable lemons — think Edsel, Aztek, Pacer — one stands above them all, or maybe below. The Yugo. Arguably no car has been more maligned than the utilitarian Yugo. It has been called “hard to view on a full stomach” and “the Mona Lisa of bad cars,” and it… Continue reading They Love the Yugo, the Car Others Love to Hate
@Groupe PSA: PR Statement on Diesel Emissions Investigation in France001904
Amsterdam – As part of the judicial investigations of several automakers commenced in 2016 and 2017, Automobiles Peugeot S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V., was placed today under examination by the Judicial Court of Paris on allegations of consumer fraud in connection with the sale of Euro 5 diesel vehicles in France between… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Statement on Diesel Emissions Investigation in France001904
@FCA: ‘Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge’ Returns August 14 — A Homecoming for Legal Street Racing
June 10, 2021 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Returning to kick off cruise week for 2021, MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge is back with legal street drags on iconic Woodward Avenue. For the sixth year, Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge returns as the traditional kick off to the Motor City’s weeklong celebration of classic cars… Continue reading @FCA: ‘Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge’ Returns August 14 — A Homecoming for Legal Street Racing
Waymo and JB Hunt partner to bring autonomous trucks to Texas in new pilot
Waymo will be moving freight for a major customer of transportation logistics company J.B. Hunt Transport Services under what the two companies are calling a “test run” that will take place in one of the country’s busiest trade corridors. Waymo Via, the company’s trucking and cargo transportation service, will transport goods along Interstate 45 between… Continue reading Waymo and JB Hunt partner to bring autonomous trucks to Texas in new pilot