All production materials for Mercedes-Benz passenger car plants in Germany, as well as for the Kecskemet, Hungary plant, are now transported by rail using green energy. In implementing its sustainable business strategy, Mercedes-Benz Cars is taking the next step towards CO₂-neutral mobility. Since the beginning of 2020, all of Mercedes-Benz’s rail transport logistics with Deutsche… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz to use CO2-free rail transport in Germany and Austria
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@Nio: NIO Inc. Provides May 2020 Delivery Update
Delivered 3,436 vehicles in May 2020, achieving record-high monthly deliveries Delivered 10,429 vehicles in 2020 in total Cumulative deliveries of ES8 and ES6 reached 42,342 SHANGHAI, China, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market, today provided its May 2020… Continue reading @Nio: NIO Inc. Provides May 2020 Delivery Update
Used car start-up Spinny puts expansion on hold, bullish on full-stack retail model
Spinny, the five-year old Gurgaon-based start-up in the used car space with investment by Nandan Nilekani, is expecting growth in the short-term as per a recent study on the segment’s prospects. It has however deferred its expansion plans due to the impact of the Covid-19 on the buyer sentiment. The used car market is one… Continue reading Used car start-up Spinny puts expansion on hold, bullish on full-stack retail model
Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Models of the Rivian-built Amazon electric delivery vans… Continue reading Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla
@Daimler: Step by step back to normality: Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
Successful restart of production at Mercedes-Benz car plants since mid-April after suspension From June, all Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide will be restarted in a coordinated manner Mercedes-Benz is continuing its product and electric offensive Comprehensive infection prevention measures agreed on and implemented with the Works Council After a production suspension period caused by the COVID-19… Continue reading @Daimler: Step by step back to normality: Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
Valens’ VA7000 Automotive Family: Delivering Resilient, High-Speed, Long-Reach Sensor Connectivity
HOD HASHARON, Israel, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Valens, the leader in high-speed in-vehicle connectivity, today announced the VA7000 family of automotive chipsets, which will deliver ultra-high-speed connectivity with the most resilient physical layer (PHY) for error-free links and high EMI immunity. The VA7000 chipsets will be the first in the industry to implement the MIPI… Continue reading Valens’ VA7000 Automotive Family: Delivering Resilient, High-Speed, Long-Reach Sensor Connectivity
N Chandrasekaran seeks to rewire Tata Group for post-Covid world
Into his fourth year as chairman, Chandrasekaran is keen to find solutions to the problems facing the group’s money guzzlers such as Tata Steel Europe, Tata Motors-Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Power. Mumbai: Ahead of a Tata Sons board meeting on Friday, chairman N Chandrasekaran is understood to be sharply recalibrating the group’s business strategy.… Continue reading N Chandrasekaran seeks to rewire Tata Group for post-Covid world
Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe
On purely business grounds, Renault could do without its plant in Maubeuge. Like its sister factory, 75 kilometers (47 miles) away in Douai, the plant opened nearly half a century ago as part of a government effort to stem the decline of France’s northern industrial coal belt. Production at the two sites is now at… Continue reading Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe
Brayleys buys Romford Honda from Glyn Hopkin
Brayleys has bought Romford Honda from Glyn Hopkin for an undisclosed sum. The Hertfordshire-based group now has eight Honda showrooms and nine aftersales outlets. The Romford business joins Brayley Honda dealerships in Enfield, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Ruislip, Thames Ditton, Ewell and Leatherhead and a stand-alone aftersales facility in Grays, Essex. Brayleys also represents Kia,… Continue reading Brayleys buys Romford Honda from Glyn Hopkin
@VW Group: Technical innovations tested in motorsport made their way into road cars from ŠKODA
Christian Strube, Board Member for Technical Development at ŠKODA AUTO, emphasizes: “The close cooperation between motorsport engineers and colleagues from technical development is significantly important for us. This cooperation is founded on the highest technical competence, great commitment and love for technology. This excitement and the know how from motorsport is transferred from the rally… Continue reading @VW Group: Technical innovations tested in motorsport made their way into road cars from ŠKODA