Nissan India appoints Mohan Wilson as Director Marketing

Nissan India has appointed Mohan Wilson as Director Marketing, Product and Customer Experience for the Indian market. He will replace Sriram Padmanabhan with effect from July 1, 2022. Mohan will report to Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India and he will be based in Chennai. In addition to transforming the India business, he will be… Continue reading Nissan India appoints Mohan Wilson as Director Marketing

Tech Talk: The useful future for tired EV batteries

In the UK, the Monks Cross HyperHub in York fields four ABB 175kW ultra-rapid chargers and four 50kW chargers as well as 30 7kW chargers in an adjacent area. Charging infrastructure is perhaps the one thing with the biggest question mark over fitness for purpose in what is fast becoming an EV revolution. Companies are… Continue reading Tech Talk: The useful future for tired EV batteries

Under the skin: The useful future for tired EV batteries

Charging infrastructure is perhaps the one thing with the biggest question mark over fitness for purpose in what is fast becoming an EV revolution. Companies are working hard to build a high-speed charging network that’s anywhere near as plentiful, accessible and reliable as the refuelling station network, which has taken 100 years to evolve, but… Continue reading Under the skin: The useful future for tired EV batteries

Alpine investigating hydrogen-combustion for future sports cars

French performance brand Alpine is “very actively” exploring the use of hydrogen as a means of safeguarding the future of the combustion engine, both in racing and in road cars. The company recently collaborated with students at the European Institute of Design in Turin to create the radical A4810 concept – an outlandish vision of… Continue reading Alpine investigating hydrogen-combustion for future sports cars

Tailwinds of peppy Q1 should power Indian car sales to a record FY2023

July has dawned and brings with it the happy tidings of strong wholesales numbers from passenger car manufacturers, both in June and for the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year. It’s the cause-and-effect relationship – a marked easing of supply chain issues, which have vexed OEMs for the past two-odd years, and enhanced reliability… Continue reading Tailwinds of peppy Q1 should power Indian car sales to a record FY2023

Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories

Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories Party makes promise amid reports UK is falling behind European rivals in production capacity for EVs Workers at the Envision cell manufacturing area for electric batteries produced for the Nissan Leaf car in Sunderland. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Observer Workers at the Envision cell manufacturing… Continue reading Labour pledges to create 30,000 jobs at electric car battery gigafactories

Ex-Nissan sports car boss named as new Caterham CEO

Ex-Nissan sports car boss Bob Laishley has become CEO of Caterham Cars, replacing Graham Macdonald, who is retiring after 15 years at Caterham – 10 as CEO.  Laishley’s promotion to the top chair comes just a year after he was brought on board as chief strategic officer in the wake of Caterham’s acquisition by Japanese… Continue reading Ex-Nissan sports car boss named as new Caterham CEO

@Nissan: Nissan e.dams fights hard in a challenging Marrakesh E-Prix000792

July 3, 2022 MARRAKESH, Morocco – Nissan e.dams fought hard in a highly competitive Marrakesh E-Prix, doing everything they could to find strong pace throughout the event, and coming close to making it to the qualifying duels. With Formula E using an altered timetable to avoid running in the midday heat, Sébastien Buemi and Maximilian… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan e.dams fights hard in a challenging Marrakesh E-Prix000792

@Nissan: 2022/07/03 Nissan e.dams fights hard in a challenging Marrakesh E-Prix Nissan e.dam…000791

2022/07/03 MARRAKESH, Morocco – Nissan e.dams fought hard in a highly competitive Marrakesh E-Prix, doing everything they could to find strong pace throughout the event, and coming close to making it to the qualifying duels. With Formula E using an altered timetable to avoid running in the midday heat, Sébastien Buemi and Maximilian Günther hit… Continue reading @Nissan: 2022/07/03 Nissan e.dams fights hard in a challenging Marrakesh E-Prix Nissan e.dam…000791

Auto Sales in June 2022: PVs, CVs in green, 2Ws remain under pressure

Representative Image New Delhi: Automobile industry has been witnessing a gradual improvement in month-on-month sales for most segments, supported by excitement of new launches, better availability of semiconductor chips, softening of commodity prices and an improved consumer sentiment in rural areas. On a year-on-year basis, the sales performance remained in green, barring the tractor segment.… Continue reading Auto Sales in June 2022: PVs, CVs in green, 2Ws remain under pressure