About Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques. At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to… Continue reading JAGUAR LAND ROVER REPORTS SECOND FISCAL QUARTER SALES AS CHINA SALES CONTINUE TO RECOVER
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MAHLE bets on India’s e-mobility drive, hikes stake to 90% in JV – Autocar Professional
With an aim to benefit from India’s drive towards electric mobility, Germany headquartered MAHLE Group has increased its equity stake in its Coimbatore-based joint venture (JV), MAHLE Letrika Roots India to 90 percent from 50 percent earlier. Furthering up its ante in the EV segment, the company last month signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu… Continue reading MAHLE bets on India’s e-mobility drive, hikes stake to 90% in JV – Autocar Professional
Robotaxi Startup Zoox Raises New Millions – Forbes
Lineup of Zoox L3 autonomous cars. Instagram Autonomous vehicle startup Zoox has signed a $200 million convertible note— the first new investment since the Silicon Valley company fired its co-founder and original CEO last year. The note is the initial step in closing the company’s Series C funding round that’s expected to be finalized later this… Continue reading Robotaxi Startup Zoox Raises New Millions – Forbes
Human Horizons annonce la nomination de l’ancien designer principal en chef de BMW au poste de directeur général de HiPhi Design
En tant qu’ancien designer et directeur du design chez BMW Group, M. Huet était chargé du design général des BMW Série 1 3 portes et 5 portes, des BMW Série 4 Coupé, Cabriolet et Gran Coupé, des BMW Zagato Coupé et Roadster ainsi que de la BMW iNext Generation et du futur portefeuille de voitures… Continue reading Human Horizons annonce la nomination de l’ancien designer principal en chef de BMW au poste de directeur général de HiPhi Design
Delft-based Hardt Hyperloop raises multi-million euro round to develop high-speed, zero emissions transportation
An international business consortium led by Dutch clean energy conglomerate Koolen Industries has made a multi-million euro investment in Hardt Hyperloop, the company that created Europe’s first full-scale operational hyperloop test-facility for the high-speed zero emissions transportation system.
Hardt Hyperloop has developed technology that will make the transportation industry more sustainable. By travelling through low-pressure tubes where there is almost no air resistance, it is possible to achieve speeds of more than 1,000 km/h (600 mph). The vehicles levitate magnetically, hence there is no wear and operational costs are minimal. Vehicles travelling in a tube are protected from any outside forces, which means the hyperloop technology is extremely efficient and highly reliable. Compared with high speed rail, the hyperloop requires less land area and its infrastructure is easier-to-build, so it is cheaper to implement and maintain.
This investment round was backed by the renowne..
The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover’s tech HQ
At the centre’s opening, Speth told Autocar that the base would “orchestrate all global engineering sites of Jaguar and Land Rover across the world – from China, Hungary, India, Ireland, Slovakia to the USA. For the first time,” he declared, “we can co-locate the essential divisions of the comprehensive product creation process with critical manpower… Continue reading The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover’s tech HQ
Groupe PSA ‘Booster Day’: imagining disruptive innovations to drive competitiveness in the Plant of the Future
For the fourth consecutive year, Groupe PSA organized a day dedicated to its Plant of the Future program 60 partners, including 25 start-ups, came together to tackle 24 challenges A key theme in 2019: carbon neutrality The fourth annual Booster Day, an event dedicated to Groupe PSA’s Plant of the Future, was held today in… Continue reading Groupe PSA ‘Booster Day’: imagining disruptive innovations to drive competitiveness in the Plant of the Future
For $164, Jaguar will let you co-pilot its I-Pace race taxi around the Nürburgring
The Green Hell, as the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife was nicknamed back in the late 1960s, is a 73-corner nearly 13-mile track in Germany that can challenge even the most accomplished professional race car drivers. Now, for about $164, thrill seekers can be a passenger for one lap. Jaguar announced a RACE eTAXI promotion that customers… Continue reading For $164, Jaguar will let you co-pilot its I-Pace race taxi around the Nürburgring
Ratan Tata to invest in electric bike start-up Tork Motors
Ratan Tata to invest in electric bike start-up Tork Motors
Sturgess Motor Group sells Volvo Leicester dealership amid 2018 losses
Sturgess Motor Group has completed the sale of its Volvo Car UK franchise in Leicester to TMS Motor Group after revealing a pre-tax loss of £1.26 million in its 2018 annual financial results. Sturgess, which last year celebrated 120 years of trading and also represents Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Hyundai, Suzuki, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Abarth,… Continue reading Sturgess Motor Group sells Volvo Leicester dealership amid 2018 losses