AP Volkswagen AG: Profit 2018 has risen Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen has the win in 2018 despite charges Diesel crisis and exhaust scandal increased. The operating result before special items climbed to 17.1 billion euros, as the Wolfsburg announced on Friday after a Supervisory Board meeting. In the previous year had 17.0 billion book. Analysts… Continue reading Sales increase, deliveries increase: VW increases profits and dividends
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Joint mobility company “Share Now”: “Growth is imperative” – Daimler’s alliance with BMW
AFP Together against Uber, Google and Co: BMW boss Harald Krüger and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (r.) In Berlin In the hip Berlin location, there are modern wire furniture, concrete walls and sushi burritos. The automobiles of Daimler and BMW, Dieter Zetsche and Harald Krüger, despite their start-up flair, prefer to wear traditional-blue suits. In… Continue reading Joint mobility company “Share Now”: “Growth is imperative” – Daimler’s alliance with BMW
Car2go and Drive Now will become “ShareNow” in the future: Daimler and BMW are investing one billion in shared mobility service
PR BMW and Daimler have already merged their services Car2Go and DriveNow. Now they are investing one billion euros in the joint mobility service “ShareNow” based in Berlin The car companies Daimler Show stock market chart and BMW Show stock market chart want to invest more than one billion euros in their common mobility services.… Continue reading Car2go and Drive Now will become “ShareNow” in the future: Daimler and BMW are investing one billion in shared mobility service
EQC on Ice: Electric on ice: winter trials of the EQC
(combined power consumption: 22.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km*, provisional figures) Endurance tests around the globe Shortly before its market launch, the EQC (combined power consumption: 22.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km, provisional figures)[1] is undergoing final tests in Sweden’s snowy landscapes. During these further winter trials in Arjeplog, Sweden, the engineers… Continue reading EQC on Ice: Electric on ice: winter trials of the EQC
AutoNation names new CEO as slowing auto sales hit results
(Reuters) – AutoNation Inc said on Friday it has chosen insurance and financial services executive Carl Liebert to succeed longtime Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson and lead the largest U.S. auto dealership chain at a challenging time, when the domestic vehicle market has been slowing. Vehicles for sale are pictured on the lot at AutoNation… Continue reading AutoNation names new CEO as slowing auto sales hit results
Porsche accelerates race for electric market share
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BMW and Daimler put one billion into mobility services
Always rivals, BMW and Daimler seal their alliance in transport on demand and car-sharing. The two German manufacturers officially launched Friday in Berlin a joint venture which brings together their mobility services in order to compete with groups like Didi Lyft or Uber. “We were always talking more and finding out that we could combine… Continue reading BMW and Daimler put one billion into mobility services
Lithuanian car-sharing startup CityBee secures €110 million to expand its fleet with 5,000 new cars
With the costs of payments, insurance, and repairs, owning your own car can be a hassle. Vilnius-based car-sharing startup CityBee relieves you of these concerns by letting you easily rent a car through its app, starting at just €.14 per minute.
Founded in 2013, CityBee Solutions, which operates car-sharing services in Lithuania and Poland, has just received €110 million in investment from its owner, Modus Group. With the funding, the startup has announced an international tender to buy more than 5,000 new cars – five times more than the company’s current stock. The new cars will make CityBee one of the biggest car-sharing companies in Europe.
The car-sharing market is growing fast. In 2018 alone, CityBee’s customers made more than 1.2 million trips. And according to research by Berg Insight, by 2022 nearly 61 million people around the world will be using car sharing services.
The expansion of CityBee’s fleet will support the company’s plans to enter the Latvian and Estonian markets..
BMW and Daimler launch joint car sharing and carpooling service
Daimler and BMW are jointly striving for global market leadership in car sharing and mobility services. The automakers put together existing offers – 1000 new jobs are to be created. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (left) and BMW boss Harald Krüger (right) Friday, 22.02.2019 14:51 clock Daimler and BMW In total, more than € 1 billion… Continue reading BMW and Daimler launch joint car sharing and carpooling service
Inside Tesla’s solar energy astroturfing
Tesla has been masking its lobbying efforts on solar panels and battery storage through the Energy Freedom Coalition of America, a trade association that is little more than a front for the automaker and alternative energy company, public documents suggest. SolarCity, which Tesla bought in 2016, began the practice of using the EFCA to promote… Continue reading Inside Tesla’s solar energy astroturfing