Vulog will power Hyundai’s new LA car-sharing service

The technology behind Hyundai’s new car-sharing service in Los Angeles is provided by a company that is largely unknown despite its ubiquity. Vulog announced Tuesday during Automobility LA that Hyundai will use its technology platform for a car-sharing pilot that will launch in Los Angeles at the end of 2019 and will eventually grow to… Continue reading Vulog will power Hyundai’s new LA car-sharing service

PSA trade unions give the nod to merger with Fiat

FILE PHOTO: The logos of car manufacturers Fiat and Peugeot are seen in front of dealerships of the companies in Saint-Nazaire, France, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) – The majority of unions representing workers at Peugeot maker PSA (PEUP.PA) are in favour of a planned merger with Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI), PSA executives and… Continue reading PSA trade unions give the nod to merger with Fiat

GM’s first female CFO explains how she’s made it her mission to ‘slay complexity’ at the largest US automaker – Business Insider

New Yorkers might not know it, but Detroit giant General Motors has an office in midtown Manhattan. It’s not in the actual GM building, a mid-1960s skyscraper that the company effectively sold in the 1990s and that was later partly owned by Donald Trump. GM’s views of Gotham are now found at the nearby AllianceBernstein… Continue reading GM’s first female CFO explains how she’s made it her mission to ‘slay complexity’ at the largest US automaker – Business Insider

Renault needs to break pay taboo to get right boss

Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard is compiling a shortlist following the ouster of Thierry Bollore, an acolyte of ex-boss Carlos Ghosn. It will be a difficult job. London: French carmaker Renault is challenged on numerous fronts and still smarting from a nasty spat with its largest owner, the French government. Even in good times, remuneration restraint at… Continue reading Renault needs to break pay taboo to get right boss

Electric car: Volkswagen invests foot on the floor

Posted Nov 18, 2019 at 7:00 am Volkswagen, which already gave the competition to its competitors with its colossal resources and unmatched sales, decided to drive the point. The world’s largest manufacturer announced Friday, during the annual update of its investment plan, that it intends to invest 60 billion euros in the period 2020-2024 in… Continue reading Electric car: Volkswagen invests foot on the floor