Alphabet’s Waymo seeks outside investors: The Information

FILE PHOTO: A Waymo self-driving car is seen during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Stephen Lam (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car division, Waymo, has been seeking financing from outside investors such as European automakers Volkswagen AG, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person with… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo seeks outside investors: The Information

Rybrook buys JLR dealerships in Stoke from Pendragon

Warwick-based Rybrook Group is representing Jaguar and Land Rover in Stoke following the completion of its acquisition of the businesses from Pendragon for an undisclosed sum. The businesses is trading as Rybrook Land Rover Stoke and Rybrook Jaguar Stoke. These new additions increase the Warwick-based Group’s dealerships to 25. Rybrook already has Jaguar and Land… Continue reading Rybrook buys JLR dealerships in Stoke from Pendragon

Bollinger Gets Serious About Electric Offroading – EVWORLD.COM – EV World

inFOCUS Bollinger B1: First Serious Electric 4WD By Bill Moore While Rivian has stolen some of the limelight of late, Bollinger is rolling ahead with its production plans to bring zero-emission 4WD motoring to a world urgently in need of carbon-free off-roading. As a young man fresh out of college, I had no car and… Continue reading Bollinger Gets Serious About Electric Offroading – EVWORLD.COM – EV World

Rybrook Group acquires JLR Stoke from Pendragon

Rybrook Group has completed its acquisition of the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) franchised car dealership from Pendragon Premier Limited. Completed for an undisclosed sum on February 28, the deal has seen the facility integrated within Rybrook Cars Limited and lose its previous Stratstone branding in favour of Rybrook Land Rover Stoke and Rybrook Jaguar Stoke. … Continue reading Rybrook Group acquires JLR Stoke from Pendragon

Tenneco Supplies Suspension on Jaguar I-PACE All-Electric SUV

LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN), a global supplier of Ride Performance and Clean Air products and systems, is supplying suspension components for the new Jaguar I-PACE all-electric luxury crossover SUV. The vehicle features Tenneco’s passive front and rear dampers and coil and air spring suspension modules, engineered to improve ride performance and stability.… Continue reading Tenneco Supplies Suspension on Jaguar I-PACE All-Electric SUV

Piëch Mark Zero Is a 603-HP All-Electric Grand Tourer – Motor Trend

The picture I’ve seen of the very first Porsche booth at the 1949 Geneva motor show clearly shows Ferry Porsche (Ferdinand’s son) as well as the former’s sister, Louise Porsche. Louise wound up marrying Porsche’s lawyer and business partner, Anton Piëch. You may have heard of one of their sons—Ferdinand—the genius engineer behind things as… Continue reading Piëch Mark Zero Is a 603-HP All-Electric Grand Tourer – Motor Trend

VinFast launches limited edition Lux SUV in Switzerland – Viet Nam News

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — VinFast will introduce its first Lux SUV model at the Geneva Motor Show 2019 in Switzerland, one of the most exciting displays of auto engineering and design in the world, from March 7-17. Being equipped with a powerful 6.2-litre V8 engine and outstanding interior and exterior, the new VinFast… Continue reading VinFast launches limited edition Lux SUV in Switzerland – Viet Nam News

Pininfarina’s $2 million electric ‘Battista’ hypercar is faster than a Formula 1 race car

Automobili Pininfarina, the automaker brand infused with Pininfarina design house DNA and owned by India’s Mahindra Group, revealed its first production car this week at the Geneva International Motor Show. And it’s an audacious inaugural effort. The Pininfarina Battista — a nod to design house founder Battista “Pinin” Farina — is an all-electric beast of… Continue reading Pininfarina’s $2 million electric ‘Battista’ hypercar is faster than a Formula 1 race car

Mercedes unveils its first Formula E race car

Mercedes-Benz said it would participate in Formula E this year, and now you know what it’ll bring to the track. The tri-star badge has unveiled its first racer for the all-electric league, the EQ Silver Arrow 01 (no real relation to the Silver Arrow concept), and it’s clear it will at least be competitive. The… Continue reading Mercedes unveils its first Formula E race car