Press Releases – Auto industry revises 2019 car sales forecast to -1%

Brussels, 27 June 2019 – In the side-lines of its annual general meeting in Brussels today, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) revised its forecast for 2019 passenger car registrations downwards to -1%. ACEA’s initial forecast, published earlier this year, was for growth of up to 1% compared to 2018. The association now expects a… Continue reading Press Releases – Auto industry revises 2019 car sales forecast to -1%

New Opel Zafira Life: Fun-to-Drive and Flexible MPV

​Download full Press kit New Opel Zafira Life – Summary  The next-generation Zafira has arrived Zafira Life offered in three sizes with up to nine seats Bold design and balanced proportions Lounge comfort with movable leather seats and panorama roof Sliding doors open electrically in seconds via foot-movement Zafira Life all-electric version follows in 2021… Continue reading New Opel Zafira Life: Fun-to-Drive and Flexible MPV

Car manufacturer: Opel engineers should go voluntarily

Statue of Adam Opel in Rüsselsheim The trained locksmith founded Opel 157 years ago. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, BerlinMore than 500 engineers and skilled workers working in the OpelDevelopment Center ITEZ in Rüsselsheim, now have certainty. In a personal piece of information, personnel manager Ralph Wangemann told each of these employees on Tuesday: “They have been… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Opel engineers should go voluntarily

Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns

Brussels, 25 June 2019 – European Environment Agency (EEA) data issued yesterday confirm that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars rose for the second year running in 2018, up 1.6% on 2017. Last year was also the second year when petrol cars were the most sold fuel type, further expanding their market share while sales… Continue reading Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns

CNG in the electric era: VW wants to refill the natural gas drive

Golf Variant TGI Even the bestseller should be cleaned with natural gas. BerlinAuf the Annual General Meeting in May leaves CEO Herbert dies There is no doubt as to how the priorities in the Volkswagen Group are distributed. For several minutes he talks about climate change, electromobility and the VW– own strategy with battery cells,… Continue reading CNG in the electric era: VW wants to refill the natural gas drive

Impending CO2 penalties: BMW wants to more than double the number of electric cars

AFP BMW iNext. As a concept car, the electric car was presented in November 2018 in Los Angeles. 2021 is the iNext, which can drive highly automated, roll in Dingolfing from the tape The car maker launches a gear in the electrification of its vehicles in view of the diesel crisis and impending CO2 penalties.… Continue reading Impending CO2 penalties: BMW wants to more than double the number of electric cars

BMW’s hybrid cars to switch to electric only mode in polluted cities

FILE PHOTO: The BMW logo is seen on a car in Nice, France, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW’s new hybrid cars will automatically switch off their combustion engines in heavily polluted inner city areas and use pure electric driving mode as a way to cut vehicle emissions, the carmaker said… Continue reading BMW’s hybrid cars to switch to electric only mode in polluted cities

Autocar confidential: Seat phones it in, Hyundai-Kia tries some DIY and more

In this week’s edition of Autocar confidential, we hear why Hyundai and Kia are bringing interior production entirely in-house, what’s wrong with Jaguar XE sales and more.  New Jag’s a sales drag Frustration over the comparatively low sales of the Jaguar XE continues to bubble among senior officials. Outgoing design chief Ian Callum called the situation “a source of… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Seat phones it in, Hyundai-Kia tries some DIY and more

Átalakuló járműipar

*/ ]]> A Magyarországon Jelen lévő legnagyobb Járműipari vállalatok, a beszállító kis- és középvállalkozások, az utánpótlásképzésért felelős Felsőoktatási intézmények és a kormányzat képviselői is a legmagasabb szinten képviseltették magukat a Hungarian Befektetési Ügynökség (HIPA) által immáron hatodik alkalommal megrendezett Járműipari találkozóján. A rendezvény célja, hogy a szektor képviselői számára lehetőséget adjós autógyártás jelenének és továbblépési… Continue reading Átalakuló járműipar