Continental signed an agreement with Didi Chuxing to cooperate on developing Internet-connected EVs that will be tailor-made for Didi's ride-hailing service in China.
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10 Jul, 2018
Motorsport-inspired R8 special based on the V10 Plus limited to just five units in the UK, priced from £176,560
VW has named Thomas Sedran to lead its commercial vehicles division. Currently VW's head of strategy, Sedran will assume his new post on Sept. 1. He replaces Eckhard Scholz.
The BMW Group and Chinese OEM Great Wall Motor have signed an agreement to produce Mini electric vehicles through a new 50:50 joint venture based in China.
Tesla reached a preliminary agreement with the Shanghai government to build a factory that'll rival production from its lone U.S. assembly plant, as Elon Musk takes his biggest step yet to expand overseas. Planned capacity is 500,000 vehicles a year.
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser has issued a stark warning of the importance for German companies of successfully managing the industry's transition to electrified and automated vehicles. In remarks reported by Bloomberg, Kaeser appeared to warn that Germany's automotive giants need to get the transition right, or risk mass unemployment and violent social unrest in Germany.
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10 Jul, 2018
The new 2020 Skoda Vision E-based SUV to wear hot eRS badge
Valmet Automotive has started production of the new generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class at its Uusikaupunki plant in Finland.
Lada says it sold 16,592 cars in overseas markets in the first half of 2018, a 64% increase compared to the results for the same period last year.
Hyundai Cradle, Hyundai Motor Company's corporate venturing and open innovation business, is investing in Ionic Materials, a privately held battery developer based in Massachusetts, to advance the development of battery technology and improve EV performance with solid-state battery innovatio
Honeywell has named TorstenPilz as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer reporting to chairman and CEO, Darius Adamczyk and will also serve as company officer.
PSA and Inria are creating OpenLab dedicated to artificial intelligence with areas studied including autonomous and intelligent vehicles, mobility services, manufacturing, design development tools, design and digital marketing as well as quality and finance.
The BMW Group is expanding its footprint in China and adding capacity.
The 50-50 venture owned by BMW and Great Wall will make battery-powered vehicles for both partners at a new plant in Jiangsu Province.
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10 Jul, 2018
New €5 million Bugatti Divo hypercar to focus on handling and cornering by shedding weight and adding downforce
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24 Aug, 2018
Lighter and more agile, the new 1,479bhp Bugatti Divo has debuted at Monterey Car Week in California
Joe Kaeser has a stark warning: Manage the electric vehicle revolution shaking up the industry, or face violent consequences that inevitably come with mass unemployment.
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser has a stark warning for German automakers: Manage the EV revolution shaking up the industry, or face violent consequences that inevitably come with mass unemployment.
Suning Logistics, a subsidiary of Suning Holdings group, has signed a strategic partnership with Baidu Apollo to accelerate the commercial application of self-driving technology which - it is claimed - could see the mass production of unmanned delivery vehicles as early as 2020.
BMW has sealed a JV agreement with Great Wall to produce electric Minis in China. The 50-50 venture will make EVs for both partners at a new plant in the country, BMW said.
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