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Ansible Motion Opens New £2m R&D Centre

Ansible Motion Opens New £2m R&D Centre

Multi-million pound R&D Centre will advance simulation technology for the automotive industry A £2m new research and development centre that features one of the world’s most advanced vehicle simulators has opened in Hethel, Norfolk. Ansible Motion’s all-new facility at the Hethel Engineering Centre will be ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Alliance Official COP21 Passenger Car Partner

Renault-Nissan Alliance Official COP21 Passenger Car Partner

The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the world leader in zero-emission mobility*, will provide a fleet of 200 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation's COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year. The partnership agreement was signed today between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and ... Continue reading

Hyundai UK Hands Over ix35 Fuel Cell to Global Mining Company

Hyundai UK Hands Over ix35 Fuel Cell to Global Mining Company

Hyundai Motor UK has today officially handed over an example of the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), the ix35 Fuel Cell, to global diversified mining business Anglo American – the world’s leading producer of platinum (a key ingredient in FCEV technology). ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Tourer Goes for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title of Lowest Fuel Consumption

Honda Civic Tourer Goes for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title of Lowest Fuel Consumption

BRACKNELL, UK -- May 27, 2015: Honda will put the real-world fuel economy of its super-efficient 1.6 i-DTEC engine to the ultimate test in an 8,500mile drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries, with the aim of setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for fuel efficiency. On Monday 1st June 2015, two members of Hon ... Continue reading

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2015: Winners dazzle at the time-honoured Classic Weekend on Lake Como

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2015: Winners dazzle at the time-honoured Classic Weekend on Lake Como

An impressive parade of all the cars and motorcycles entered in competition and the announcement of this year’s prize winners provided a dazzling Classic Weekend on the banks of Lake Como with a fitting climax late on Sunday afternoon in front of thousands of spectators. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’E ... Continue reading

New ŠKODA Superb Estate: Space, Style and Technology

New ŠKODA Superb Estate: Space, Style and Technology

ŠKODA is once again making its mark with the new ŠKODA Superb. Just months after the debut of the hatchback, comes the new ŠKODA Superb Estate. Based on innovative MQB technology, this attractive newcomer sets new standards in its segment in terms of space, comfort, safety and connectivity. The new ŠKODA Superb Est ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Reports its Full Year Results

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Reports its Full Year Results

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc today reported its full year results for the 12-month period to March 31, 2015. The company delivered its fifth successive year of solid growth, robust financial results and continuous investment in its future. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Inaugurates Vehicle Plant in Changsha

Volkswagen Inaugurates Vehicle Plant in Changsha

Annual capacity: 300,000 Volkswagen and Å KODA vehicles Highest state certificate for CO2-neutral production with solar and hydroelectric power WOLFSBURG/CHANGSHA -- May 26, 2015: The Volkswagen Group continues to expand its production capacity in China with the addition of a new vehicle plant of Shanghai- Volkswagen ... Continue reading

Chrysler Selects Parrot for Its Next Generation DigitalTV Solution

Chrysler Selects Parrot for Its Next Generation DigitalTV Solution

PARIS -- May 26, 2015: Parrot (Paris:PARRO), a leading player in the field of Connected Automotive Infotainment and the leading provider of digital TV & radio solutions in mobility, announced today that Chrysler has chosen Parrot’s Digital TV solution for Head Units in the form factor of a dedicated ECU. “Par ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Operations in North Africa

Ford Expands Operations in North Africa

As part of its global growth plan, Ford Motor Company is expanding its operations in North Africa with a new regional sales office in Casablanca and a purchasing office in Tangier. “Morocco is a great place to do business,” said Kalyana Sivagnanam, Director, Ford Middle East & North Africa. “Morocco has a very skill ... Continue reading

Ford Brings Dynamic Car-Sharing Experiment to London; First Service to Offer One-Way Trips with Guaranteed Parking

Ford Brings Dynamic Car-Sharing Experiment to London; First Service to Offer One-Way Trips with Guaranteed Parking

Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. The service offers flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. ... Continue reading

BMW Celebrates 40 Years of BMW Art Cars

BMW Celebrates 40 Years of BMW Art Cars

MUNICH -- May 26, 2015: The renowned BMW Art Car Collection celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The celebrations got under way with exhibitions in Hong Kong, the Centre Pompidou, the BMW Museum and the Concorso d'Eleganza on Lake Como, where the first four BMW Art Cars by Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lich ... Continue reading

Hertz Receives Top Honors from Relevant Travel and Rental Industry Influencers

Hertz Receives Top Honors from Relevant Travel and Rental Industry Influencers

The TripAdvisor community, Business Traveller Middle East and Fleet World among the influencers recognizing the company's services, products and innovation. LONDON -- May 26, 2015: The Hertz Corporation has recently received top vehicle rental honors across Europe and the Middle East from travel and fleet industry infl ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Upgrade to Microchip's MOST150 Devices for Ethernet Packet Transport in All-New Volvo XC90 Model's Infotainment Network

Volvo Cars Upgrade to Microchip's MOST150 Devices for Ethernet Packet Transport in All-New Volvo XC90 Model's Infotainment Network

MOST150 Standard Carries Ethernet Packets According to IEEE 802.3 Spec, Providing the Only Proven, Automotive-Ready In-Car Ethernet Physical Layer CHANDLER, AZ -- May 26, 2015: Microchip Technology Inc. , a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that the Volvo ... Continue reading

60 New Car Models for the First Time in Turkey at Istanbul Autoshow 2015

60 New Car Models for the First Time in Turkey at Istanbul Autoshow 2015

Istanbul Autoshow 2015 is held at TUYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center on May 22-31 and automobile enthusiasts will meet the “new wonders of the world” ISTANBUL -- May 25, 2015: Istanbul Autoshow 2015, organized jointly by ODD (Automotive Distributors' Association) and TUYAP Tüm Fuarcılık Y ... Continue reading

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