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October 31, 2019 No Responses

Volkswagen, Siemens Launch Electric Vehicle In Rwanda

In a first for the African continent, the Volkswagen Brand has launched a pilot project in partnership with Siemens to test the feasibility of electric mobility in an African country. The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Pirelli Tyre Projects 2019 Revenue To €5.3b

Pireli Tyre has projected that its 2019 revenue would grow to 5.3 billion euros, 2,5 per cent higher than a previous guidance of between 1.5% and 2.5%. Under the arrangement, the company is expecting a full-year cash flow of between...

October 30, 2019 No Responses

Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler In merger Talks

US-Italian auto giant Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in merger talks that would yield an entity valued at about $50 billion, a person with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Tuesday. Carlos Tavares, the chief executive of Peugeot’s...

October 29, 2019 No Responses

Mahindra Acquires Peugeot Motocycles

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) subsidiary, Mahindra Two Wheelers Europe is to fully acquire France-based Peugeot Motocycles (PMTC) for an undisclosed amount....

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Airless Tyre: Bridgestone, Others Target Driverless Cars

Makers of airless tyres such as Japan’s Bridgestone Corp. hope driverless cars will herald a breakthrough for their niche technology, which is more than a decade old but underperforms standard tyres in every way except resistance to puncture. Autonomous ...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Renault Seek New Partners As Revenue Drops Further

French carmaker Renault is on the hunt for new partners to buy its cars and components as it reported a fall in quarterly revenue and pushed ahead on a strategic review with “nothing off the table”. According to agency reports,...

October 27, 2019 No Responses

Michelin Cut Full-Year Market Forecasts

Again, Michelin has cut its full-year market forecasts, pointing out a sharper-than-expected downturn in the truck segment. The group, which said two weeks ago it would close a French plant in response to deteriorating conditions of the auto industry, al...

October 27, 2019 No Responses

Renault Declares 4.4 Per Cent Drop In Sales

Renault’s group revenue fell in the third quarter, weighed down by a drop in production at partners Nissan and Daimler as declining demand for diesel engines added to the effects of a slowing global market. The company, which owns 43.4%...

October 22, 2019 No Responses

Kia Employs 1,000 New Staff As Bookings For Seltos Exceed Expectations

Enthused by the sustained bookings for Seltos SUVs which have crossed 60,000 units, Kia Motors has started its second shift at Anantapur facility in Andhra Pradesh in India to take the capacity to over 15,000 units a month by adding...

October 20, 2019 No Responses

Renault Explains Drop In Sales

Renault has cut its revenue guidance for 2019 further and lowered its profitability forecast, citing difficulties in markets such as Turkey and Argentina as carmakers grapple with a broad-based slump in auto sales. Renault, which has just rejigged its top...