Automobile Archives — Page 9 of 30

June 17, 2020 No Responses

New Hyundai Creta Gets 30,000 Bookings

South Korean auto firm, Hyundai, on Tuesday disclosed that the new Creta has received not less than 30,000 bookings in the Indian Market . According to the auto firm, 55 percent of the total bookings are diesel powered Hyundai Creta.The new...

June 14, 2020 No Responses

At AGM, Toyota Vows To Remain Profitable

The Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation, Akio Toyoda told shareholders at the automaker’s annual meeting that the company will remain profitable during the coronavirus pandemic, using lessons it learned during the global financial ...

June 9, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Ford Re-Evaluates Office Space

Ford Motor Co is re-evaluating how much office space it needs for white-collar workers as restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic are eased and employees return to workplaces.In March, Ford, General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...

June 8, 2020 No Responses

GAC Delivers First All-Electric Vehicle GE3

Chinese OEM GAC Motor has completed the first overseas delivery of its all-electric vehicle, the GE3 SUV. Yakov Ben Hion, the first international GE3 owner, is a technology enthusiast and environmentalist. A statement quoted the owner as ...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Kia Unveils Updated Seltos SUV

Kia Motors on Monday announced the introduction of the updated Seltos Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in the India market. According to Kia, the new Seltos boast of 10 new features onboard, which include Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), Smart-Key Rem...

May 18, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Unveils Kicks e-Power SUV

Nissan has launched the Kicks e-Power SUV in Thailand. The SUV is capable of delivering the power and performance of an electric car.Available in four different variants, the e-Power technology onboard the Nissan Kicks e-Power SUV combines an EM57 electric...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen To Begin Sales Of New All-Electric Hatchback November 17

Volkswagen is to start selling the launch edition of its ID.3 vehicle next month to customers who placed pre-orders of the all-electric hatchback. According to the auto firm, Customers who made reservations for the launch edition, known as ID.3 1st,...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

German Auto Industry Seeks Vehicle-Buying Subsidies

The German car industry is planning a proposals for a new cash-for-clunkers program to counter a sales slump that risks choking off production restarts at factories across Europe’s biggest economy. The state premiers of Lower Saxony, Bavaria and Baden-Wuertt...

April 30, 2020 No Responses

Volvo Cars To Cut 1,300 Jobs

Volvo Cars said Wednesday it was cutting up to 1,300 white-collar jobs in Sweden in a restructuring accelerated by the impact of the new coronavirus. The company said the notices were part of an “ongoing realignment of the company’s operations,&#82...

April 25, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Restarts Production In Germany

About Five weeks of shutdown due to the coronavirus crisis, Germany’s largest car manufacturer Volkswagen has restarted production in two of its plants. Volkswagen’s vehicle plant in Zwickau, Saxony would “cautiously resume” production ...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

VW To Resume Production In South Africa May, April 20 In Germany

Volkswagen on Wednesday said factories producing cars for its core brand in Zwickau, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia will resume production starting on April 20, with other locations ramping up plants starting from April 27 onwards. Meanwhile, factories...

April 14, 2020 No Responses

VW To Aid Dealers Supporting Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Volkswagen AG said on Monday it would give financial assistance to its U.S. dealers who wish to use their loaner fleet to pickup and deliver essential supplies in areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loaner cars, typically offered to...

April 10, 2020 No Responses

Daimler To Restart German Factories April 20

Mercedes-Benz maker, Daimler is to restart work at factories in Germany from April 20, after a weeks-long interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In a few selected factories, we are implementing a coordinated restart of production,” the grou...

April 10, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai To Restart Plant April 14

Hyundai Motor, Czech plant plans to restart on April 14 after a three-week production outage as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus, becoming the first of the three major carmakers in the central European country to resume work. The...