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Mercedes-Benz to Produce EQ Brand Electric Cars in the U.S.

Posted on September 22, 2017 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Tuscaloosa plant will manufacture SUV models for the company’s EQ brand and a new battery plant TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. At the time being launched, the EQ models will feature the latest status of

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Jaguar Electrifies with I-PACE Concept Car

Posted on November 15, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Jaguar tears up the rule book creating a concept with supercar looks, sports car performance and SUV space, in one electric package The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. This is a production preview of the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be revealed next year and on the road in 2018. Customers can register

Delphi, Mobileye to Develop Off-the-Shelf Self Driving System

Posted on August 23, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Delphi Automotive PLC and Mobileye NV are teaming up to work on producing off-the-shelf systems for everything from small cars to sport utilities and pickup trucks beginning 2019—and help them carve out a central role in the race to supply technology for driverless vehicles. The pair will jointly invest “several hundred million dollars” in the effort, but a spokesman declined to provide other

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Vietnam New Vehicle Sales Continues Uptrend in July

Posted on August 11, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

New vehicle sales in Vietnam continues the uptrend momentum in July according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA). New vehicle sales increased by 36.6% to 24,153 units in July, from 17,688 units a year ago. The market expanded by 35% to 147,814 units in the first seven months of the year – from 109,396 sales in

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China Auto Sales Driven by Demand for Small-Mid size SUVs

Posted on August 9, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

China’s passenger-vehicle sales accelerated the most in 17 months, as General Motors Co. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. boosted deliveries and dealers offering discounts helped clear inventories in the world’s biggest auto market. Deliveries for GM increased 18 percent to 270,529 units in July, while Ford Motor Co.’s rose 15 percent to 88,189 vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales gained 5.7 percent

Geely Revises Sales Target Upwards

Posted on August 9, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Robust crossover demand is prompting Geely Automobile Holdings to raise its sales target for China this year to 660,000 vehicles, a 29 percent increase over its sales in 2015. Geely previously aimed to sell 600,000 vehicles in China this year. The company upgraded its forecast after two new crossovers, the Boyue and the Emgrand GS, enjoyed a strong launch. In

Land Rover beats Apple and tops car brands for UK Customer Satisfaction Index 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

The SUV specialist placed joint third overall with M&S Food and Waitrose in the index, which tracks the quality of customer service in the UK. The results are based on a six-monthly online survey of 10,000 consumers dealing with more than 200 different companies across 13 sectors. Land Rover’s position in the list, with a rating of 84.6, puts it

MPV , Chinese Families Trending Vehicle

Posted on July 22, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Sedans may no longer be the automobile of choice for Chinese families who believe they need more seats to fit in more family members now that the one-child policy is a thing of the past. At an ongoing auto expo in northeastern Chinese city Changchun this week, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and seven-seat SUVs are the stars of the show. At

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JLR Takes Self-Driving Off-Road

Posted on July 13, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Jaguar Land Rover has created a suite of autonomous off-road driving features to help cars drive themselves on any terrain and in any conditions. The system combines cameras, ultrasonic, radar and lidar sensors to create a 360-degree view of the world around it, then plot a 3D path over the terrain ahead. While scanning up to five meters ahead, the

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CHINA May let Foreign Carmakers Control Joint Ventures

Posted on June 29, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

China’s government is considering the removal of caps on stakes foreign carmakers can own in joint ventures with local partners, potentially loosening a policy criticized for shielding state-owned companies from competition. Xu Shaoshi, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the government is looking into lifting the 50 percent cap in an interview at a World Economic Forum