Volvo’s Polestar Opens Factory In China To Export To Europe, US
Volvo Cars’ performance electric car brand, Polestar, has opened a factory in western China to produce a gasoline-electric hybrid for export to Europe and the United States. Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said Tuesday exports of the two-door, carbon fiber Polestar…
Porsche’s Taycan Electric Sedan Will Have ‘Minimalist’ Cockpit
Porsche’s Taycan electric sedan will introduce a minimalist cockpit design that breaks with the brand’s core stylistic convention. The Taycan will have a fully configurable digital instrument cluster — a first for a Porsche car. Previously every model has at…
Mercedes & Fiat Will Electrify A & B Class Cars For European Market
Fiat CEO Olivier François tells the press his company’s electrification strategy will focus on small cars in the A and B class segments of the market. The Fiat 500 and Panda account for nearly a third of all small car…
Wide Implications As Germany Teeters Toward Recession
Germany, Europe’s industrial powerhouse and biggest economy, with companies like Volkswagen, Siemens and BASF, may be entering a recession, according to a gloomy report from the country’s central bank Monday — a development that could have repercussions for the rest…
Volkswagen Group Company Acquires Minority Stake In Charging Station Software Company Elli
The partnership has been formed with the intention of expanding the charging network in Europe in anticipation of the growing market. Has·to·be already provides software for some of the Volkswagen Group’s stations. “Simple and convenient charging is essential for the…
Vmoto Shares Hit Skids Despite Doubling Sales To Europe
Shares in Perth-based electric scooter maker Vmoto have plunged despite the company flagging a surge in orders after second-quarter sales to Europe were more than double those of a year ago. The manufacturer and distributor sold 2371 vehicles to Europe…
Tesla Triples European Sales In First Half Of 2019 As Regional Car Market Drops 7.9%
As the overall European car market fell nearly 8% in June over last year, Tesla managed to both buck the trend and triple its sales in the region in the first half of 2019. The Model 3 was also Europe’s…
Magna & BAIC To Cooperate On EV Production
Magna and BAIC have officially signed a framework agreement with the Government of Zhenjiang (Chinese city) for the production of electric vehicles. The joint venture, led by BJEV, BAIC’s electric car subsidiary, is Magna’s first investment in a complete vehicle…
Seat’s Cupra Teases High-Performance EV
Seat’s Cupra performance brand will preview its first full-electric car with a concept to be unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Cupra’s teaser image of the concept shows a coupe-like SUV with five doors. In a news release…
Tesla To Be More Competitive In Europe With Upcoming Car Tax Policy Update
Tesla’s Model 3 push in Europe could see a notable boost, thanks to a potential policy update that would abolish import duties on American cars entering the region. The potential update was related by German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier to…
