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Boosting Production at Porsche
Although Porsche is part of the Volkswagen Group, it still operates its own factories in Stuttgart and Leipzig, and in the context of other OEMs, it is still something of a niche producer of products.
Trident: You’ve Never Seen Diesels Like These
While the details are comparatively scant, Trident Sports Cars Ltd., of the U.K., has announced that its Iceni sports car is now available in a couple of variations.
Nokia Launches Connected Car Fund
Nokia Corp. is creating a $100 million fund to invest in companies that are developing innovations for connected vehicles.
Viper, Thermoplastics, a Free Pass & a 25% Discount to amerimold
Assuming that you’re someone who works in the auto industry, regardless of what company you work for—be it an OEM or supplier—chances are a lock that if you like performance cars in the least bit, the Viper is one that you admire.
China Pollution Crackdown May Hike EV Battery Prices
China supplies most of the graphite found in lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars, hybrids and consumer electronics.
VW XL 1 Wins Design Award
The Design Museum in London has announced the seven category winners for its annual Design of the Year Award (the categories include architecture, digital, fashion, furniture, graphics, product, and transport), and the one taking the prize in the transport category is the Volkswagen XL 1.
Google’s Self-Driving Car Moves to City Streets
Google Inc. says it has shifted tests of its autonomous car technology from relatively straightforward expressways to more complex city streets.
Tesla to Pursue Two Sites for Battery “Gigafactory”
Tesla Motors Inc. plans to select at least two states in which to build a giant batterymaking factory, then pursue construction plans in each one right up to groundbreaking before choosing the final site.
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Spring Hill & Beyond
Although the financial numbers reported by General Motors last week were rather anemic (first quarter net income of $0.1-billion, which is at least black not red), there was another number that the company reported which is certainly far more positive: Four-million.