Author: Automotive News Feed

France became the latest European country to call for regional battery manufacturers and automakers to create a consortium able to meet the anticipated demand for EVs and compete with dominant Asian producers.

Hyundai y Kia retiraron casi 1.7 millones de vehículos en el 2015 y 2017 en Estados Unidos, en uno de los mayores llamados a revisión registrados en el país, debido a una falla en el motor que incrementaba riesgos de accidentes.

El consejo de administración de Nissan Motor Co. se reúne para echar a su presidente Carlos Ghosn tras el inesperado arresto de quien fuera un reverenciado líder, abriendo un periodo de incertidumbre en la alianza con Renault.

Nissan’s board voted to remove Carlos Ghosn as chairman and representative director, ignoring a plea from alliance partner Renault to postpone the decision.

Carlos Ghosn is being held at Tokyo’s detention center that is known for its austere regime, in stark contrast to the top executive’s usual luxury lifestyle.

Renault Chief Operating Officer Thierry Bollore, who takes over Carlos Ghosn’s duties as CEO, is a relative newcomer to the automaker, but he has deep experience in French industry — and, importantly, the backing of the French government.

VW confirmed it will transfer production of the Passat from its plant in Emden to a Skoda plant in the Czech Republic in order to free up capacity at the German factory for EV models.

Nissan’s directors vote within a matter of hours to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn. But even if they decide to dismiss him, Ghosn and his accused co-conspirator might still keep their board seats — at least for now.

BMW cuenta con DriveNow, una aplicación que permite a las personas contratar un vehículo y pagar por el tiempo de uso, ahora está estudiando cómo extender este servicio a otras megaciudades, entre ellas la Ciudad de México y São Paulo.

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