Author: Automotive News Feed

Volkswagen will invest $1.4 billion to revamp a plant in eastern Germany into Europe’s largest electric-car factory, giving chase to Tesla’s move into affordable zero-emission vehicles.

A Daimler-owned startup plans to challenge Uber in Mexico City, Latin America’s biggest metropolis, at the beginning of next year. Rival Didi Chuxing is also due to start ride-hailing services in the city next month.

En este año prevaleció la incertidumbre ante el acuerdo comercial entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá, lo que a su vez frenó la llegada de nuevas empresas a Guanajuato Puerto Interior, dice su presidente Luis Quiroz.

Gelsenkirchen and Essen have joined other German cities including Frankfurt, Berlin, Stuttgart and Cologne in facing potential diesel bans after a court ruled that they must ban older diesel vehicles following a lawsuit brought by an environmental…

Jim Hackett, presidente ejecutivo de Ford Motor Co., dice que la empresa está abierta a inversiones en su negocio de vehículos de conducción autónoma, pero advirtió que expandir sociedades con la alemana Volkswagen es un tema “delicado”.

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BMW has made a last-minute effort, along with Vodafone and Ericsson, to persuade the EU of the advantages of using 5G technology in cars, amid concerns over the bloc executive’s preference for a Wi-Fi-based technology being pursued by their rivals.