BMW is suing two of its suppliers, Valeo and Denso, over price fixing on air conditioning components, the German automaker said on Wednesday. The case was first reported in the Handelsblatt newspaper, which said that BMW was suing France’s Valeo and Japan’s Denso for damages of 141 million euros ($155.4 million).
NIU’s electric scooters ware now for sale in the USA!These scooters are already well loked in the Eu and China. NIU scooters were use as part of Revel’s scooter-sharing program in US, so some of you may have already rode one. Now that retail sales started this week in the US, we now know what […]
Don’t text and drive down under. Artificial intelligence (AI) cameras capable of detecting drivers who are using their mobiles illegally have been activated in New South Wales, Australia. The cameras were activated by NSW Transport on 1 December. Drivers spotted by the AI during its first three months of use will receive a warning letter […]
Audi has picked the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show to make the global debut of the 2020 e-tron Sportback. Several other models will make their global debut here as well; the 2020 RS models including the Audi RS 6 Avant and the RS 7, and — as a highlight — the global debut of the […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to exit minicar segment in Europe! Yes the The leader of that market catagory is joining other badges in killing off their smallest cars due to the increasing development costs to make them meet tougher emissions limits. FCA CEO Mike Manley said the automaker plans to try to shift Fiat’s […]
VW quietly announced in a Wednesday release that it will debut a new ID electric car concept at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Nov. 19. That’s a day before the press invades the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, but VW clearly wants to give the car more attention outside of the bright lights at the […]
Kia has Thursday that its next-generation all-electric Soul EV has been pushed by a year and now will debut in 2021. The delay is casuef by battery supply constraints and electric motor shortages. The newest Soul EV was first slated to arrive around spring 2019 but was push to 2020 calendar year. So this make […]
While GM, BMW, Lime and others are getting out of the car sharing service, Penske plans to enter it. The Penske corporation has now its new ride sharing service called Penske Dash. Penske has joined forces with with Ridecell Inc. to launch Penske Dash in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The new car sharing service […]
E-bikes, which were recently allowed in state parks, can now be used in national parks as well. The Department of the Interior announced its plan to implement an order allowing the use of low-speed electric bicycles at national wildlife refuges and other DOI-managed public lands where regular biking already occurs. “Millions of Americans want to […]
Deutsche Post DHL Group is bringing its StreetScooter line of light-duty electric delivery vehicles to the U.S. market, as the company moves into new markets beyond their existing European and Asian customers. Deutsche Post DHL Group operates the largest electric fleet in Germany. The updated Work and Work L are the most likely to be […]