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Big names join Caruso marketplace
- November 21, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Caruso has announced its official launch, with TecAlliance, Bosch, Continental and ZF, plus car manufacturers such as BMW all making their data available on its site. Caruso is an open, neutral and secure data marketplace, allowing users to connect data from different providers to optimise their business models or develop new ones. As a first [...] -
Volvo teams with Uber
- November 20, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars has signed a framework agreement with Uber to sell tens of thousands of autonomous driving-compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The base vehicles are developed on Volvo Cars’ fully modular, in-house-developed scalable product architecture (SPA). SPA is one of the most advanced car architectures in the world and is currently used on [...] -
New Tesla truck unloads surprise sports car
- November 17, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Tesla is aiming to break boundaries again with two new products – its first electric articulated lorry and a new Roadster that will be ‘the fastest production car ever made’. Chief executive Elon Musk unveiled his Tesla truck in Los Angeles yesterday. With a range of 500 miles and able to achieve 0-60mph in 20 [...] -
Graduation day for apprentices
- November 17, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Service King Collision Repair Centers recently celebrated its latest Apprentice Development graduating class. The group included 42 apprentice technicians who each completed the 52-week hands-on training programme hosted inside Service King locations across the country. The 2017 graduating class comprised technicians from nine different states across the US, as the programme continues to grow exponentially. [...] -
Castrol and Volvo extend partnership
- November 15, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Castrol and the Volvo Car Group have renewed their global partnership. The agreement which covers engine oils, gear oils and greases in all new vehicles in Volvo’s global manufacturing facilities will also see the supply of lubricants to Volvo dealers across the globe. The partnership will see the two companies work together on improving fuel [...]