Bentley has commenced delivery of the Bentayga Hybrid SUV, marking a significant milestone for the company as it eases into the electric powertrain sector. It plans to offer electric or hybrid version of all its models by 2025. Bentley’s first plug-in hybrid model combines a powerful new, 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine with an advanced [...]

In line with FCA’s €5bn investment program for Italy, Maserati announced its innovation plan for production, electrification and autonomous driving technologies. With regards to production, Maserati announces plans for its line-up of new and electrified products at Modena, Cassino and Turin (Mirafiori and Grugliasco). All of Maserati’s new models will be 100% made in Italy [...]

Volkswagen is backing two chairman accused of market manipulation. The Brunswick public prosecutor’s office announced that it had brought an indictment against the former chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, Prof. Martin Winterkorn, as well as against the chairman of the supervisory board, Hans Dieter Pötsch, and the chairman of the board [...]

LeddarTech, an industry leader in LiDAR technology announced that it has signed a Pan-European representation agreement with Acal BFi. Under the agreement, Acal BFi becomes LeddarTech’s newest partner in the delivery of mobility and speciality sensor modules, including the newly released Leddar Pixell 3D Solid-state LiDAR Detection Cocoon Solution for autonomous shuttles, commercial vehicles, and [...]

The Volkswagen Group is setting benchmarks in the development, testing and production of battery cell technology in Germany. In Salzgitter (Lower Saxony) alone, over 1,000 jobs are to be created by 2023/24 for testing and producing battery cells – 300 at Volkswagen’s development centre and pilot line, 700 in a joint venture between Northvolt and [...]