Ford Motor Company announced it has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new organisation charged with accelerating its AV business to capitalise on market opportunities. The company also detailed key organisational changes designed to improve its operational fitness and drive profitable growth. The company is organising its self-driving business into Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, which [...]

In a recent competitive assessment, ABI Research analysed and compared the strength of the current leading ridesharing providers worldwide through an analysis of its market share, innovation programs, strategies, and geographical reach. Ridesharing services have grown at breakneck speeds over the past decade as an increasing number of people are using these services and bypassing [...]

Motoring legends and founders of DriveTribe, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond took time out of their filming schedule to launch DriveTribe in China. As the fastest growing global online community dedicated to motoring enthusiasts, DriveTribe is embracing the cultural differences that China has to offer, by launching dedicated ‘Tribes’ for its Chinese followers [...]

The Lean Production Award 2018 has gone to Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant for the first time. At Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant, the jury assessed solutions at more than 50 stations in the press shop, body shop, paint shop, assembly and logistics. Volkswagen board member for production Dr Andreas Tostmann said, ‘The team has genuinely earned this award. [...]

The Volkswagen Group recorded the best ever first half year in its history, delivering 5.5 million vehicles to customers. Deliveries in June grew 4.1 per cent to 958,600 new vehicles. ‘This was the best-ever first half year in our company’s history. Group deliveries increased significantly in all core regions. Our core brands recorded strong growth [...]