The overall carsharing vehicle scheme is expected to expand from 983,000 in 2017 to 123,700 in 2018, driven by motorists’ desire to use alternative modes of transport, the rise in employee mobility options and environmental concerns. Existing providers of recent mobility solutions like carsharing, ridesharing, ridehailing, on-demand responsive shuttles, and integrated mobility are already scaling [...]

Volvo Cars will share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology, a cloud-based system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards. This is the first instance of Volvo Cars sharing safety-related data with another company. The collaboration with Volvo Trucks represents the first step towards achieving a [...]

The European Parliament has adopted the Compromise Package on the Vehicle Type-Approval Framework Regulation during the Plenary session held in Strasbourg. Prior to the vote, Rapporteur Dalton (ECR/UK) said that this legislation was a strong EU wide response to the Dieselgate scandal and will make cars safer and cleaner, ensuring at the same time that [...]

Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City has connected the world’s automotive industry players together with its auto service sector in Vietnam. After Automechanika came to the country for the first time last year, the show’s second edition closed its doors in April to 8,504 visitors and 360 international exhibitors , who converged across 9,200sqm of exhibition [...]