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Renault-Nissan joins ITF
- April 6, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has joined the Corporate Partnership Board of the International Transport Forum (ITF). The ITF works on projects and issues regarding transport policy, shared mobility, electric vehicles, future automotive technology and decarbonising transport. The ITF is an intergovernmental organisation with 57 member countries that facilitates global dialogue for better transport. It acts as [...] -
EMM creates new HQ
- April 6, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
EMM International BV is building a new headquarters in the ‘Hessenpoort’ industrial area in Zwolle, Netherlands. The move will allow EMM to expand demand for its products in the market and optimise its logistic processes further. The new location covers an area of over one hectare and will supply office space, a modern logistics centre, [...] -
Tesla out-values Ford
- April 4, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tesla’s market value overtook Ford yesterday after shares in the electric car maker added more than seven per cent to its portfolio. According to the BBC, at the close of trading (3 April 2017) Tesla had a market value of $49bn (£38bn), compared with Ford’s value of $46bn. ‘Five years ago no one knew what [...] -
Tesla delivers record quarter
- April 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tesla has delivered over 25,000 cars in the first three months of the year making it a record quarter for the electric car manufacturer. Tesla claimed the deliveries represented a 70% rise on the same period in 2016 and shows a turnaround for the business which experienced a nine per cent fall in deliveries in [...] -
April set to fool a few
- April 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The vehicle manufacturers put forward some novel ideas on 1 April with in-car dating and emoji apps, car drone deliveries and dog baskets all ‘introduced’. Honda announced the launch of a new in-car dating app that helps drivers ‘find love at the wheel’. It claimed the H-Swipe app connects to an innovative digital windscreen and [...]