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Car-sharing service to launch in Paris
- February 26, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Groupe Renault and Ferrovial are launching a ZITY free-floating car-sharing service in Paris. In March 2020, a fleet of 500, 100 per cent electric Renault ZOE cars, equipped with ZITY technology will be made available to Parisians on a self-service basis using a free mobile application. This is a flexible scheme that responds to a [...] -
Mark Zoba – Nissan
- February 25, 2020
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Content Updates
Mark Zoba has been in the automotive industry since he joined Nissan North America in 1998. After numerous vehicle development positions within product planning, Mark joined the Nissan aftersales division in 2009. Today, Mark continues to develop a network of certified collision shops across the country devoted to providing innovative services which deliver measurable value to all stakeholders in [...] -
Volvo addresses global safety inequality
- February 21, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars calls on governments and regulators around the world to address a large inequality in road safety between developed and developing economies. Despite progress made in recent decades, official data shows a significant gap in the number of traffic fatalities between both categories of countries. Each year, an estimated 1.35 million people lose their lives [...] -
Kia and Hyundai reveal ICT breakthrough
- February 21, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company have announced a world first in predictive Information and Communication Technology (ICT). They’ve developed a Connected Shift System, enabling the vehicle to automatically shift to the optimal gear after identifying the road and traffic conditions ahead, and have announced they plan to apply the technology on future vehicles. [...] -
Europe outperforms global market in 2019
- February 19, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The turbulence that hit the global auto industry in 2019 was not strong enough to damage the demand for new cars in Europe. In fact, the volume of vehicle sales increased by 1.1 per cent for the passenger car market in Europe-27, this is in contrast to the negative results experienced in China and the [...]