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Rolls-Royce sets 116-year record
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has reported its best global sales year in its 116-year history. It delivered 5,152 to customers in over 50 countries around the world, an increase of 25 per cent on the previous high set in 2018. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “This performance is of an altogether different magnitude to [...] -
Hyundai and Uber announce air-taxi partnership
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Hyundai and Uber have announced a partnership to develop air taxis for a future ride-share network. Hyundai will produce and deploy the air vehicles, and Uber will provide airspace support services, connections to ground transportation, and customer interfaces through an aerial ride share network. Jaiwon Shin, executive vice president and head of Hyundai’s Urban Air [...] -
BYTON and Marubeni form partnership
- January 6, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
BYTON and Marubeni Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to explore opportunities for further cooperation in areas such as mobility services, energy solutions and overseas production and distribution. Dr. Daniel Kirchert, CEO of BYTON, said: “Based on our shared vision for smart cars and future mobility, we are pleased to have reached a strategic partnership [...] -
AG Cars partners with IBIS Middle East 2020 in Dubai
- January 6, 2020
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Categories: IBIS News, Partners
IBIS is pleased to announce that AG Cars has become a sponsor of IBIS Middle East (IBIS ME) 2020. The one-day conference will take place at Le Méridien Hotel & Conference Centre in Dubai on 12 February 2020. AG Cars has one of the region’s largest networks of bodyshops catering for the repair needs of [...] -
Passengers get onboard for driverless testing
- January 2, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tech giant Baidu has secured 40 licenses to test driverless cars carrying passengers on designated roads on Beijing. Its self-driving cars have travelled about 1.8 million miles during tests in 23 Chinese cities to date. It has also signed a strategic partnership with Geely, and is also collaborating with Chinese state-owned car company FAW Group. [...]