The diesel engine manufacturer Cummins recently reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice and the State of California, agreeing to pay a record fine of 2 billion dollars.
The Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast stood out at the CES 2024 Show in Las Vegas by unveiling three attractive new vehicles: the prototype of a midsize truck called VF Wild, the mini electric vehicle VF 3 promised for North America, and an electric two-wheeler called DrgnFly.
GT and Taliban, it sounds like an oxymoron. However, a young Afghan designer dreams of changing this image by launching a two-seater car with Bugatti-like features that he has built. Called Simurgh, it would be the first sports car designed in Afghanistan.
China is preparing to overtake Japan as the world’s largest exporter of automobiles in 2023, according to forecasts from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The strict rules regarding automotive emissions in Europe (and soon in our country) have disrupted the manufacturing of gasoline and diesel vehicles. Bans are on the horizon, thus favoring alternatives such as hydrogen.
Stellantis has unveiled its latest innovative tool, the “Virtual Cockpit,” promising to revolutionize the development of infotainment technologies. This breakthrough could accelerate development cycles in this field by up to 100 times. Using BlackBerry’s QNX Hypervisor software via Amazon Web Services cloud, this technology offers a virtual emulation of vehicle infotainment controls and systems, simplifying their evaluation.
ercedes-Benz is taking advantage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to add a new virtual assistant to its MBUX interface powered by generative AI. It is often joked that modern cars are huge computers on wheels, and it seems that Mercedes-Benz doesn’t want to prove us wrong. The German luxury brand took the opportunity of the CES to unveil upgrades to its MBUX embedded interface.
The recent conflicts in the Red Sea have caused major disruptions for global shippers of critical goods. However, this instability is not the only challenge that major carriers will face in this new year 2024.
A recent American study shows that electric vehicle buyers express more dissatisfaction with dealerships than traditional customers, with increasing rates of one-star reviews, according to a study.
Honda Motor, with the aim of expansion, is exploring the possibility of building an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada, potentially including an in-house battery production capacity. This plan represents a massive investment of $14 billion, aimed at positioning the Japanese automaker on equal footing with its American and European rivals in the EV sector.