The BMW Group is driving investment and production growth in its China operations with a joint venture contract extended until 2040 and increased developments around electrification. That includes producing, from 2020, the fully-electric BMW iX3 at Plant Dadong, its sole production location.
Electric vehicles are so quiet there’s been concern about their safety around pedestrians - especially the blind, and other vulnerable road users like cyclists.
Four new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter are now in active service with Victoria Police's public order response operation. The Operation Response Unit (ORU) vehicles are capable of getting large numbers of tactical response officers into a location more efficiently than regular marked passenger vehicles.
A highly advanced, artificial intelligence (AI) capable core computer is being developed for the next generation of Volvo cars. Volvo and leading AI computing firm NVIDIA are partnering to develop the computer based on NVIDIA’s Drive AGX Xavier technology.
Regional dealerships are taking the vehicle safety message on board by putting crash-tested wrecks under showroom lights. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) says regional and rural dealers can play a critical role in selling safety to customers.
EROAD has reported 5.5% growth in the second quarter with 4468 contracted units added.
“Our most substantial update yet” is how Tesla describes its new Software Version 9.0. The ‘Tesla Team’ says the new software now available in North America is “smarter, safer and more intuitive than ever before”. The update is expected shortly in New Zealand and Australia.
Ex-Toyota Australia chief executive Tony Cramb is chief operating officer of Automotive Holdings Group (AHG) in franchised automotive from October 22.
The most iconic muscle cars of the late 1960s and 1970s will be celebrated at the Motorclassica and International Concours d'Elegance on October 12-14.
Nissan Australia is preparing its dealer network for the arrival of the Leaf EV by mid-2019.
