Hyundai Motor Company Thursday signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the international energy company known as Shell — but this time with a clean mobility twist. The signing ceremony was held online at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Korea. “This time around, we will join ...
Read More »All-new Dacia Spring launches March 20, the first day of spring
Agile, robust, spacious, with an all-electric engine and a range of 230 km WLTP (305 km WLTP city), Dacia Spring ushers in a new era, one where electric mobility is accessible to all. It is the most affordable electric vehicle on the European market. To celebrate this revolution, it was only natural for DACIA ...
Read More »Métropole Rouen Normandie orders ten Mercedes Benz eCitaro buses
“We’re putting our trust in 100 per cent electrified buses,” announces Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, Chair of Métropole Rouen Normandie. The region in north-west France consists of the city of Rouen and 70 predominantly small municipalities. Now, following the latest order of ten eCitaro buses, the first fully electric city buses will ...
Read More »CUPRA hands over customised models to FC Barcelona players
After exploring the world of CUPRA and configuring their own versions of the brand’s models, the FC Barcelona players have received their personalised vehicles at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The club’s official automotive and mobility partner delivered the Barça players their new cars at an event attended by 16 ...
Read More »Fed verdict to prompt investors to build portfolios, but they should avoid rotation trap
The Federal Reserve’s critical policy verdict will prompt investors to top-up their portfolios, but they should avoid the ‘rotation trap’, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations. The warning from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as ...
Read More »Universal Music Group, Boomplay expand license to cover 47 African countries
Boomplay, the leading music streaming and download service based in Africa and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Wednesday, announced a new landmark licensing agreement that will extend licensing of UMG’s global music catalog from 7 to 47 countries across the African continent, as part of ...
Read More »1.3 million electric vehicles sold in China in 2020, projected for 51% increase by 2021
China has become a relatively rich market for Electric vehicles (EVs) in recent times, and companies like Tesla have pounced on the opportunity. China posted a record number of EVs sold in the country in 2020 despite the global downturn of the automotive industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According ...
Read More »LEVC celebrates 5,000th TX sale
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is celebrating a significant milestone with the sale of the 5,000th TX to a private taxi business in Berlin, Germany. In 2018, LEVC’s iconic ‘black cab’ was totally redesigned for the 21st Century into a zero-emissions capable model, TX. This electric transformation, along with its ...
Read More »Ford boosts COVID-19 surveillance system with R2.5-million donation to National Institute for Occupational Health
Ford South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the national government’s COVID-19 initiatives by donating R2.5-million to help fund the enhancement of the National Occupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS) – a program implemented by the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH). The OHSS monitors workers in the public and ...
Read More »Ginetta, legendary British motorsport brand, expands into U.S. market
British motorsport brand, Ginetta, Tuesday, launched its new US operation – Ginetta North America. For the first time, the company will be able to support its North American customers from the US base, with a new sales, distribution, manufacturing and engineering centre, based in South Boston, Virginia. Ginetta North America ...
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