Automotive IT News and Facts
LAS VEGAS – Visteon hopes to persuade automakers that its new infotainment platform offers all the essential user requirements while still giving car brands the possibility to differentiate with unique design features. At this week’s CES electronics fair, the US-based automotive supplier is showing a mid-range infotainment system aimed at global car models needing enhanced [...]
Europeans still want to buy cars, despite increasing concerns about traffic congestion, air pollution and rising fuel costs. That is one of the conclusions from a survey of 6,000 people across Europe conducted on behalf of Ford Motor by The Futures Company, a consultancy firm. The survey found that a majority of Europeans would find [...]
Deutsche Telekom said it has agreed on a strategic technology partnership with Deutsche Bahn to help the German national railway system grow its electric-vehicle car-sharing and fleet management operations. The two companies want to achieve closer networking of trains, cars and energy systems Witn Flinkster, Deutsche Bahn runs one of the largest car-sharing networks in [...]
Peugeot and Germany’s national railway system, Deutsche Bahn, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a car-sharing program in the country. Peugeot is keen to expand its “Mu by Peugeot” car-sharing initiative and the two companies will assess the feasibility of providing cars at around 100 German rail stations. Deutsche Bahn already operates [...]
General Motors is making its first major foray into car sharing through an agreement with RelayRides, a peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace. The US-based automaker said the two companies would use GM’s OnStar onboard telematics system to let GM vehicle owners in the US rent out their cars when they are not using them. The program will [...]
German auto companies are embracing car sharing. Volkswagen is the latest German carmaker to announce the launch of a program. Europe’s largest automotive group said it is launching a project called “Quicar – Share a Volkswagen,” with 200 VW Golf BlueMotion cars in the northern German city of Hanover. Daimler has been expanding globally [...]
Daimler said it is launching its car2go car-sharing program in Vancouver this summer. The German premium carmaker, which has announced several new cities for car2go recently, said it is creating a new Canadian subsidiary, car2go Canada Ltd, to manage the scheme. A network of 225 low-emission smart “car2go edition” vehicles will be available to Vancouver [...]
With BMW’s announcement this week that it is starting a car-sharing venture with Sixt, the industry is getting serious about finding alternatives to traditional car-ownership models. BMW is the second premium car maker to venture into car sharing. For several years already, competitor Daimler has been developing its car2go scheme, which deploys smart vehicles across [...]
German premium car maker BMW plans to launch a car-sharing venture in an attempt to bolster its innovative mobility credentials and attract new customers to the brand. BMW is planning the new venture, which will be called “DriveNow,” with car-rental group Sixt. It will start in Munich and Berlin in April. The two companies said [...]
Citing strong demand for its car-rental scheme, Daimler said it is expanding its car2go operations in Austin, Texas, increasing the area where the program operates and bringing in more vehicles. The German premium carmaker said it is replacing the 200 current smart fortwo vehicles with smart “car2go edition” models, which it said are specifically designed [...]
