Tesla is hiring Simon Sproule, a veteran of Carlos Ghosn’s Renault-Nissan alliance to manage its marketing and message as it prepares to push into China.
Daily Archives: March 14, 2014
Tesla chooses battery-powered lifts for battery-powered cars
Rotary Lift, the exclusive vehicle lift supplier to Tesla Motors, has installed Shockwave-equipped two-post vehicle lifts in all of the Tesla Service Centers in North America.
Volkswagen seeks clarification over Hyundai World Cup promotion
Volkswagen Group, the sponsor of Brazil’s soccer team, has contacted the country’s soccer federation for clarification over a promotion by Hyundai Motor Co. linked to the team’s performance at this year’s World Cup.
The soccer body, the CBF, has complained to the South Korean automaker over an advertising campaign that promises an extra year’s warranty to new-car buyers in Brazil should the team clinch a record-extending sixth World Cup. The CBF says it’s a misuse of the national squad’s intellectual property.
EcoMotors acquires engine developer Katech Manufacturing
EcoMotors (EM), the developer of opposed-piston opposed-cylinder (opoc) engine technology, purchased Katech, Inc., a manufacturing company known for developing advanced engines and powertrains.
The purchase comes on the heels of news of EM’s $200+ million joint venture with First Auto Works Jingye Engine Company to develop, manufacture, sell and service the opoc engine technology in China.
