Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said Wednesday it has ended talks with Ukraine and US group ExxonMobil on extracting natural gas in the Black Sea off the coast of crisis-hit Crimea.
Daily Archives: March 20, 2014
BMW sees annual output of 100,000 units for its ‘i’ electric range
BMW may build more than 100,000 units a year of its ‘i’ range of battery-powered cars by 2020 to help meet tougher CO2 emissions regulations.
Daimler adds third shift in Hungary to meet compact-car demand
Mercedes-Benz is adding a third shift at a plant in Hungary to keep up with demand for its compact cars.
The extra shift at the factory in Kecskemet will start in May, parent company Daimler said on Tuesday in a statement. The plant, which makes the B class and CLA models, will continue to produce on selected Saturdays in 2014 after adding work on the weekend last year.
Guerlain Chicherit’s world record car jump ends with a big crash
Guerlain Chicherit’s attempt to establish a new world record for the longest car jump did not go as planned, as you can see from the video below.
Bentley will build W12 engines for Audi, VW
Bentley will build Volkswagen Group’s W12 engines for sister brands Volkswagen and Audi starting next year, creating about 100 jobs for its England factory and ending production of the engines in Germany.
Bentley, which was bought by VW in 1998, will make its factory in Crewe, northwest England, a ”center of excellence” for W12 engines, which are used in Bentley models, Audi’s flagship A8 sedan and the VW Phaeton.
