Italian coachbuilder Studiotorino has been creating limited-edition cars since 2005 and last summer they announced a new bespoke model called Moncenisio, based on the new Porsche Cayman S.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
WHO links 7 million premature deaths annually to air pollution; 12.5% of total global deaths
The World Health Organization now estimates that in 2012 around 7 million people died—one in eight (12.5%) of total global deaths—as a result of air pollution exposure. This new estimate more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk, according to WHO, which is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
EU antitrust regulators raid Faurecia, Tenneco, car exhaust suppliers
European Union antitrust regulators raided French car parts maker Faurecia, U.S.-based supplier Tenneco, and several auto exhaust systems makers in the latest crackdown against suspected price-fixing in the global auto industry.
Leoni says CEO Probst will leave in June 2015
German supplier Leoni said today that CEO Klaus Probst will leave the company at his own request at the end of June 2015.
The supervisory board will pick his successor, who will be tasked with executing the company’s new strategy, early next year, Leoni added in a statement.
PSA Peugeot Citroën partnering with IBM on “Connected Services” for automobiles
PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to use IBM Big Data and Analytics and IBM MobileFirst solutions to launch new customized services for connected vehicles. The two companies are working together to integrate the massive amounts of data from cars, phones, traffic signals, lights and other sources and analyze it in real-time for delivery.
