Some called the concept audacious (eight brands, 14 speakers and 19 PowerPoint presentations — in one day?). Others compared the 10-hour session to a “hostage situation.” And most couldn’t believe the detail — “there are 87 pages in the Fiat brand presentation!” said one Twitter follower.
As if Sergio Marchionne and his ubiquitous black sweater haven’t done enough to shake up fashion, last week he showed us how to open up a little more, how to let our secrets flow.
The Fiat 500X prototype was seen for the first time last week testing in Italy and here we have first shots, showing the 500X production body on the assembly line, courtesy of Fiat.
The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. The Volkswagen Group also received awards in the “Conventional drives”, “Alternative drives” and “Networked vehicle” categories. Daimler followed in second place, then BMW Group, GM and Toyota.
A Georgia couple who settled with General Motors last year over their daughter’s fatal car crash linked to a faulty ignition switch has filed a new lawsuit against the automaker.
The University of Bath’s (UK) Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC) will receive £1.2 million (US$2.0 million) to fund its automotive research as part of the ACTIVE – Advanced Combustion Turbocharged Inline Variable valvetrain Engine project partly funded by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).
