General Motors’ money-losing European unit, Opel, may break even before its 2016 deadline, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an interview with the brand’s CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann.
Bosch plans automatic park system in 2015
Robert Bosch says it will start producing an automatic parking system — a step toward autonomous driving — in 2015 for a customer it did not identify.
Kyocera installs solar-powered recharging station for EVs
Kyocera Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (KCCS) have installed a Solar Cycle Station for EV at the headquarters of Shintec Hozumi Co., Ltd. in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project
Canada-based CO2 Solutions Inc., an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project.
BMW breaks with traditional German luxury as models shrink
Chris Bangle, BMW AG’s former design chief, once likened the German carmaker’s lineup to a bratwurst in three different lengths. Now, there’s a lot more on offer, including convenience sizes.
BMW, which previously relied on the 3-, 5- and 7-series sedans, has more than doubled its model offerings in the last 15 years to 26 variants by chiefly adding smaller vehicles.
