Focus on automotive: Market
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01/11/2019When drivers are asked about the disadvantages of electric vehicles, they usually mention the limited range and the long charging time of the batteries. These concerns will soon be a thing of the past. Super-fast charging points will be available throughout Europe every 120 kilometers, charging empty batteries in just a few minutes. Behind the... -
12/20/2018There are important news coming for historic cars: in 2019 some new rules regarding stamp duty, access to historic centers and use of the original license plate should be introduced. The first of these changes provides for the possibility to exempt from the payment of the property tax the cars with more than 20 years, instead of the 30 fixed at... -
11/30/2018A survey commissioned by Midas Italia multi-brand automotive assistance network shows how difficult is for Italian families to renounce owning a car: for 97% of the interviewed motorists have their own vehicle is a necessity, for 92% freedom. Indeed, 24.4 million Italian households own at least one motor vehicle (93% of the total) even though 60... -
11/28/2018Seat and Snam have signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of compressed natural gas and renewable biomethane for sustainable mobility, as well as research and development projects in this area. Sharing strategic markets such as Italy, France and Austria will allow the two companies to realize synergies to promote gas as a cleaner and... -
11/28/2018Toyota has announced that, just three and a half years after its launch, it has reached 10 million cars sold all over the world equipped with the Safety Sense, the complete range of technologies that helps prevent and reduce the probability of collision at any speed of march. The Toyota Safety Sense is currently supplied on about 90% of the... -
11/22/2018Volkswagen is speeding up its activities in China, re-energizing the brand under its Move Forward initiative, which strengthened its product portfolio in 2018 and will continue with an intense product offensive also in 2019.Speaking at Auto Guangzhou 2018, Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Brand China, said, “We reached a fantastic milestone... -
11/21/2018Tesla has opened orders for its Model 3 sedan in China according to the local electric car manufacturer's website.To a Twitter user who asked when deliveries would start in China, Tesla's founder Elon Musk replied: "Probably some deliveries will take place as early as March 2019, but most certainly in April".China is the largest market for...