Tag: opel
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Euro NCAP Is Now Evaluating Vans, Watch Europe’s Most Popular LCVs Being Tested
In the wake of the global pandemic, the need for delivery vans has reached new heights this year, which is why Euro NCAP decided to test some of Europe’s most popular models. Nineteen light commercial vehicles (LCV) were tested by the safety specialists under new criteria that evaluate the crash avoidance and driver assistance systems,…
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Germany’s Merkel Gives Car Dealerships The Go-Ahead To Reopen
Automobile dealerships in Germany will be allowed to resume activities effective quickly, as Chancellor Merkel’s government dismisses its COVID-19 lockdown steps in Europe’s largest economy. The transfer was eagerly anticipated by auto lobby groups, which fired off multiple warnings regarding passengers facing insolvency because of high inventory, according to Autonews Europe. The VDA producers lobby…
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Total and Opel Consider Gigafactory-Sized Battery Plants in France and Germany
French oil giant Total and European automaker Opel will collaborate having a maximum capacity of 48 gigawatt-hours, on electrical vehicle cell manufacturing. Complete, via its energy storage firm Saft, and Opel, part of France's Groupe PSA, will kick off the structure having an exploratory study and development pilot plant opening next season. Based on the…
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GM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brand
General Motors is turning Cadillac to its lead electric vehicle brand in an attempt to compete against Tesla in addition to a bunch of different automakers bringing EVs on the market. Plans are already underway to introduce the first model from the company’s brand new battery electric vehicle architecture, GM said Friday through an investor…