Month: March 2020

Scooter company Bird to lay off 30 percent of staff amid COVID-19 uncertainties, report says

By Paul F. Ford 5 months ago

The shorter-term foreseeable future of mobility solutions, from trip hailing to shorter-term vehicle rentals to scooters, is rocky as some end users briefly stray from use of shared transportation.

Scooter companies have been pulling out of various markets around the world as the pandemic proceeds to unfold, which has instigated a needed tightening of functions.

As riders cut down use of these solutions underneath stay-at-property orders in numerous markets throughout the world, some organizations are lessening their fleets or doubling down on cleansing just to stay afloat.

Chook launched a memo earlier in March about raising the each day frequency

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Volkswagen sees China sales picking up after coronavirus blow

By Paul F. Ford 5 months ago

FRANKFURT — Volkswagen Group expects automobile revenue in China to quadruple in March, the head of its China functions stated, pointing to a recovery subsequent the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are cautiously optimistic that the worst outcomes of the disaster will be behind us in two to three months,” stated Stephan Woellenstein, head of VW Group’s China enterprise.

VW is the biggest world automaker in China.

Demand from customers was nonetheless minimal, the automaker stated, but it is organized to ramp up potential at factories in the country, 22 of which experienced resumed production. Two assembly vegetation in Changsha and Urumqi

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Volvo to offer pickup, delivery, loaners for service

By Paul F. Ford 5 months ago

Volvo is eliminating a big suffering level for U.S. buyers with a automobile going through provider — getting to schlep to and from the dealership.

Volvo Valet is a new provider that enables buyers to program decide on-up and shipping for vehicles that need to have provider or maintenance. As part of the provider, buyers obtain a loaner whilst their automobile is in the shop.

The provider is offered by extra than 100 of Volvo’s 282 U.S. sellers.

Though readily available now for provider appointments, Volvo Valet will be expanded to include things like lease and obtain deliveries, lease returns,

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Ford indefinitely delays reopening of North American plants

By Paul F. Ford 5 months ago

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is postponing for a next time the reopening of its North American manufacturing amenities amid the world wide surge in coronavirus cases.

The automaker stated Tuesday it will indefinitely hold off the restart of generation at plants in Mexico, Canada and the United States and declined to supply a restart day.

It was earlier aiming to begin operate at Hermosillo Assembly in Mexico on April six and a handful of U.S. plants on April fourteen. Those people dates came right after it pushed back unique projections of returning to operate March thirty.

“The health and

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2021 Honda Insight Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, and Photos

By Paul F. Ford 5 months ago

The 2021 Honda Perception is intelligent funds. 

The compact hybrid sedan returns this calendar year with a couple of new security options on some trims, even though the very good stuff doesn’t transform. It however returns more than fifty mpg put together in most trims, in accordance to the EPA, and it fees fewer than $30,000 in just about every configuration—LX, EX, and Touring.  

It is a six.five thanks to its superlative gasoline economic system and stellar security scorecard. (Browse more about how we level autos.)

Assessment proceeds below

This calendar year, the Perception adds blind-spot monitors with rear cross-targeted

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