February 13, 2019

Yamaha Motor Records Rise in Net Sales for 2018

(AETOS Wire)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272)(ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, consolidated net sales of 1,673.1 billion yen were up 0.2% from the previous year. The company saw a decrease"...

February 12, 2019

Gulf electric car buyers put off by 'high prices and poor infrastructure'

Limited model offerings and poor access to charging stations are slowing take up and awareness of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Gulf, a new report has found.

The survey, which polled 3,801 people across the region,"...

February 6, 2019

Renault mulls establishing assembly plant in Ghana

Renault, the French multinational automobile manufacturer is to establish an assembly plant in Ghana.

Renault's Vice President and Chairman for Africa-Middle-East-India (AMI) Region, Fabrice Cambolive, announced"...

February 6, 2019

Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported Teams and Riders for 2019

(AETOS Wire)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) (ISIN:JP3942800008) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world under its three main principles of raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies, and promoting"...

February 1, 2019

Powered by Velodyne, HoloMatic Unveils New Autonomous Valet Parking Solution

(AETOS Wire)-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. supplies industry-leading lidar sensors for a new autonomous driving technology from HoloMatic that frees travelers from the burden of time-consuming searches for parking spots. The HoloMatic system, called HoloParking, is China’s first smart valet parking solution that operates 24/7 and in all weather conditions. Unlike parking assistance systems, HoloParking does not require the vehicle to be driven next to a parking spot. Rather, it allows a driver to leave a vehicle at the entrance of the parking lot. Using HoloParking, the vehicle then finds a parking spot and completes the parking maneuver on its......

January 30, 2019

Ethiopia signs a MoU with Volkswagen

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – Ethiopia recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Volkswagen.

Signed by Thomas Schaefer, Head of the Volkswagen Sub-Sahara Africa Region and Commissioner"...

January 30, 2019

Toyota premieres all-new Supra at Detroit Auto Show

Toyota premiered its much-anticipated all-new Supra recently at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Supra name evokes power, performance and handling that defined a succession of world-class cars for a quarter of a century. As a thoroughbred sports car,"...

January 27, 2019

Bonding' with the DBS Superleggera

Much like James Bond movie writers must struggle to resist overloading the script with cheap puns given the source material they have to work with, it is practically impossible to review an Aston Martin without mentioning the fictional British spy resulting from the character's 60-year"...

January 23, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group and WayRay unveil next-generation Visual Technology at CES 2019

Hyundai Motor Group, in collaboration with Swiss deep-tech startup company WayRay AG, has unveiled the world’s first Holographic Augmented Reality (AR) Navigation System equipped in the Genesis G80 at CES 2019. The technology will be on display at the WayRay booth 3110, Las Vegas"...

January 17, 2019

Quest to convert UAE to electric cars continues with EVRT Middle East 2019

With the annual Electric Vehicle Road Trip about to take its third charge through the region, it would be tempting to suggest that the hard miles have already been run in its eco-motoring quest, as electric cars continue to gain traction in the UAE. Stats suggest otherwise: this is merely"...