The last year has been a difficult one for Nissan and Motoring Weekly has written about the arrest of its CEO, Carlos Ghosn, who also controlled Renault and Mitsubishi in an alliance. Nissan were always unhappy that they were the money-makers whilst Renault (and through their ownership, the French Government) controlled all decisions. Speculation was rife that Ghosn was removed … [Read more...]
Israel is the Place to Be
We read an interesting report in Automotive News recently about how Israel is becoming another centre for automotive technology. In fact it has been a slow burn country for vehicle development. Motoring Weekly has written about Better Place that moved to Israel from Silicon Valley before collapsing in a heap. Back in 2008, the original version of General Motors opened a … [Read more...]
Data Breach Changes Liability Laws
We are in an era where data is critical to how we manage our lives and businesses. Long gone are the days where a company used Rolodexes of business cards to manage their customer base - everything is now stored on a computer disc and nearly every computer is connected to the internet and that means data can be stolen if a hacker gains access through malicious attacks or more … [Read more...]
The Australian Electric Vehicle Association
A few nights ago we went over to Premier Automotive in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches to meet with members of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) and to see what Premier Automotive were up to. Starting with Premier Automotive, the reason the meeting was held there, was for the AEVA to livestream the introduction of a new project by the technical team … [Read more...]
Glas Goggomobil
This article is about the Goggomobil microcar – famous in Australia for being featured in television advertisements for telecoms and car insurance – the same actor but different cars were used. The Goggomobil was originally built in Germany by Hans Glas GmbH owned by the Isaria company, which was the main company owned by the Glas family. Like many manufacturers, Glas … [Read more...]