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Altman Group, a French company dedicated to consulting and technological innovation, which belongs Altman Spain established in 1993 and specialized in Innovation Consulting, Engineering and Technology, Organization and Information Systems and Business Strategy and has announced that will make a financial contribution of EUR 20 million (over 3 years) to the center of excellence of projects related to green cars, which was founded in Barcelona.
Some of the center’s clients include Renault, Nissan, Fiat, BMW and Volkswagen. What will make Barcelona a world reference point, for vehicles of low CO2 emissions?
In addition Altman has submitted earlier this month in Madrid, the electric car worlds most powerful: the AEGT (All Electric GT) 100% made in Spain. It has done as a partner of Chimera (a consortium of international companies) responsible for developing sustainable projects.
“Currently work is underway in the second version of the vehicle (Evo2). The Evo2 AEGT presents some new data about the first version. Most notable in technology is the integration of the batteries in two modules (below and behind the cockpit), being protected in the area of vehicle safety, in case of impact. Additionally, the new design provides a system of rapid exchange of batteries in a few minutes to avoid the use of recharge systems very high power circuits. “Miguel Mateo, project manager of Electric Vehicle Altman.
The AEGT has three engines give you 700 horsepower, and the ability to go from 0-100 in 3 seconds. Its maximum speed is 300 km / h. And autonomy is 30 minutes.
The monologue is made entirely of carbon fiber, with the aim of making it lighter and more rigid. It also uses lithium-polymer.
The goose that lays the golden eggs has been a little cold. So far the unstoppable growth of China encouraged brands to expand their domains in Asia to take advantage of revulsion effect of a country wishing to buy Western products. But in recent weeks we have seen the perfect terrain for speculation is becoming increasingly complex and competitive. Prices drop and European manufacturers have to adapt their offers accordingly.
China’s growth has slowed considerably and it is not surprising that to remain competitive offers as some have launched aggressive and radical than the Chinese authorities themselves consider that they are selling below the actual cost of manufacturing and transportation. European manufacturers have not yet reached such an extreme, yet Mercedes-Benz already has been released including discounts close to 20% in any of their products.
The federal government itself has commissioned Chinese to the prices in major cities of the country descend sharply to the point that brands like BMW and Audi are tripling the amount of their savings, maintaining an average of 10%. The ability of speculation and profit margins are lower, but certainly the increase in sales in November has been considerable. Audi A 69%, 24% for Mercedes-Benz and BMW 9.8%.
That said, the China market is increasingly competitive and complex for foreign manufacturers. Yet it seems that the goose that lays the golden eggs over, for now, this cold and Western manufacturers can continue to breathe quietly and rubbing his hands with the results in China later this year.
The major Chinese Internet search engine, Badu, also announced an agreement with automaker BMW to offer Internet services in some vehicles the German company’s first foray into the technology business in the automotive sector. Badu and BMW to cooperate and provide inside cars online services that include maps, news and email, reports the China Daily state newspaper.
Chinese search engine, which concentrates 80% of the searches of the 485 million Internet users in the country, said it will seek similar deals with other automakers to also offer this service on their vehicles. To better understand what this new trend in automotive, Mash able has reviewed the key points of these cars connected with various experts, but from the standpoint of the consumer. An analysis that reviews the current status of the connected car market and where we take this trend into the future.
1. What are they?
The cars are connected, in essence, the “modern car”. In fact, most cars sold today allow connection to Bluetooth, so there is already some kind of connectivity there. But there are different meanings for cars online, as the connection may come from mobile devices, integrated systems or transmission services. And these connections can serve to access emergency services or security, traffic information or weather, navigation, news, search engines, online, radio and more.
2. What trends should be followed closely?
All trends related to the connected cars are to provide solutions for drivers to enjoy their trips. While connected cars began as a trend exclusive luxury vehicles, the evolution of these services wills the new features to the mass market with the same services of luxury cars, but much cheaper or even free. It is the biggest innovation in the market has been the democratization of technology to integrate all segments of cars.
Another trend to note, though still in its infancy, is connectivity as an accessory, that is, connect vehicles without an integrated system. Also, do not forget the integration of road maps on multiple channels such as interactive voice recognition, in-vehicle units, mobile and online portals, among others.
3. Who is building cars online today?
Ford, GM, BMW, Hyundai and Toyota are developing vehicles online and in many cases, these manufacturers have either been the ones who created this new market, or have managed to make it evolve to provide new solutions, designs and capabilities.
4. Who buys cars online?
There is no empirical data yet on the demographics of car buyers online, but we can say that the age of the users or subscribers to the service connection in the car is lower and lower, in response to increasing affordable access to these services. Some also divide the buyers of these cars into four groups: affluent consumers, fans of technology, parents who go to and fro in the car and Generation Y.
On all sides baked beans (although some would say, there are sites that only cooked beans), and the shift of the calls to review it now plays the German manufacturer BMW, which recall to 151,000 vehicles in the U.S., one of its most important markets indeed.
The cause of the recall is a defect in the injection system and fuel pump, which affects only 6-cylinder engines. In principle, there is the possibility that these vehicles have problems when starting, and in some cases experiencing power loss.
According to BMW, in most cases the installation of new software will be sufficient to solve the problem, although it is possible that some units will need to be replaced any parts. These issues affect models built between 2007 and 2010, 355.
BMW, infected with rivals in the U.S. market for the category of Toyota and Honda, just called to review all models manufactured between 2007 and 2010 that have been released related to the famous N54 engine.
Apparently, after much time complaining about certain problems related to the exchange of model whose software must be changed to get correct the failure of power losses and increase the turbo lag, a problem that was generated by BMW’s own review earlier in which he sought to remedy the noise problem.
However, that’s not all because of the 130,000 units called to review, 40,000 of them will also have to replace the fuel pump with a new high pressure.
Unfortunately, this recall affects all 135i, 335i, 535i, X6 xDrive35i and Z5 sDrive35i marketed worldwide between 2007 and 2010, although BMW has made the only official recall in the United States.
The post holder “cheap car accessories is one of the questions we ask thousands of drivers and fans tuning or modeling of our car, and is, where can we get cheap car accessories? What stores sell accessories at the best price? Is it better to buy on the spot or we can get a better price online store?
There is no single answer, because there are many factors that can influence it, starting with the type of accessory you seek is not the same purchase an external trim online, without a clear sense of the same color for different calibrations with computers that if we want to buy, for example, a GPS or DVD drive, in which case, the aesthetic aspect as it is clearer with a simple picture.
It will also depend on the brand of car, is not the same official accessory Audi, Mercedes or BMW for a Seat or a Ford, maybe in those cases we can afford to find the accessory “official” in others try to save looking and researching on the Internet, including aftermarket and used parts, where we can find real bargains.