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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

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Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. The company says it has already received “several thousands” of firm orders even before the formal start of sales.

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Chevrolet Cruze station wagon to debut in Geneva; not for North America

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Once the smartphone is connected, personal playlists, photo galleries, phone books, videos and other stored media and data, such as a special navigation app, can be accessed though the infotainment system touch-screen.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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The relevant app will be available to download from December from the Apple iTunes store at first. Not long after launch though, there will also be an Android version in the Google Play Store, along with a desktop website for booking a vehicle. Croove is a smartphone-based platform.

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chark in-car delivery service expands to Berlin

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They positively highlighted the personal convenience, the greater ease in daily life as well as the speed of the delivery. Prerequisites for using chark is the Mercedes me connect ability in vehicles as of model year 2015 and the associated app which is available free of charge from the App Store (iOS).

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SSB Flex mobility service launches in Stuttgart on 1 June

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The SSB Flex mobility service gives customers a flexible, on-demand and tailored way to book journeys using the SSB Flex app. Anyone can use SSB Flex: they simply need to download the SSB Flex app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store onto their smartphone. An adult can book short trips with SSB Flex from €2.20.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Rear passengers, in particular, can conveniently use their tablets to operate all key entertainment functions (radio and media), surf the Internet, view movies or send an address book entry to the infotainment system as a destination for navigation. Progress has also been made in the area of personalization. Interactive systems.

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GM and IBM bring OnStar and Watson together for new cognitive mobility platform: OnStar Go

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The platform will deliver personalized content through the dashboard and other digital channels supported by the OnStar Go ecosystem to make the most of time spent in the car. Parkopedia will provide detailed parking spot information—including opening hours and up-to-date prices as well as booking and payment capabilities.

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