At the end of the first third of the year, the Japanese giant is ahead of its German rival with over a million more vehicles sold. He sold a total of 3.4 million over this period. Apparently, Toyota is better able to cope with component shortages and various crises, whether it’s Covid or the war in Ukraine. Its sales fell only 5.8% in the first months of the year, while the decline was 26% for Volkswagen.
The world of video games enters the Volvo
The brand will collaborate with Epic Games, a software publisher renowned for Fortnite, one of the biggest video games in the world. It is about introducing photorealistic visualization technology on board, for the next generation of electric cars. The Volvos of tomorrow will incorporate a process that will provide graphics of unparalleled quality in the cabin. The dashboard will display quality 3D animations and with richer colors. What to take for a geek.
News from the Grenadier
It is this replica of the Land Rover Defender, brought up to date by Ineos, an English petro-chemical group. The vehicle will be assembled in France next summer in the former Smart factory in Lorraine. The Grenadier will be offered in three variants, before a future pick-up version. And alongside the combustion engine, there will one day be a hydrogen version. While the orders have been opened recently, we learned that a second vehicle will also be produced in France It will be a more compact 4×4, and with electric motorization. Such a model will obviously be necessary to reduce the CO2 emissions of this new manufacturer. For the moment, no details on the name and launch date.
And then La Poste continues its efforts in favor of the electric vehicle
The group announces an investment of 200 million euros to acquire 8,000 new 100% electric vehicles. La Poste already has 7,000 out of a global fleet of 27,000 vehicles. In fact, it is a way of anticipating future ZFEs, low emission zones which will gradually prohibit access to polluting vehicles in metropolitan areas, including Tours. La Poste guarantee that its electric fleet will make it possible to ensure one in two carbon-free Colissimo deliveries in France in 2025. And in low-emission zones and large cities, 100% of this type of delivery will be carbon-free, compared to 16% currently.