• Nissan is displaying a number of concept cars and production vehicles at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, giving customers a glimpse of the company’s newest innovations. A model that embodies the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility is among the highlights of the vehicles on display. The Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept car, the performance-oriented Serena Nismo and an updated Skyline are also on display at the show. In all, Nissan plans to show 13 vehicles. The 45th Tokyo Motor Show, held at Tokyo Big Sight, is open to the public now until Nov. 5. The Nissan booth features a “spiral” design theme that showcases the values Nissan strives to offer, including the company’s latest electric vehicles. A simulator will let visitors experience the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.
• BMW Group sales of electrified vehicles in the first three quarters of 2017 have exceeded those achieved in the whole of 2016. In September, electrified sales topped the 10,000 mark for the first time in a single month. With the company’s electrified line-up already totaling nine models, a total of 10,786 (+50.5 percent) BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were delivered in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 68,687 (+64.2 percent). “We are pleased to see the ongoing, strong sales development of our range of electrified vehicles, with independent reports confirming our leadership in the field of electro-mobility,” said Dr. Ian Robertson, BMW AG management board member for sales and brand BMW. “The BMW Group has the largest share of the electrified market worldwide; this year, we’ve already sold more electrified vehicles than in the whole of last year and we are well on track to deliver our target of 100,000 by year-end.”
• The men and women who designed, engineered, tested and built the GMC’s 2018 crossovers, Acadia and all-new Terrain aren’t only professional-grade engineers and designers. Many of them are parents. By blending personal experience with feedback from customers, GMC was well set to equip the new Acadia and Terrain with a variety of family-focused features. As contemporary vehicles designed for families on-the-go, both vehicles are reimagined crossovers aimed at the heart of the mid-size and compact SUV segments respectively. Both models are designed to offer greater versatility and refinement, with more advanced safety technology and efficient powertrains. The new features include back-seat reminders, smart storage, easy trunk access, connectivity and smart slide seating.
• Renault has announced “Drive The Future,” a new six-year global plan to deliver annual revenues of more than €70 billion ($81 billion), achieve a group operating margin of more than 7 percent by the end of the plan, with a floor at 5 percent, and positive free cashflow every year. “Drive The Future” is aligned with the Renault vision: Sustainable mobility for all, today and tomorrow. Renault’s popularity in the Middle East is growing. Sales in the GCC have almost tripled over the past five years, with Renault’s regional sales in the first half of 2017 up 74 percent compared with the same period last year. In Africa, the Middle East and India, Renault sold 491,000 vehicles in 2016; under the new strategic plan the French car brand intends to sell more than 800,000 units by 2022.
