Subject to formal agreement, the joint venture will build two new large electric vans in a factory based in central or eastern Europe, with output expected within two years. One van will be based on the M-B Vans’ electric architecture known as VAN.EA, and the other based on the second generation Rivian Light Van (RLV) platform.
The latest news from Amazon that it is pausing a test of a service that would compete with UPS and FedEx reflects the strain that the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on last-mile delivery logistics.
Amazon is “temporarily prioritizing products coming into its fulfillment centers” through April 5 to focus on household staples and medical supplies in high demand due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic.
Not only is last-mile delivery the fastest growing vocational fleet segment, it is also demonstrating that it will be an early adopter exploiting the technologies and business practices that will become the new core fleet management tools to be employed in the next decade of the 2020s.
Audi will integrate Amazon Music with several 2017 and 2018 models so drivers can listen to songs available from the streaming service while on the road, Audi has announced.
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