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Toyota Kirloskar Motor to share best practices with ACMA member companies

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) to share its best practices like people development and lean management principles with ACMA member companies. The initiative will be undertaken by TKM through its training arm Toyota Learning and Development India (TLDI).  The MoU… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor to share best practices with ACMA member companies

Hyundai, Kia and Grab to accelerate EV adoption in Southeast Asia

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc have announced an enhancement of their ongoing strategic partnership in mobility services. The next phase of the partnership will focus on accelerating EV adoption in Southeast Asia.  The Group, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation which are the Group’s affiliates, and Grab will further develop new pilots and… Continue reading Hyundai, Kia and Grab to accelerate EV adoption in Southeast Asia

Denso invests in Seurat Technologies to accelerate 3D metal printing

Denso has announced its investment in Seurat Technologies, participating in the metal additive manufacturer’s Series B funding round. The investment will help speed the development and commercialisation of Seurat’s patented additive manufacturing technology and is Denso’s latest move to bolster its digital transformation. Founded in July 2015, Seurat Technologies is creating the next generation of metal… Continue reading Denso invests in Seurat Technologies to accelerate 3D metal printing

Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to set up JV, plan gigafactory in Europe

Volvo Car Group plans to set up a joint venture with Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. As a first step for the 50/50 JV, Volvo Car Group and Northvolt aim to set up a research and… Continue reading Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to set up JV, plan gigafactory in Europe

Faurecia acquires Scottish backlighting tech major DesignLED

Faurecia has, earlier this month, acquired DesignLED. Based in Scotland, DesignLED specialises in advanced backlighting technologies. DesignLED has developed advanced, flexible technology uniquely suited to a growing range of automotive lighting and human machine interface (HMI) applications. The acquisition will help strengthen Faurecia’s display technologies and immersive experiences offered for its ‘Cockpit of the Future’. Formed… Continue reading Faurecia acquires Scottish backlighting tech major DesignLED

Hyundai Mobis develops new lighting and moving grille tech

Hyundai Mobis has developed new ‘lighting grille’ technology, which implements an LED lighting function in the front grille of a car. This, the company says, helps determine the first impression, and also integrate the other new ‘grille integral active air flap’ technology. Hyundai Mobis says the new technology is the result of its R&D efforts… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis develops new lighting and moving grille tech

ZF and Goodyear plan tyre and fleet management solutions for CVs in Europe

ZF has entered into a long-term agreement with Goodyear bringing together ZF’s advanced Transics-branded, Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) and Goodyear’s high performing tyre portfolio and mobility solutions. Initially, ZF and Goodyear will offer European commercial vehicle fleets an integrated suite of fleet and tyre management applications supporting mixed and multi-brand fleets. Through an interoperable and… Continue reading ZF and Goodyear plan tyre and fleet management solutions for CVs in Europe

Ferrari makes Amazon its Cloud, machine learning and AI provider

As part of the partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, the AWS logo will debut on the team’s car and drivers’ apparel this weekend at the French Grand Prix and beyond. Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company has entered into an agreement with Ferrari to become the Italian carmaker’s official Cloud, Machine Learning, and Artificial… Continue reading Ferrari makes Amazon its Cloud, machine learning and AI provider