Swindon Honda workers march against factory closure

Honda Carmaker urged to reverse decision that will cost thousands of jobs Workers’ families joined the march through Swindon on Saturday. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA Hundreds of workers have marched through Swindon in an attempt to save their jobs by convincing Honda to reverse its decision to close a car manufacturing plant in the town. The… Continue reading Swindon Honda workers march against factory closure

The Guardian view on killing speed: a sensible restriction | Editorial

Opinion Road safety The Guardian view on killing speed: a sensible restriction Editorial Speeding, one of the pleasures of modern life, will soon become technologically impossible. We will be well rid of it ‘A directive will require all cars sold after 2022 to contain devices that will discourage drivers from speeding.’ Photograph: Wojciech Lorbiecki/Alamy Driving… Continue reading The Guardian view on killing speed: a sensible restriction | Editorial

How Peugeot boss Jean-Philippe Imparato saved the firm

Egged on by my probing, Imparato talks first about his childhood in southern France as part of an Alfa-loving, motorbike-mad family (“I am more or less Italian. It’s a long story”) and how the focus of his car love changed completely after an encounter with a black Peugeot 205 GTi just as he was lining… Continue reading How Peugeot boss Jean-Philippe Imparato saved the firm

Lyft IPO Values Company at $24.3B

With Lyft going public, all eyes turn to Uber, which is expected to have its IPO on April. Photo via Lyft. Lyft became the first ride-hailing startup to go public, with its Thursday initial public offering valuing the company at $24.3 billion, Reuters reports.  Lyft’s stock began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker… Continue reading Lyft IPO Values Company at $24.3B

Press: Predictive Maintenance Provides Keys for Intelligent and Efficient Industrial Technology

ZF offers a broad portfolio of digitalization solutions for industrial use Predictive maintenance adapts maintenance intervals to suit the intensity of use Shorter, predictable downtimes reduce costs for operators of ropeways, wind turbines and rail vehicles and increase their availability Friedrichshafen/Hanover, Germany. ZF use their extensive system and networking expertise to bring predictive maintenance to… Continue reading Press: Predictive Maintenance Provides Keys for Intelligent and Efficient Industrial Technology

Faurecia employees fight participation in the transformation

Their plant is to be converted into a modern digital pilot operation, fully automated, with robots. It starts on April 1st. In the next two years, the automotive supplier Faurecia is investing 1.3 million euros in its location in Scheuerfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, where nearly 300 employees produce instrument panels for Mercedes, Opel and Volvo. The employees… Continue reading Faurecia employees fight participation in the transformation