Category: Official Press Release

Elena Ford Named Chief Customer Experience Officer; Savona Tapped to Head North America Manufacturing

Elena Ford is named Chief Customer Experience Officer and will be responsible for creating a world-class customer experience spanning across the entire ownership cycle John Savona is elected a company officer and appointed head of North American manufacturing operations Dearborn, Mich., Oct. 15, 2018 – Ford Motor Company today announced that Elena Ford has been… Continue reading Elena Ford Named Chief Customer Experience Officer; Savona Tapped to Head North America Manufacturing

Audi optimizes quality inspections in the press shop with artificial intelligence

As one of the first automobile manufacturers worldwide, Audi plans to apply machine learning (ML) in series production. The software Audi has developed recognizes and marks the finest cracks in sheet metal parts – automatically, reliably and in a matter of seconds. With this project, Audi is promoting artificial intelligence at the company and revolutionizing… Continue reading Audi optimizes quality inspections in the press shop with artificial intelligence

Maximum light for maximum safety: Volkswagen relies on ultra-modern LED headlights

New, interactive LED headlights make driving safer and more comfortable in the dark months of the year Volkswagen now offers powerful LED headlight systems in almost all segments Wet conditions, fog, deer crossing – drivers face particular challenges in autumn and winter. The latest lighting systems which almost perfectly illuminate the road are proving helpful.… Continue reading Maximum light for maximum safety: Volkswagen relies on ultra-modern LED headlights

Sustainable aluminum for battery housing of Audi e-tron

Audi is the first automobile manufacturer worldwide to receive a certificate from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). With the Performance Standard certification, the ASI confirms that Audi meets the ASI requirements for industrial users of aluminum and sustainably designs and manufactures the aluminum components of the battery housing of the Audi e-tron. For the assessment,… Continue reading Sustainable aluminum for battery housing of Audi e-tron

Audi brings thought leaders to the MQ! Innovation Summit

Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, autonomous and electric mobility. Those are the main topics of Audi’s MQ! Innovation Summit, to be held on November 8 and 9. 700 thought leaders, including cofounder of Apple Computer Steve Wozniak, will convene in Ingolstadt to discuss a “mobility quotient” (MQ) as a measure of a person’s or organization’s mobility.… Continue reading Audi brings thought leaders to the MQ! Innovation Summit

Volkswagen Group deliveries in September affected by WLTP changeover, as expected

The Volkswagen Group delivered fewer vehicles in September, as expected, due to the changeover to the new WLTP test procedure: a total of 827,700 vehicles were handed over to customers worldwide, a decrease of 18.1 percent. The drop in Western Europe, where WLTP came into effect in September 1, was 41.5 percent. Dr. Christian Dahlheim,… Continue reading Volkswagen Group deliveries in September affected by WLTP changeover, as expected

Joachim Schlereth to succeed Andreas Schmid as Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sales and Services Germany

Effective November 1, 2018, Andreas Schmid (58) will take over management of the Trucks Sales District Württemberg and serve as acting manager of the Trucks Sales District Bavaria. At present, Schmid is part of the management board of Mercedes-Benz Sales Germany and is responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks and FUSO Sales & Services in the German… Continue reading Joachim Schlereth to succeed Andreas Schmid as Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sales and Services Germany

BMW Group grows sales in first three quarters of 2018

Munich. In the first three quarters of the year, the BMW Group grew its worldwide sales by 1.3% (1,834,810 units), despite ongoing headwinds in several major sales regions. Sales in September, a month affected by intense competition in Europe, were down 0.8% (237,781) as the company continued to follow its policy of prioritising profitable growth.… Continue reading BMW Group grows sales in first three quarters of 2018

Careem now offers employees unlimited vacation – here’s why

Unlimited vacation – sounds too good to be true, right?

But at Careem we believe that rest and recuperation are crucial to our health and well-being, and Careem is a busy, exciting and challenging place to work – we know how much everyone gives in pursuit of our purpose. Therefore, we want to make sure that our people take breaks to refresh and recharge, so we’ve adopted an unlimited vacation policy.

In other words, Careem colleagues can take as many vacation days as they like each year.

We also trust those colleagues to take ownership and responsibility, which means we don’t need to mandate work/life balance. We want everyone to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their own best interests and the interests of Careem and we trust our colleagues to manage their tasks and projects.

This policy is built on a foundation of trust and we want our teams to feel like they can take leave when they like, for as long as they like. We’re not the first company to do this, but it’s stil..