SEAT President Luca de Meo, SEAT Vice-President for Purchasing Klaus Ziegler, and Mourad Oulmi, the CEO of SOVAC and SOVAC Production, SEAT’s importer and the assembly partner of the Volkswagen Group in Algeria, met with Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and Industry Minister Youcef Yousfi to discuss the future of the automotive industry in Algeria… Continue reading SEAT accelerates its international offensive, expands strategic operations in Algeria
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Groupe PSA: Five out of Six Trade Unions Representing 80% of Employees Sign the DAEC Agreement
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA’s (Paris:UG) Central Works Committee today issued a favourable opinion on the 2018 DAEC after five out of six trade unions – CFDT, CFE/CGC, CFTC, FO and GSEA – signed the agreement. The outcome illustrates the maturity of labour relations within Groupe PSA and its active commitment to working alongside… Continue reading Groupe PSA: Five out of Six Trade Unions Representing 80% of Employees Sign the DAEC Agreement
Volkswagen launches pre-series stage of next Golf
Together with its suppliers, the Volkswagen brand is making intensive preparations for the next Golf generation1.At the “Golf 8 Supplier Summit” held at the Volkswagen Arena, the Board Member for Procurement Ralf Brandstätter and Karlheinz Hell, Head of the Compact series group, underscored the importance of the new generation for the brand and for the… Continue reading Volkswagen launches pre-series stage of next Golf
Mazda opens engine machining factory in Thailand
Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the opening of a new engine machining factory at its powertrain plant in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MPMT). Mazda’s Representative Director, President and CEO, Masamichi Kogai, was among the attendees at an opening ceremony held at MPMT today. “Congratulations on the opening of MPMT’s… Continue reading Mazda opens engine machining factory in Thailand
Audi Smart Energy Network pilot project: eco-electricity intelligently managed
Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro, Wallbox with control panel, electric charging Stationary home battery as energy buffer for electric car and grid management Unique: interaction with the power grid Automobile, home and power supply combined to form an intelligent energy network: In a pilot project the Audi Smart Energy Network for the first time… Continue reading Audi Smart Energy Network pilot project: eco-electricity intelligently managed
DENSO Undertakes Demonstration Project to Advance Manufacturing Industry in Thailand, Trains System Integrators on Lean Automation and Connectivity
KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it will undertake a demonstration project aimed at training system integrators who can handle production and failure analysis equipment in Thailand by using a showcase production line for next-generation lean automation. The project was consigned by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to train lean automation system… Continue reading DENSO Undertakes Demonstration Project to Advance Manufacturing Industry in Thailand, Trains System Integrators on Lean Automation and Connectivity
Mazda Opens Engine Machining Factory at Thai Powertrain Plant
2018/01/19 Company Information Increasing engine production capacity in Thailand to 100,000 units per year HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the opening of a new engine machining factory at its powertrain plant in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MPMT). Mazda’s Representative Director, President and CEO, Masamichi Kogai, was among the… Continue reading Mazda Opens Engine Machining Factory at Thai Powertrain Plant
Tesla Executive Appointed to Call2Recycle’s Board of Directors
ATLANTA, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship organization, announced today that Susan Repo, the Corporate Treasurer and Vice President of Finance at Tesla, Inc., will be joining the organization’s United States Board of Directors. At Tesla, Ms. Repo is responsible for shaping and building capital structure, including… Continue reading Tesla Executive Appointed to Call2Recycle’s Board of Directors
Ford Veteran Jim Benintende Named AutoAlert Chief Operations Officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AutoAlert is pleased to announce that its new COO is long-time Ford Motor Co. executive Jim Benintende. A Ford employee who started on the assembly line, he eventually became the first President of its Middle East and Africa (MEA) business unit. Benintende led that venture from its… Continue reading Ford Veteran Jim Benintende Named AutoAlert Chief Operations Officer
New market potentials in Africa – Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda
Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda: Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen Group South Africa, and Claire Akamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Development Board, at today’s press briefing in Kigali. Volkswagen is taking the next step to develop the African sub-continent: as planned, the brand has founded “Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda”, a company… Continue reading New market potentials in Africa – Volkswagen founds company for mobility solutions in Rwanda