Category: Official Press Release

@VW Group: Volkswagen brings additional partners to Industrial Cloud

Open platform enables partners to connect with Volkswagen plants and to make their own software applications available via the Industrial Cloud App store approach: Volkswagen plants can obtain new software applications direct from the Industrial Cloud and optimize their operations Volkswagen expects significant efficiency and productivity gains at global level Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen brings additional partners to Industrial Cloud

@VW Group: ŠKODA Parts Centre in Mladá Boleslav ensuring fast and reliable supply of genuine parts for 20 years

Stanislav Pekař, ŠKODA AUTO Head of Aftersales, says: “Ensuring the fast and reliable availability of genuine parts is essential for maintaining high customer satisfaction. It is both a goal and an obligation for us and our entire team to serve our ŠKODA service partners and other Group brands as quickly as possible – to do… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA Parts Centre in Mladá Boleslav ensuring fast and reliable supply of genuine parts for 20 years

@VW Group: Electric cars as part of the energy transition: Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology

Increasing network stability, lowering electricity costs, and contributing to climate protection – that is the vision that Audi and the Hager Group are pursuing. The incorporation of the electric car into the domestic grid is at the core of an innovative research project on bidirectional charging. This offers major advantages in combination with a photovoltaic… Continue reading @VW Group: Electric cars as part of the energy transition: Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology

@Groupe PSA: PSA Aftermarket acquires Amanhã Global to accelerate the circular economy of multi-brand spare parts.

PSA Aftermarket has acquired Amanhã Global and its e-commerce platform B-Parts.com by acquiring a majority stake in the capital of the company. The acquisition of this sector leader in re-use parts (Reuse) aims to complete PSA Aftermarket’s conquest strategy in the circular economy, underpinned by a target of tripling turnover by 2023. As part of… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PSA Aftermarket acquires Amanhã Global to accelerate the circular economy of multi-brand spare parts.

Nikola Corporation Breaks Ground On Coolidge Multi-Product Factory 4.0 Manufacturing Facility

COOLIDGE, Ariz., July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA), a global transportation leader in zero-emissions and infrastructure solutions, is one step closer to bringing a 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility to Coolidge, Ariz. following an official groundbreaking ceremony on its approximate 430-acre parcel. The ceremony included speakers from Nikola’s executive team Trevor Milton, founder and executive… Continue reading Nikola Corporation Breaks Ground On Coolidge Multi-Product Factory 4.0 Manufacturing Facility

@Hyundai: Kia Motors announces Q2 2020 business results

Global vehicle sales totaled 516,050 units in Q2, down 27.8% y/y Q2 sales revenue of KRW 11.37 trillion, down 21.6% y/y,  Q2 operating profit at KRW 145.1 billion, down 72.8% y/y Global economic activity and auto demand affected by COVID-19 pandemic Kia to protect profitably with improved product mix and innovative new models Kia Motors… Continue reading @Hyundai: Kia Motors announces Q2 2020 business results

Workhorse Receives Purchase Order for 20 C-1000 All-Electric Delivery Trucks from Cincinnati-Based eTrucks

CINCINNATI, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse” or the “Company”), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, today announced that it has received an initial purchase order for 20 of its all-electric C-1000 delivery vehicles from Cincinnati-based, newly-launched trucking company, eTrucks. eTrucks plans to… Continue reading Workhorse Receives Purchase Order for 20 C-1000 All-Electric Delivery Trucks from Cincinnati-Based eTrucks

Beep And Local Motors Announce Strategic Partnership To Broadly Deploy Autonomous, Electric Shuttles

ORLANDO, Fla., July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, a Florida-based autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider and Local Motors by LM Industries, the world’s first and only digital vehicle manufacturer, today announced a strategic partnership and new reseller agreement. The collaborative agreement is intended to significantly expand the number of AV shuttles on both public and private… Continue reading Beep And Local Motors Announce Strategic Partnership To Broadly Deploy Autonomous, Electric Shuttles

@BMW: Precision work in the wind tunnel: 3D rider model being used to optimise the BMW S 1000 RR aerodynamics.

Munich. The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) may have been forced to take a break from racing for a few months, but work has continued where possible at BMW Motorrad Motorsport. In the wind tunnel, for example, engineers have been fine-tuning the aerodynamics of the BMW S 1000 RR in the BMW Group Acustic Wind… Continue reading @BMW: Precision work in the wind tunnel: 3D rider model being used to optimise the BMW S 1000 RR aerodynamics.