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PAsCAL: more efficient, safer and more comfortable autonomous buses: will that be enough?

29.04.2022 The experiments of the E-Bus Competence Center in Luxembourg reveal what new means will have to be in order to become users’ favorites. High-capacity autonomous buses will be more efficient, safer and more comfortable than those in use today. This, however, will not guarantee that passengers will accept them. In fact, in the common… Continue reading PAsCAL: more efficient, safer and more comfortable autonomous buses: will that be enough?

UK engine production declines -22.7% in March

28 April 2022 #UK Manufacturing March engine output declines -22.7%, to 152,250 units. Production for UK and overseas markets falls -27.2% and -19.0% respectively in the month. 411,273 engines built in first quarter, down -23.2% on Q1 2021. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, While the automotive industry is resilient, the global shortage of semiconductors,… Continue reading UK engine production declines -22.7% in March

Commercial vehicle production accelerates as March output surpasses pre-pandemic levels

28 April 2022 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing British CV production rises 57.0% in the first quarter of 2022. Q1 production for domestic and overseas markets grows by 42.6% and 70.5% respectively. Last month marks best March since 2011 with output up 64.3% to 10,130 units. UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 57.0% in the first… Continue reading Commercial vehicle production accelerates as March output surpasses pre-pandemic levels

Global supply challenges wipe 100,000 cars from UK automotive output in first quarter

UK car production falls -32.4% in first quarter, a decline of 99,211 units on pandemic-affected Q1 2021. Output for March drops -33.4% to 76,900 units, as 4.3% rise in production for the UK fails to offset -41.4% exports decline. As manufacturing costs soar, sector calls for measures to shore up UK’s global competitiveness and secure… Continue reading Global supply challenges wipe 100,000 cars from UK automotive output in first quarter

90th anniversary of the meeting between Gabriele D’Annunzio and Tazio Nuvolari

04.28.2022 Capozza (ACI): The “Vate” gave the “Flying Mantuan” a small golden turtle: “To the fastest man in the world, the slowest animal” Celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the legendary meeting, which took place on April 28, 1932, between the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, one of the leading exponents of European decadence, and the flying Mantovano… Continue reading 90th anniversary of the meeting between Gabriele D’Annunzio and Tazio Nuvolari