World-first innovation can help lower emissions and improve performance by reducing vehicle weight YOKOHAMA, Japan (June 18, 2018) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will build more models using a new type of steel that combines high tensile strength with a previously unachievable degree of formability, resulting in lighter vehicles that can help lower emissions while… Continue reading Nissan to use ultrastrong, high-formability steel in more new vehicles
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TTTech & BMW
The companies TTTech and BMW announced cooperation. The manufacturer BMW want with the IT company TTTech work on services that concern Partial and High Autonomous Driving. BMW in Las Vegas BMW wants with his cooperation group to 2021 bring out the highly autonomous driving until 2021 and although the group has already closed, one has… Continue reading TTTech & BMW
Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025
Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025 Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today announced its ambition that from 2025, at least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material. Volvo Cars also urged… Continue reading Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025
Top Automotive Industry News for Week of June 11 – June 17, 2018
Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the SEA for the week June 11, 2018 – June 17, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -Automotive Manufacturing News- Automakers Are Swimming Upstream against Cyberthreats (Car and Driver) Cab, Forward:… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of June 11 – June 17, 2018
VW’s Electrify America Teams With Envoy For Electric Car Sharing
Electrify America (Volkswagens’s subsidiary) proceeded forward with several new projects in the Sacramento region. The company partnered with Envoy, a community-based car sharing platform and the City of Sacramento to launch: two new car sharing services with electric cars new electric buses and shuttle routes charging infrastructure (at least 10 stations). The projects were approved… Continue reading VW’s Electrify America Teams With Envoy For Electric Car Sharing
Electromobility: UPS buys 1,000 Workhorse electric delivery trucks
The US parcel service UPS wants to operate a fleet of 1,000 electric vehicles, which the company has already ordered from the manufacturer Workhorse. They are to be used in inner-city delivery traffic. June 17, 2018, 16:18, Andreas Donath Classic UPS delivery van (Picture: UPS) All parcel service providers are dealing with electric vehicles in… Continue reading Electromobility: UPS buys 1,000 Workhorse electric delivery trucks
Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday
DETROIT, June 17, 2018 – Ford Motor Company has acquired the iconic Michigan Central Station and plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood that will serve as an innovation hub for Ford’s vision for the future of transportation. The acquisition of Michigan Central Station comes alongside… Continue reading Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday
Bill Ford Jr.: The complete interview
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. sat down with Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood and Automotive News’ Ford beat reporter Michael Martinez for a wide-ranging interview June 14 about the automaker’s purchase and plans for redeveloping the Michigan Central Station. Ford said the company plans to have up to 2,500 employees working in… Continue reading Bill Ford Jr.: The complete interview
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring seven people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. The incident took place as residents and visiting soccer fans thronged the center of Moscow on… Continue reading Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
Volkswagen: VW designers have to cut costs – CEO Diess continues its austerity
VW prototype Sedric In the design department, VW boss Diess uses the red pencil. (Photo: AP) Potsdam Peter Wouda strokes his fingers over the “Volkswagen” lettering on the Self-propelled model Sedric emblazoned. Earlier, he explains VW-Designer, you have also crafted the brand names for the prototypes by hand. Today, the lettering comes from the 3D… Continue reading Volkswagen: VW designers have to cut costs – CEO Diess continues its austerity