Honda says production at UK factory to pause due to car parts shortage

Honda Swindon plant affected by British ports chaos amid Brexit stockpiling and Covid restrictions Honda’s Swindon employees have been told production could be disrupted as deliveries are delayed. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Honda is to pause production at its UK plant on Wednesday because of a shortage of car parts caused by delays in getting parts… Continue reading Honda says production at UK factory to pause due to car parts shortage

German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916

Production at Skoda The Czech VW subsidiary has to compensate the supplier Prevent. (Photo: obs) Celle / Wolfsburg The Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda has to pay damages to a subsidiary of its former supplier Prevent after the termination of a contract for car seat backrests. An exact amount is not mentioned in a corresponding ruling by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916

German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395

The electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium lets the pilots of its planned whiz kid off theLufthansa– Train flight school. “Lilium and Lufthansa Aviation Training will jointly develop a pilot selection and training program to qualify pilots for the Lilium Jet,” announced the two companies in Munich on Wednesday. In the first phase, already qualified commercial… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395

@Daimler: 25,000 truck assembly kits from Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant: Daimler Kamaz RUS celebrates Production Milestone

Stuttgart / Wörth am Rhein / Naberezhnye Chelny – DAIMLER KAMAZ RUS (DK RUS), the Joint Venture between Daimler Trucks and its Russian partner KAMAZ has reached yet another milestone. Recently, the 25,000th Mercedes-Benz truck rolled of the line at the DK RUS assembly plant in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan). The milestone truck is a white Mercedes-Benz Actros… Continue reading @Daimler: 25,000 truck assembly kits from Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant: Daimler Kamaz RUS celebrates Production Milestone

German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915

Confident front As a plug-in hybrid, the Audi A6 is the dynamic alternative to the A8. The average managing director in Germany is male, 52 years old, earns 178,000 euros a year – and prefers to drive an Audi A6. Hardly any car in the premium class meets the taste of company car drivers so… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915

Europa Press: Oliver Zipse (BMW) will chair the association of European vehicle manufacturers in 2021 001 081

BRUSSELS, Dec. 9 (EUROPA PRESS) – The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has appointed Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BMW Group, the new Chairman of the organization for the next financial year, a position that may be renewed for an additional year. As reported by ACEA in a statement,… Continue reading Europa Press: Oliver Zipse (BMW) will chair the association of European vehicle manufacturers in 2021 001 081

Continental to expand truck tyre capacity at Modipuram plant

Technology company and premium tyre manufacturer Continental is to significantly expand its truck tyres production capacity at the Modipuram plant in Uttar Pradesh. The capacity expansion initiative will be completed in the next 18 months, further increasing the product range for 20-inch and 22.5-inch tyres along with the existing other range of Truck and Bus… Continue reading Continental to expand truck tyre capacity at Modipuram plant

@niche: INEOS Automotive confirms acquisition of Hambach production site from Mercedes-Benz000355

INEOS Automotive confirms acquisition of Hambach production site from Mercedes-Benz Tuesday, 08 December 2020 The former Mercedes-Benz site in Hambach will manufacture INEOS’s uncompromising 4×4, the Grenadier Hambach is a state-of-the-art facility with a highly skilled workforce and is well located for access to markets, suppliers, and automotive talent The site currently builds smart EQ… Continue reading @niche: INEOS Automotive confirms acquisition of Hambach production site from Mercedes-Benz000355

@Hyundai: What Makes GV70’s Fingerprint Recognition Technology Special

Genesis’s Luxury Midsize SUV GV70 comes with biometric authentication, a must-have feature for any connected car. For the first time in the world, driver fingerprints have been made to work with a car-pay service, Genesis Carpay, as well as the valet mode and personalization features. (From left) Senior Research Engineers Kim Jung-Tae, Lee Sang-Jun, and… Continue reading @Hyundai: What Makes GV70’s Fingerprint Recognition Technology Special