Hybrid models can no longer be ordered from Volkswagen for the time being because cables and chips are missing. This creates a dilemma for customers. (Plugin Hybrid, technology) Go to Source
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VW India eyes 12 percent share with Virtus
The Virtus will replace the Vento in the OEM’s portfolio After unveiling its midsize sedan for the Indian market – the Volkswagen Virtus – on March 8, the German carmaker is gearing up to the car’s launch, slated for mid-May 2022. With the Virtus that replaces the Vento in its current portfolio, the company is… Continue reading VW India eyes 12 percent share with Virtus
Racing lines: BRM is born again
“As bad as it gets!” fired back Sir Stirling Moss when I once asked for his verdict on the BRM P15 V16, Britain’s first true Formula 1 car. “I can’t think of anything that was good about that car other than the brakes and gearbox – and the fact that it broke so early you… Continue reading Racing lines: BRM is born again
German Handelsblatt: Autobrains: Autonomous driving: Continental and BMW003925 are hoping for this AI
Die Zukunft des selbstfahrenden Autos entsteht derzeit nicht nur im Silicon Valley und in Schanghai, sondern auch in Israel. Nicht nur die mittlerweile weltweit bekannte Intel-Tochter Mobileye aus Jerusalem ist weltweit führend bei entsprechenden Sensoren und selbstlernenden Systemen. In der Hafenstadt Tel Aviv entsteht aktuell ein neuer Herausforderer, der mit überlegener Technologie das autonome Fahren… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autobrains: Autonomous driving: Continental and BMW003925 are hoping for this AI
Haldex signs agreement with KRONE for the supply of EB+4.0
STOCKHOLM, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Haldex has signed a long-term agreement with KRONE Commercial Vehicle Group, a leading trailer manufacturer, for the supply of the fourth generation Electronic Brake System (EBS) platform for trailers. The new generation EBS, the EB+4.0, brings parking brake control into electronic management and offers a new modular and customizable approach… Continue reading Haldex signs agreement with KRONE for the supply of EB+4.0
Ukraine war impact reverberates through world’s factory floor
The cost of manufacturing household goods in Asia is being driven even higher by surging energy and commodities prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding fuel to the fastest global inflation breakout in decades. The warnings from Asia, the world’s biggest manufacturing region, underscore how the war in Ukraine is piling pressure on factory… Continue reading Ukraine war impact reverberates through world’s factory floor
VW chief warns economic damage from war risks being worse than pandemic
Herbert Diess says Europe faces huge threat of higher inflation from prolonged conflict in Ukraine Go to Source
IG Metall calls for long-term prospects for the Varel plant
IG Metall and Airbus Operations as well as Mubea started talks on Tuesday about the perspective of individual part production. The plans to sell the Augsburg plant are off the table. Daniel Friedrich, district manager of the IG Metall coast: “This means that the Varel plant is now the sole focus.” Go to Source
GM will not follow Ford in dividing up its EV and ICE units
Unlike its crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., General Motors will not separate its traditional internal combustion engine and battery electric development divisions. GM has seen benefits from keeping the two within the same company to share learnings, said Tim Grewe, GM’s director of electrification strategy. Grewe said that all of GM’s upcoming EV launches remain on schedule and the company is… Continue reading GM will not follow Ford in dividing up its EV and ICE units
@GM: Chevrolet Previews the All-Electric Blazer SS
Chevrolet Previews the All-Electric Blazer SS 2022-03-09 DETROIT – Chevrolet provided a glimpse of the all-electric Chevrolet Blazer SS, which will be the first Chevy EV to feature a performance SS model. The all-electric Blazer SS will make its debut later this year and will be available in spring 2023. ABOUT CHEVROLET Founded in 1911… Continue reading @GM: Chevrolet Previews the All-Electric Blazer SS