BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and MARELLI, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, through its Electronics Business Unit in China, today announced a strategic collaboration to integrate QNX® Platform for Digital Cockpits in MARELLI’s eCockpit and Digital Cluster solution. The integrated solution is expected to be commercialized by a wide range of MARELLI’s Chinese… Continue reading BlackBerry and MARELLI to Power Major Chinese Vehicle Brands with QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits
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@Ford: All-New 2020 Escape Hybrid Tops Small SUV Class with EPA-Estimated 44 MPG City, 41 MPG Combined Fuel Economy Ratings
2020 Ford Escape Hybrid equipped with front-wheel drive beats out the segment with best-in-class EPA-estimated ratings of 44 mpg city and 41 mpg combined. EPA-estimated highway rating is 37 mpg; actual mileage will vary Front-wheel-drive Escape Hybrid has an EPA-estimated range of 582 miles per tank – more than enough for a one-way trip from… Continue reading @Ford: All-New 2020 Escape Hybrid Tops Small SUV Class with EPA-Estimated 44 MPG City, 41 MPG Combined Fuel Economy Ratings
Vietnam’s VinFast eyes US market – New Straits Times
VIETNAMESE auto startup VinFast plans to invest up to US$2 billion (RM8.32 billion) to break into the lucrative United States auto market. Vietnam’s richest man and billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, who is charge of the new automaker, is so intent on exporting electric vehicles to the US in 2021 that he’s using his own funds… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast eyes US market – New Straits Times
Lochaber alloy wheel plan on hold until Brexit ‘clarity’ – BBC News
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Supercars: Holden to Stop Production of the Commodore in 2020 – Motorsport Radio
Holden are to stop production of the iconic Commodore from 2020, the manufacturer has announced. The model holds over 40 years of history, and has been an integral part of the ATCC and Supercars championships for decades. The current ZB Commodore running in Supercars is expected to remain in the series until the end of… Continue reading Supercars: Holden to Stop Production of the Commodore in 2020 – Motorsport Radio
@Daimler: Visit to the Mercedes-Benz engine production facility.
The home of powerful hearts. The location has tradition: at the end of 1903, the first motorcar production lines were put into operation in Untertürkheim. Today, the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant, with a total of six locations, is the lead plant for the worldwide coordinated production network and is a high-tech competence centre for highly efficient… Continue reading @Daimler: Visit to the Mercedes-Benz engine production facility.
Verra Mobility Extends European Footprint, Signing Tolling Agreement with Rent A Car France, to Offer Electronic Tolling to Rental Customers
PHOENIX, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Verra Mobility (NASDAQ: VRRM), a global leader in smart transportation, today announced the signing of the agreement to launch electronic toll payment for Rent A Car customers in France. Currently, France has the most toll roads in Europe with 90 toll roads – all of which require payment in cash, by credit… Continue reading Verra Mobility Extends European Footprint, Signing Tolling Agreement with Rent A Car France, to Offer Electronic Tolling to Rental Customers
Scripps Research, AbbVie Expand Drug Discovery Deal Beyond Cancer
December 10th, 2019 Xconomy San Diego — The Scripps Research Institute and AbbVie have agreed to broaden an existing drug discovery agreement focused on cancer cell therapies to now encompass treatments for other kinds of disease. Scripps’s early-stage drug discovery division, Calibr, last year inked a big partnership with North Chicago, IL-based AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV)… Continue reading Scripps Research, AbbVie Expand Drug Discovery Deal Beyond Cancer
Perceptive Unveils New $210M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Biotechs
December 10th, 2019 Xconomy New York — Perceptive Advisors, an investment firm with a long track record of life science investing across all points of development, is now stepping up to pump money into companies at the earliest stages with a new $210 million venture capital fund. The Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund (PXV) is led… Continue reading Perceptive Unveils New $210M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Biotechs
U.S., Canada and Mexico sign agreement – again – to replace NAFTA
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision. The signing ceremony in Mexico City launched what may be the… Continue reading U.S., Canada and Mexico sign agreement – again – to replace NAFTA