Category: Automotive

Volkswagen names former Cadillac head De Nysschen as N America COO

(Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) on Thursday named General Motor’s (GM.N) former Cadillac head Johan De Nysschen as chief operating officer of the German carmaker’s North American region. De Nysschen previously led Volkswagen’s Audi brand in the U.S. and Nissan Motor Co’s (7201.T) Infiniti brand, and then took over the helm of GM’s Cadillac in… Continue reading Volkswagen names former Cadillac head De Nysschen as N America COO

GM backtracks, will pay striking union workers’ healthcare coverage after all

DETROIT, Sept 26 (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Thursday backtracked on its decision not to pay for the healthcare coverage of its striking United Auto Workers union workers, citing confusion around the issue, a company spokesman said. “Given the confusion around what was happening, we chose to work with our providers to ensure that… Continue reading GM backtracks, will pay striking union workers’ healthcare coverage after all

MG Motor re-opens booking of Hector from September 29

NEW DELHI: SAIC-owned Morris Garages (MG) Motor will reopen bookings of its mid-size SUV Hector from September 29, 2019, according to the company. It halted the bookings in mid-July as company was not able to fulfill the demand. The company till now have sold 3500 units of Hector in the first two months of its… Continue reading MG Motor re-opens booking of Hector from September 29

Hyundai Mobis Develops a New Brake System That Will Enhance the Safety of Autonomous Cars!

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) developed a new safety brake system optimized for fully autonomous driving that is level 4 or higher. Hyundai Mobis announced that the company succeeded in developing the ‘redundancy brake system’ in which the emergency brake system is activated by itself even if the brakes do not work normally due… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis Develops a New Brake System That Will Enhance the Safety of Autonomous Cars!

Maserati announces plans for all-new models to be developed, electrified and produced in Italy

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Gogoro Unveils VIVA, A Smaller Lightweight Smartscooter Designed For The Urban Lifestyle

“VIVA was created to live at the intersection of urban transportation and self-expression and designed to empower a new era of commuters around the world to make cleaner sustainable energy choices,” said Horace Luke, founder, and CEO, Gogoro Inc. “We are always looking for opportunities to create solutions that enable broader access to sustainable urban… Continue reading Gogoro Unveils VIVA, A Smaller Lightweight Smartscooter Designed For The Urban Lifestyle

Ford Choreographs Robots to Help People – and Each Other – on the Fiesta Assembly Line

Collaborative robots (cobots) work together with Ford engineers to apply finishing touches to Fiesta vehicles on the production line  In a first for Ford, the cobots, that are also used to polish high-end audio equipment, are choreographed to finely sand the entire surface of the Ford Fiesta body After introducing the process in Cologne, Germany,… Continue reading Ford Choreographs Robots to Help People – and Each Other – on the Fiesta Assembly Line

Production plans: VW plans new plant in Turkey – Emden is only to build electric cars

VW plant in Emden So far, the Passat still runs in Lower Saxony from the band. (Photo: AP) Berlin The plans of the VolkswagenGroup for its new Eastern European work are becoming ever more concrete. “We are in final talks with Turkey,” said VWBrand production board Andreas Tostmann on Thursday in Berlin to reporters. He… Continue reading Production plans: VW plans new plant in Turkey – Emden is only to build electric cars