@GM: GM to Make Face Masks for Frontline Workers

GM to Make Face Masks for Frontline Workers GM expects to deliver first 20,000 masks April 8, and to produce an estimated 1.5 million masks a month once at full capacity 2020-03-31 DETROIT – As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, it created a critical shortage of face masks. To help protect workers in… Continue reading @GM: GM to Make Face Masks for Frontline Workers

@Toyota: Toyota Mobility Foundation Introduces Connected and Sanitized Mobility Services for Healthcare Workers in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19

BANGKOK, Mar 31, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Under the unprecedented backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on human lives and every aspect of daily life, Governments around the world are trying to find the best approach to manage the situation, such as medical interventions, lockdowns and travel restrictions that are aimed at… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Mobility Foundation Introduces Connected and Sanitized Mobility Services for Healthcare Workers in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19

@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Invests in Aster Co., Ltd.―Developer of a World-First Coil Production Technique-Contributing to a Society with Low Environmental Impact-

2020-03-30 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) announces it has invested in Aster Co., Ltd. (President: Takenobu Hongo; Head office: Yokote-shi, Akita; “Aster”)–which possesses the innovative motor coil, AST coil*1 technology, through receipt of allocated third party shares. 1. Background Currently, the use of motors is spreading due to the progress of electrification, and making motors… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Invests in Aster Co., Ltd.―Developer of a World-First Coil Production Technique-Contributing to a Society with Low Environmental Impact-

@Toyota: TMC Announces Organizational, Senior Management, and Personnel Changes

Masatoshi Tashiro ― ZEV B&D Lab (Chief Engineer)Temporary External Transfer fromDaihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. Kohei Yoshida Fuel Cell Fundamental Development Div., Fuel Cell Business Field (General Manager) Concurrently Fuel Cell Advanced Development Dept. (General Manager) Fuel Cell Fundamental Development Div., Fuel Cell Business Field (General Manager) Koichi Matsumoto Operations Management Development Div., Production & Logistics… Continue reading @Toyota: TMC Announces Organizational, Senior Management, and Personnel Changes

@Groupe PSA: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Schneider Electric, Valeo rise to the challenge of producing 10,000 Air Liquide Medical Systems respirators in response to th…

Faced with the compelling need for more respirators on its national territory, the French government has asked, on March 22, a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Schneider Electric, Valeo rise to the challenge of producing 10,000 Air Liquide Medical Systems respirators in response to th…

@BMW: BMW Group uses Blockchain to drive supply chain transparency

Munich. The BMW Group is using innovative digital technologies to optimise its processes. A good example of this is Blockchain, a technology that enables tamper-proof data sharing, with potential applications throughout the entire automotive value chain. The BMW Group is using this technology in purchasing to ensure the traceability of components and raw materials in… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group uses Blockchain to drive supply chain transparency

@BMW: The Efficient Dynamics success story: BMW writes the next chapter.

Munich. With the introduction of its Efficient Dynamics technology package back in 2007, the BMW Group created a concept that remains unrivalled in the automotive industry to this day. It centered on consistently reducing fuel consumption – and thereby CO2 emissions – on the one hand, while steadily increasing driving pleasure on the other. As… Continue reading @BMW: The Efficient Dynamics success story: BMW writes the next chapter.

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: Mit schnellen Schritten auf dem Weg zur Ablösung des Dieselmotors

Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: Mit schnellen Schritten auf dem Weg zur Ablösung des Dieselmotors SWEG: mehr als 400 Omnibusse, Schwerpunkt auf Umweltschonung und Sicherheit Das Verkehrsunternehmen SWEG mit Hauptsitz in Lahr/Schwarzwald wird den ersten Mercedes-Benz eCitaro REX (Range Extender) aus der Serienproduktion auf die Straße bringen. Eine entsprechende Absichtserklärung haben die SWEG und Daimler Buses heute unterzeichnet.… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: Mit schnellen Schritten auf dem Weg zur Ablösung des Dieselmotors

@Ford: ADDING MULTIMEDIA Ford to Produce 50,000 Ventilators in Michigan in Next 100 Days; Partnering with GE Healthcare Will Help Coronavirus Patients

DEARBORN, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, announced today it will begin producing in Michigan a third-party ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the vitally needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed. Ford will provide its manufacturing capabilities to quickly scale production, and… Continue reading @Ford: ADDING MULTIMEDIA Ford to Produce 50,000 Ventilators in Michigan in Next 100 Days; Partnering with GE Healthcare Will Help Coronavirus Patients