December 13, 2019 , Windsor, Ontario – During a special presentation at FCA Canada’s headquarters today, FCA Canada announced an employee donation of $1,167,535 to the United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020 campaign. This marks the largest donation in the Windsor-Essex community this year and the 34th consecutive year of FCA Canada employees and retirees donating over… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Canada Employees and Retirees Pledge Over $1 Million to United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020 Campaign
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@Tata-JLR: A brief history of autonomous vehicles (or why we invested in Apex.AI)
Last week, we were excited to announce our latest investment in Apex.AI alongside Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures. Sam Clifton, Associate at InMotion Ventures, explores why we invested in the company. The DARPA Grand Challenge is often credited with reigniting academic and commercial interest in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space. Whilst the first AVs were… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: A brief history of autonomous vehicles (or why we invested in Apex.AI)
@Daimler: Legend 6: New Start ? The Road to Emission-free Mobility.
New Start – The Road to Emission-free Mobility. The 1980s mark the beginning of great social and political changes. A greater sensitivity for environmental issues gains social importance. At the same time, the end of the Cold War, globalization, an increasingly networked world and major economic crises present new challenges. Characteristic of these changing times:… Continue reading @Daimler: Legend 6: New Start ? The Road to Emission-free Mobility.
@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant to produce electric powertrain in the future
Stuttgart/Germany. In the transformation process towards electric mobility, Mercedes-Benz Cars is taking another important step into the future. After intensive negotiations, the management and works council of the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant in Germany have reached an agreement: In the future, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will manufacture and assemble parts of the electric powertrain (eATS).… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant to produce electric powertrain in the future
@VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound
As of July 2019 all newly registered electric vehicles must produce an artificial driving sound. Yesterday, the ID.3’s sound design was presented at the DRIVE. Forum in Berlin as part of the Future Sounds event. The almost silent, electric drive offers great potential for brand-specific sound design that not only draws attention to the car,… Continue reading @VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound
@VW Group: ŠKODA KAROQ now also produced in Nizhny Novgorod and as of autumn 2020 in Bratislava
Michael Oeljeklaus, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Production and Logistics, stressed, “Since its market launch in October 2017, our compact SUV has delighted customers all over the world. Demand considerably exceeds supply. Thanks to the production network within Volkswagen Group and the collaboration with our contract manufacturer GAZ in Russia, we can now manufacture additional units… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA KAROQ now also produced in Nizhny Novgorod and as of autumn 2020 in Bratislava
@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited commissions one of India’s largest solar-power rooftop installations
At its Pune factory, ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited has created a basic prerequisite to be carbon-neutral by 2030. The company’s own photovoltaic system consists of 25,770 highly efficient polycrystalline panels covering the 63,000 m² of roof space on the body shop complex. The installation will generate a total of 12.2 million kWh of… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited commissions one of India’s largest solar-power rooftop installations
@VW Group: Porsche Studio opens in Taiwan
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@BMW: Collaboration between BMW Motorrad and mobility provider Cooltra.
Munich. Electromobility has a particular justification in heavily polluted cities and their urban surroundings. With its electrically powered maxi scooter BMW C evolution, BMW Motorrad was involved in pioneering work long before its competitors, having provided electromobility in the urban context for more than five years. Mobility provider Cooltra is now offering an innovative sharing solution to… Continue reading @BMW: Collaboration between BMW Motorrad and mobility provider Cooltra.
@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf plant celebrates start of production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter
Production of the fully electric eSprinter heralds a new era in Dusseldorf Dusseldorf is the competence centre for Sprinter vehicles with electric drive Good production utilisation in 2019 despite modification Two new product run-ups within 21 months with investments totalling around 330 million euros Dusseldorf / Stuttgart – The founder of its own segment –… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf plant celebrates start of production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter