Category: OEMs

Opel teases the new face of its Astra compact car – Automotive News Europe

Opel/Vauxhall has confirmed that the new Astra compact car will be the brand’s next model to use a stretched ‘Vizor’ grille that debuted on the brand’s latest Mokka small SUV. Opel on Tuesday released images of some of the car’s design details, including the grille with incorporated LED headlights, an elongated dual-screen dashboard, and the… Continue reading Opel teases the new face of its Astra compact car – Automotive News Europe

@VW Group: Audi Denkwerkstatt presents ecomove app to playfully reduce your carbon footprint003297

The new ecomove app helps users comprehend and reduce their own personal mobility emissions and offset unavoidable carbon emissions. The Audi Denkwerkstatt innovation unit in Berlin came up with the idea for the app. The app will be presented to the public for the first time at the GREENTECH FESTIVAL (June 16 – 18). Climate… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi Denkwerkstatt presents ecomove app to playfully reduce your carbon footprint003297

@GM: GM Will Boost EV and AV Investments to $35 Billion Through 2025 June 16, 2021

GM will pull ahead construction of two new Ultium battery cell plants in the U.S., in addition to plants in Ohio and Tennessee now being built Growth investments enabled by GM’s strong underlying business, including record EBIT-adjusted in the last three quarters; GM increases first-half 2021 guidance DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced… Continue reading @GM: GM Will Boost EV and AV Investments to $35 Billion Through 2025 June 16, 2021

@VW Group: Lamborghini V12 at 60° – The flagship Lamborghini engine: performance and emotion003295

Sant’Agata Bolognese, 16/06/2021: Ferruccio Lamborghini started his company in 1963 to create the perfect sports car. Lamborghini was clear he wanted a V12 engine: although the naturally aspirated V12 powerplant is challenging in terms of technology and dimensions, Lamborghini was adamant that it was the only possible choice for a top of the range Lamborghini.… Continue reading @VW Group: Lamborghini V12 at 60° – The flagship Lamborghini engine: performance and emotion003295

@Ford: Lincoln Accelerates Brand Transformation; Plans to Deliver a Full Portfolio of Connected and Electrified Vehicles by 2030

As Lincoln approaches its 100th anniversary next year, the brand plans to electrify its entire portfolio of vehicles by 2030 with a full lineup of connected vehicles; first fully electric Lincoln vehicle debuts next year New Lincoln Intelligence System will enable an always-on relationship with clients; Lincoln Enhance over-the-air software updates begin this summer, while… Continue reading @Ford: Lincoln Accelerates Brand Transformation; Plans to Deliver a Full Portfolio of Connected and Electrified Vehicles by 2030

@BMW: Cutting-edge research into quantum computing: BMW Group and Technical University of Munich agree to create an endowed chair in “Quantum Algorithms and Applications”.001212

Munich. The BMW Group will in future be supporting research into quantum computing at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Today, Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, President of TUM, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development, and Alexander Buresch, CIO of BMW AG, signed an agreement to establish an endowed chair… Continue reading @BMW: Cutting-edge research into quantum computing: BMW Group and Technical University of Munich agree to create an endowed chair in “Quantum Algorithms and Applications”.001212

@BMW: Everyday testing of BMW i Hydrogen NEXT with hydrogen fuel cell drive train begins.001211

Munich. The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train in everyday conditions on European roads. Prototypes of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT will examine how effectively the CO2-free drive train, model-specific chassis technology and vehicle electronics systems work together under real-life conditions. The BMW i Hydrogen NEXT… Continue reading @BMW: Everyday testing of BMW i Hydrogen NEXT with hydrogen fuel cell drive train begins.001211

@GM: Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry June 15, 2021

Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry GM to engineer and supply its Ultium battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec freight locomotives PITTSBURGH June 15, 2021 — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) today announced they will collaborate to… Continue reading @GM: Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry June 15, 2021