Goal of the new TRANSFORM.TOGETHER production strategy: 30 percent increase in productivity worldwide by 2025 Board Member for Production Andreas Tostmann: “Efficiency potential in Production through 2025 totals €2.6 billion” Paradigm shift from product to process orientation to be implemented worldwide in eight action areas Production makes major contribution to achieving profitability target of over… Continue reading Volkswagen targeting further boost in factory productivity
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Volkswagen and US elite Stanford University develop a fuel cell for the future
New triple power fuel cell catalyst developed Significant cost reduction with simultaneous increase in performance values The fuel cell is regarded as a serious alternative to the classic electric car with battery cells. However, the biggest problem is the comparatively high cost of the technology. A partnership between Volkswagen and the prestigious Stanford University in… Continue reading Volkswagen and US elite Stanford University develop a fuel cell for the future
Le Groupe PSA et Punch Powertrain annoncent le projet de création d’une co-entreprise pour les futures transmissions électriques du Groupe
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG): Le 27 septembre 2018, le Groupe PSA et Punch Powertrain annoncent leur intention de créer la co-entreprise « Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions » qui produira la future génération de transmissions électrifiées e-DCT à partir de 2022. De conception révolutionnaire, la boîte de vitesses e-DCT en configuration 48V, équipera les futurs… Continue reading Le Groupe PSA et Punch Powertrain annoncent le projet de création d’une co-entreprise pour les futures transmissions électriques du Groupe
Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain are negotiating terms of a Joint Venture agreement for the Group’s future electrified transmissions
On September 27, Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain announce their intention to sign a joint venture agreement, named “Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions”, to produce the future generation of the electrified transmission (e-DCT), starting in 2022. The Metz plant will have an annual production capacity of 600,000 e-DCTs. In preparation for production, Punch Powertrain will carry… Continue reading Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain are negotiating terms of a Joint Venture agreement for the Group’s future electrified transmissions
Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for August 2018
*1 Beginning fiscal 2012, locally branded models produced in China, which to date had been included in the output figure for China, are now excluded *2 Includes imports to Japan [ Summary : August 2018 ] < Domestic Production > August 2018･･･Sixth consecutive monthly year-on-year increase since February, 2018 ( 115.8% year-on-year ) <… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for August 2018
Toyota to Supply its Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal
Toyota system to be used in Caetanobus’s first hydrogen-fuelled FCEV1 city buses Caetanobus to launch hydrogen demonstration city bus in autumn 2019 Toyota has taken another important step towards achieving a broader hydrogen society with the announcement it will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal. In line with its vision… Continue reading Toyota to Supply its Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal
New cars no longer appeal to French motorists
The French, like the Europeans, travel fewer and fewer kilometers with their own cars and buy fewer new vehicles, favoring the second-hand market. This is the consequence of a lack of purchasing power but also a more utilitarian report to the automobile. In the early 1990s, sales to individuals accounted for three quarters of the… Continue reading New cars no longer appeal to French motorists
UK car manufacturing falls in August as production changes affect summer output
RT @RenaultUKPR: We’ve got models from @DaciaUK and @Renault_UK at the @SMMT Test Day North today. Both are doing a roaring trade… …
Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2018 (Flash Report)
2018/09/27 Production and Sales Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for August 2018 are summarized below. Note 1): Overseas production figures indicate Mazda-brand units coming off the production line (excluding CKD units). However, non-Mazda-brand passenger vehicles produced at the Mexico plant are included.Note 2): Global production figures are the sum of domestic and overseas… Continue reading Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2018 (Flash Report)
Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results forAugust 2018 (Flash Report)
September 27, 2018 < August 2018 > August 2018 Jan-Aug 2018 Units 2018 vs 2017 Units ’18 vs ’17 Domestic production *1 46,525 -6.2% First y/y decrease in 2 months 428,765 -7.0% Overseas production *2 ☆ 36,086 +5.5% 2nd consecutive month of y/y increase 228,500 -9.3% Global production total 82,611 -1.4% First y/y decrease in… Continue reading Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results forAugust 2018 (Flash Report)