Category: OEMs

Toyota Continues Role as Lead Automotive Innovator

Ann Arbor, Mich. (June 18, 2018) – In his address to investors last month, Akio Toyoda spoke of transforming the company that bears his family name from an automaker into a mobility company. While that official change in direction was a recent announcement, Toyota’s engineers and scientists have been expanding their research and development efforts to… Continue reading Toyota Continues Role as Lead Automotive Innovator

Groupe PSA: Joint press release from the Supervisory Board and from the Managing Board

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon, Member of the Managing Board and CFO of Groupe PSA (Paris:UG), has decided to leave the company for personal reasons. He will be replaced by Philippe de Rovira, currently CFO of Opel Vauxhall. Both decisions will be effective as of August 1st. “The Supervisory Board thanks Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon… Continue reading Groupe PSA: Joint press release from the Supervisory Board and from the Managing Board

Bill Ford Jr. interview: The complete transcript

And as I was driving back and forth to The Factory, a couple of things struck me. One was how quick the trip was down Michigan Avenue from Dearborn. But also, I’d always had this vision that we would build the future of Ford Motor Co., particularly as it pertained to autonomy, we needed to… Continue reading Bill Ford Jr. interview: The complete transcript

The BMW Group and CRITICAL Software are expanding their cooperation

Munich. Following successful collaboration in the past, the BMW Group and CRITICAL Software are now planning a strategic expansion of their cooperation. The two companies have reached an agreement to form a joint venture entitled Critical TechWorks, subject to examination of and approval from the relevant competition authorities. By creating this joint venture, the BMW… Continue reading The BMW Group and CRITICAL Software are expanding their cooperation

“That’s a little number”

VW must pay because of the diesel affair a billion euros fine to Lower Saxony. But the country sits with two representatives in the supervisory board of the group. That would be strange, finds the economist Christian Strenger. Volkswagen logo on a VW Golf shines in front of the company’s headquarters Friday, 15.06.2018 19:01 clock… Continue reading “That’s a little number”

Bill Ford on CEO Hackett: ‘I love having him here’

CLOSE Bill Ford talks Detroit, last name Ford vs Forde Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press Buy Photo Jim Hackett, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, with Bill Ford Jr. during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2018. (Photo: Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo Ford CEO Jim Hackett… Continue reading Bill Ford on CEO Hackett: ‘I love having him here’

Project przez życie

*/ ]]> W ciągu dwudziestu lat w Oplu, Ewa Barańska kierowała wieloma zespołami i zrealizowała kilkanaście dużych projektów. Jednak cały czas ma apetyt na kolejne wyzwania. Dział Inżynierii Produkcji, którym kieruje Ewa, został zorganizowany w Gliwicach, ponieważ są tutaj duże możliwości pozyskiwania specjalistów. Jej zespół udziela wsparcia przy wdrażaniu każdego z nowych modeli samochodów produkowanych… Continue reading Project przez życie

Nissan to use ultrastrong, high-formability steel in more new vehicles

World-first innovation can help lower emissions and improve performance by reducing vehicle weight YOKOHAMA, Japan (June 18, 2018) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will build more models using a new type of steel that combines high tensile strength with a previously unachievable degree of formability, resulting in lighter vehicles that can help lower emissions while… Continue reading Nissan to use ultrastrong, high-formability steel in more new vehicles

Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025

Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025   Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today announced its ambition that from 2025, at least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material.   Volvo Cars also urged… Continue reading Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025