From vision to business: Connected driving is becoming a growth area

Presentation by Dr. Volkmar Denner,chairman of the board of management ofRobert Bosch GmbH,at the Bosch ConnectedWorld press briefingon February 21, 2018, in Berlin. Check against delivery. Ladies and gentlemen: Connectivity is the future, and the future of mobility in particular. By that I mean not just modernizing the road and rail networks, but connecting all… Continue reading From vision to business: Connected driving is becoming a growth area

Entering the ridesharing business

Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany – Bosch is entering the ridesharing business. The supplier of technology and services has acquired Splitting Fares Inc. (SPLT), a U.S. start-up based in Detroit. SPLT operates a platform that allows companies, universities, and municipal authorities to offer their workforces ridesharing services. The B2B approach is designed especially for commuters. SPLT… Continue reading Entering the ridesharing business

The European Commission’s Announcement Concerning the EU Competition Law related to Certain Automotive Components

KARIYA (Japan) — On February 21, 2018 (Central European Time), the European Commission (the Commission) announced that it has imposed fines on certain automotive suppliers that infringed EU competition law in connection with past sales of automotive spark plugs. The Commission has investigated certain automotive suppliers including DENSO Corporation in this matter, and DENSO has… Continue reading The European Commission’s Announcement Concerning the EU Competition Law related to Certain Automotive Components

Continental and GIZ Committed to Sustainability in the Natural Rubber Supply Chain

Partnership will improve livelihoods of rubber tree farmers in Indonesia Tracking of the supply chain from the rubber cultivators to production will prevent deforestation Continental is consistently increasing sustainability activities in purchasing Hanover, February 21, 2018. Technology company Continental and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are joining forces in a development partnership to… Continue reading Continental and GIZ Committed to Sustainability in the Natural Rubber Supply Chain

2017 Results commented by Jean-Michel Szczerba, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Plastic Omnium (Only FR)

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MBE2—a global revolution in ethanol production by MAHLE

 The latest in fuels The use of biofuels in internal combustion engines is an important alternative to significantly reduce CO2 emissions—one of the gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. Ethanol is thus used in countries all over the world as a strategic fuel. In Brazil and the U.S., for example, a large fleet of vehicles… Continue reading MBE2—a global revolution in ethanol production by MAHLE

DENSO Announces Management Changes

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today’s board of directors meeting. The following management changes will be effective April 1, 2018: (1)Toshiyuki Kato will be appointed to executive vice president. Currently he is a senior executive director. (2)The following will be appointed as senior executive directors: Kazuaki Fujitani, currently… Continue reading DENSO Announces Management Changes

For Intralogistics of the Future: Mounting Components Protect Self-Driving Transport Systems

Selbstfahrende Transportplattformen erhöhen die Flexibilität im Waren- und Materialfluss Elastomerbasierte Lagerungselemente schützen empfindliche Schalteinheit Auch individuell ausgelegte Lösungen möglich Hanover, February 2018. Digitalization, automation and robot technology are gaining ground in intralogistics as well. In the factories and logistics centers of the future, intelligent, autonomous systems will take on the task of transporting products between… Continue reading For Intralogistics of the Future: Mounting Components Protect Self-Driving Transport Systems

PROJECT TO TRANSFORM FAURECIA (SA) INTO A EUROPEAN COMPANY (SE)

At its meeting on February 15, 2018, the Faurecia Board of Directors decided to submit a proposal to shareholders to convert Faurecia as a “European Company” (Societas Europaea, SE) Around half of Faurecia’s sales currently come from Europe, where the Group has around 45,000 employees – including 10 000 in France – in 110 production sites… Continue reading PROJECT TO TRANSFORM FAURECIA (SA) INTO A EUROPEAN COMPANY (SE)