Valmet Automotive sets a highly ambitious goal for the Uusikaupunki, Finland car plant to be CO2 neutral by the end of 2021. The goal is part of the Valmet Automotive Group’s Sustainability Action Plan, with which the company aims to be one of the leaders of the automotive industry in sustainability indicators. The CO2 neutrality… Continue reading Valmet Automotive: our car plant is CO2 neutral by the end of 2021
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@Daimler: 04. Jun 2020Step by step back to normal – Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
June 04, 2020 – After a production suspension period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercedes-Benz car plants have successfully restarted production step by step. From June onwards, all Mercedes-Benz AG plants worldwide will be restarted. On April 20th, the engine and component plants in Germany gradually resumed production first, followed by the Mercedes-Benz car assembly… Continue reading @Daimler: 04. Jun 2020Step by step back to normal – Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
@VW Group: Volkswagen starts development of climate projects for CO2 compensation
The Volkswagen Group and the project developer Permian Global have signed a Joint Development Agreement to create climate protection projects. With the support of Permian Global, the Volkswagen Group will begin developing climate protection projects to protect tropical forests in the second half of 2020. Following successful verification, the avoided deforestation and restoration of endangered… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen starts development of climate projects for CO2 compensation
Mercedes-Benz to use CO2-free rail transport in Germany and Austria
All production materials for Mercedes-Benz passenger car plants in Germany, as well as for the Kecskemet, Hungary plant, are now transported by rail using green energy. In implementing its sustainable business strategy, Mercedes-Benz Cars is taking the next step towards CO₂-neutral mobility. Since the beginning of 2020, all of Mercedes-Benz’s rail transport logistics with Deutsche… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz to use CO2-free rail transport in Germany and Austria
@Nio: NIO Inc. Provides May 2020 Delivery Update
Delivered 3,436 vehicles in May 2020, achieving record-high monthly deliveries Delivered 10,429 vehicles in 2020 in total Cumulative deliveries of ES8 and ES6 reached 42,342 SHANGHAI, China, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market, today provided its May 2020… Continue reading @Nio: NIO Inc. Provides May 2020 Delivery Update
Used car start-up Spinny puts expansion on hold, bullish on full-stack retail model
Spinny, the five-year old Gurgaon-based start-up in the used car space with investment by Nandan Nilekani, is expecting growth in the short-term as per a recent study on the segment’s prospects. It has however deferred its expansion plans due to the impact of the Covid-19 on the buyer sentiment. The used car market is one… Continue reading Used car start-up Spinny puts expansion on hold, bullish on full-stack retail model
Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Models of the Rivian-built Amazon electric delivery vans… Continue reading Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla
@Daimler: Step by step back to normality: Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
Successful restart of production at Mercedes-Benz car plants since mid-April after suspension From June, all Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide will be restarted in a coordinated manner Mercedes-Benz is continuing its product and electric offensive Comprehensive infection prevention measures agreed on and implemented with the Works Council After a production suspension period caused by the COVID-19… Continue reading @Daimler: Step by step back to normality: Mercedes-Benz car plants worldwide restarting production
Valens’ VA7000 Automotive Family: Delivering Resilient, High-Speed, Long-Reach Sensor Connectivity
HOD HASHARON, Israel, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Valens, the leader in high-speed in-vehicle connectivity, today announced the VA7000 family of automotive chipsets, which will deliver ultra-high-speed connectivity with the most resilient physical layer (PHY) for error-free links and high EMI immunity. The VA7000 chipsets will be the first in the industry to implement the MIPI… Continue reading Valens’ VA7000 Automotive Family: Delivering Resilient, High-Speed, Long-Reach Sensor Connectivity
N Chandrasekaran seeks to rewire Tata Group for post-Covid world
Into his fourth year as chairman, Chandrasekaran is keen to find solutions to the problems facing the group’s money guzzlers such as Tata Steel Europe, Tata Motors-Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Power. Mumbai: Ahead of a Tata Sons board meeting on Friday, chairman N Chandrasekaran is understood to be sharply recalibrating the group’s business strategy.… Continue reading N Chandrasekaran seeks to rewire Tata Group for post-Covid world