Apollo Vredestein, (AVBV) part of Apollo Tyres, an international tyre major with manufacturing units in India, the Netherlands and Hungary, today organised a meeting with its employees in the Netherlands to discuss the future of the plant in Enschede and the company’s plans to build a more sustainable business for the company in the Netherlands.… Continue reading Apollo Vredestein to cut workforce, manufacture only high-performance tyres at Enschede facility
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@Groupe PSA: Groupe PSA facilitates the purchase and installation of charging stations for its customers
Groupe PSA has chosen a recommended partner for the installation of charging stations in each country in Europe. A partnership that covers all Groupe PSA brands. Charging solutions for consumers, both in single-family homes and multi-family complexes. Solution also available for our Business customers. A single, simple, “one-stop-shop” solution for our customers where… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: Groupe PSA facilitates the purchase and installation of charging stations for its customers
@BMW: BMW Group Plant Dingolfing tests fully connected logistics
Dingolfing. Autonomous, connected and intelligent: As part of a three-year research project supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, the BMW Group and three partner companies from Bavaria are exploring the possibilities for making BMW Group Plant Dingolfing a smart factory for logistics. The “Autonomous and Connected Logistics” research project… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group Plant Dingolfing tests fully connected logistics
Groupe PSA enlists its partners for EV charging solutions across Europe
Groupe PSA has chosen a recommended partner for the installation of charging stations in each country in Europe. The partnership will cover all the Groupe PSA brands. The partnership will offer solutions for consumers, both in single-family homes and multi-family complexes. It is also being provided for Groupe PSA’s business customers. The company claims that… Continue reading Groupe PSA enlists its partners for EV charging solutions across Europe
@GM: GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio
GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio 2020-03-04 WARREN, Mich. – Starting today, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is gathering hundreds of employees, dealers, investors, analysts, media and policymakers to share details of its strategy to grow the company’s electric vehicle (EV) sales quickly, efficiently and profitably.… Continue reading @GM: GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio
@VW Group: Wayne Griffiths, new Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA
Wayne Griffiths (Dukinfield, United Kingdom, 1966) has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA. Griffiths thus adds this new responsibility to his position as SEAT Executive Vice-President for Sales and Marketing and CUPRA Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors of CUPRA is completed with Carsten Isensee, acting SEAT President and… Continue reading @VW Group: Wayne Griffiths, new Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA
Uber open to using self-driving tech from competition: CEO
FILE PHOTO: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks to the media at an event in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving unit is open to using technology from competitors in the industry, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday. “If any of those competitors want to put… Continue reading Uber open to using self-driving tech from competition: CEO
Statistics: Autonomous test kilometers in Beijing
A poll in Beijing found that 77 autonomous vehicles drove over a million kilometers in 2019. It is reminiscent of the DMV report. which was recently released. The Innovation Center for Intelligent Mobility (BICMI) Beijing asked the companies that are testing the technology in Beijing about the test kilometers traveled. In Beijing, too, the companies… Continue reading Statistics: Autonomous test kilometers in Beijing
Aston Martin: new chairman Lawrence Stroll to bring racing focus
Aston Martin has used what would’ve been its Geneva motor show press conference to introduce future executive chairman Lawrence Stroll, alongside a host of new models. Held instead at Aston’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire after the Geneva show was cancelled, the short conference stream saw Canadian billionaire Stroll make his first appearance alongside CEO Andy… Continue reading Aston Martin: new chairman Lawrence Stroll to bring racing focus
Geely builds presence in satellite industry with new plant and testing center
HANGZHOU, March 4 (Xinhua) — Geely Holding Group announced Wednesday that it has begun construction on an intelligent satellite production and testing center, making it the first private carmaker to produce satellites in China.
The new facility is being built by Geely Holding Group's subsidiary, Geely Technology Group, in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang province.
The cutting-edge facility will include a modular satellite manufacturing center, a satellite testing center, a satellite R&D center and a cloud computing center. It will be able to develop and produce a variety of different satellite models.
The satellite strategy will be implemented by Geespace, a Geely-run company established in 2018 for the development, launch and operation of low-orbit satellites.
By the end of 2020, Geespace will begin the launch of its commercial low-orbit satellite network that will facilitate highly accurate navigation for self-driving cars.
Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group, said: “T..