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Endesa To Install 8,500 Public Charging Points In Spain

Endesa, the largest electric utility company in Spain, through its Endesa X division intends to invest a total of €65 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, which is the biggest project in the country. The plan envisions the installation of more than 36,000 charging points, including 8,500 publicly accessible and 27,500 for individuals and businesses, by… Continue reading Endesa To Install 8,500 Public Charging Points In Spain

Hella plans 77 GHz radar tech series production in early 2020

Lighting and electronics firm, Hella will be launching its latest 77 GHz radar technology into series production in spring 2020. The market launch will take place within the framework of the strategic cooperation with ZF Group, in this context. Initially, an Asian manufacturer of trucks and buses will be supplied. The company has already acquired… Continue reading Hella plans 77 GHz radar tech series production in early 2020

@VW Group: TRATON starts cooperation on cybersecurity and AI with RISE

TRATON and the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) will start a long-term cooperation that will initially focus on cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI). TRATON and RISE have therefore signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will serve as a platform for a long-term and strategic relationship. As the first step, the cooperation will concentrate… Continue reading @VW Group: TRATON starts cooperation on cybersecurity and AI with RISE

Volocopter extends Series C funding to $94M with backing from logistics giant DB Schenker and others

Autonomous air mobility company Volocopter has added to the Series C funding round it announced in September 2019. The German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker announced €50 million ($54 million at today’s exchange rate) in funding at the time, and the C round has now grown to €87 million ($94 million) thanks… Continue reading Volocopter extends Series C funding to $94M with backing from logistics giant DB Schenker and others

Markus Keicher will take over as Head of Production and Site at the Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde plant

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Markus Keicher will take over as Head the plant on 1 April 2020 Sebastian Streuff Head of the Transformation Initiative at Mercedes-Benz Vans since 1 February 2020 Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans: “I wish to thank Sebastian Streuff for successfully managing the Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde plant and I am very pleased that he will now be responsible for shaping and directing the transformation process of Mercedes-Benz Vans.” Ingo Ettischer, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Operations: “We are pleased to be gaining Markus Keicher, a highly experienced production executive for our Ludwigsfelde site.” Stuttgart – Dr Markus Keicher (51) will take over as the new Head of Production and Site at the Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde plant as of April 1, 2020. Currently Keicher is Head of Production and Site at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant. He will take over from Sebastian Streuff (45), who is responsible for the transformation process of Mercedes-Benz Vans as of February 1, 2020.
“I wish to thank Sebastian Streuff for his successful management of the Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde site and of Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde GmbH, and I am very pleased that he will now be responsible for shaping and directing the transformation process of Mercedes-Benz Vans,” said Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. “With his extensive experience in production and many different efficiency programs, he has the best qualifications for leading the transformation office and to contribute significantly to put Vans back on the road of success.”
“We are pleased to be gaining Markus Keicher, a highly experienced production executive for our Ludwigsfelde site,” said Dr Ingo Ettischer, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Operations. “I'm looking forward to working with Markus Keicher. With his expertise in many different production areas worldwide, he is ideally equipped to successfully lead our plant for the open model series of the Sprinter.” He continued: “I wish to thank Sebastian Streuff for his outstanding dedication and his successful management of the Ludwigsfelde site, which two years ago was the benchmark in the world-wide production network when the new Sprinter was launched.”
Markus Keicher studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart and he was doing his doctorate at Imperial College in London. In 1998 he joined the trainee programme of the then DaimlerChrysler AG. After a number of management and project jobs at the Mercedes-Benz Berlin site and in passenger car production, maintenance, technical service and production planning, Keicher switched to the BBAC Joint Venture in Beijing, China in 2011. There he was responsible right from the very start for setting up and starting production of the first engine production works within Mercedes-Benz Cars outside Germany, right up to reaching peak production. From summer 2017, Keicher headed engine production at the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim site and acted as the speaker for the entire worldwide engine production network, before taking over as Head of Production and Site Management at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen site in September 2018. Keicher's successor in Bremen will be decided soon.
Streuff has headed the Transformation Office in Stuttgart since February 1, 2020 and reports directly to the Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. Previously, Streuff was site manager and managing director of Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde GmbH for more than four years. With the efficiency and transformation initiative, which Mercedes-Benz Vans embarked upon at the beginning of 2019, important leverage was established. In order to anchor the initiative even more emphatically for Mercedes-Benz Vans, the Transformation Office, an organisation dedicated to the three pillars Performance, Strategy and Transformation, was set up.

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@Daimler: Daimler Annual Report 2019

Dear Colleagues, The Annual Report of the Daimler Group for the 2019 financial year is online. The current report is available at: https://www.daimler.com/ir/results2019/ In line with our sustainable business strategy, we will be sending the printed report on special request only. If you prefer a print version of the Annual Report for 2019 or an… Continue reading @Daimler: Daimler Annual Report 2019

@BMW: New record for BMW Group idea management – Employee proposals generate over 62 million € in savings

Munich. Improvements proposed by BMW Group employees reached a new all-time high last year as part of the CRE8 idea management programme. “Over 62 million € in annual savings from employees’ suggested improvements is the highest amount the BMW Group’s idea management programme has ever achieved. More than 8,000 ideas for improvement have been submitted… Continue reading @BMW: New record for BMW Group idea management – Employee proposals generate over 62 million € in savings

Hennessey Performance Engineering Appoints Nathan Malinick as Director of Design

Sealy, Texas – Hennessey is excited to announce their hiring of Nathan Malinick to the position of Director of Design with immediate effect. He reports to Founder and President, John Hennessey. Nathan will serve as Director of Design overseeing design direction for both Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) as well as Hennessey Special Vehicles (HSV). As… Continue reading Hennessey Performance Engineering Appoints Nathan Malinick as Director of Design

Lear Announces Pricing of $650 Million Senior Notes Offering

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and an additional offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of… Continue reading Lear Announces Pricing of $650 Million Senior Notes Offering

GM enhances app for Chevy Bolt to use public chargers, but it’s a work in progress

The myChevrolet mobile app allows drivers to do things like remote starts, unlock doors, and gain access to vehicle data. The app’s Energy Assist feature for Bolt EV drivers has been available since 2017. But GM over the past few months has been enhancing its features, including the presentation of dynamic information about a public… Continue reading GM enhances app for Chevy Bolt to use public chargers, but it’s a work in progress