2017: Strong growth and record results

Plastic Omnium once again achieved a record year.In 2017, we outperformed the global automotive market by nine points and posted growth across all operating regions. We successfully consolidated the businesses in 2016 and continued to improve our industrial performance.With our financial strength and confidence in our capacity to continue to develop our business and increase… Continue reading 2017: Strong growth and record results

How much can we actually control autonomous cars?

If you’re riding in an autonomous car, and you want to go faster, what do you do? When asked this question, people often change their answer on a single condition: Does the car you’re riding in belong to you, or is it a car for hire? Auto manufacturers are aiming to provide cars with Level… Continue reading How much can we actually control autonomous cars?

DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business

Feb. 14, 2018 News Releases KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it has taken an equity stake in CREATIONLINE, Inc., which excels at deploying and integrating cloud and other technologies that enable next-generation software development, including open source software. The auto industry is undergoing a once-in-a-century paradigm shift. Competition continues to intensify as… Continue reading DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business

Dana Incorporated Announces Strong 2017 Financial Results, Affirms Significant 2018 Guidance Increase

MAUMEE, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Full-Year Highlights Sales of $7.2 billion, an increase of $1.4 billion, growth of 24 percent Net income attributable to Dana of $111 million; diluted EPS of $0.71, inclusive of $186 million one-time, non-cash charge due to U.S. tax reform Adjusted EBITDA of $835 million, providing a margin of… Continue reading Dana Incorporated Announces Strong 2017 Financial Results, Affirms Significant 2018 Guidance Increase

Gestamp acquires a plant in Brazil to supply Toyota

2.13.2018 Gestamp, the Spanish multinational company specialized in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, has announced the acquisition of a plant in the city of Sorocaba, in the state of São Paulo (Brazil). Gestamp has signed the acquisition of a plant from the local group Scorpios Indústria… Continue reading Gestamp acquires a plant in Brazil to supply Toyota

TomTom chosen by Vinka to provide map and predictive traffic data for fleet optimization

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 13, 2018 – TomTom (TOM2) has been chosen to power the Vinka fleet optimisation platform. TomTom will supply Vinka with map and predictive traffic data, along with its Online Maps API for Europe and North America. The Vinka platform takes fleet automatisation to the next level by bringing automatic ride… Continue reading TomTom chosen by Vinka to provide map and predictive traffic data for fleet optimization

Financial information for the year ended December 31, 2017

2017 : Une nouvelle année de progrès, en ligne avec les objectifs 2020. Génération élevée de Cash flow libre structurel de 1,5 milliard d’€, Résultat opérationnel sur activités courantes de 2 742 millions d’€, en hausse de 145 millions d’€ à parités constantes, Résultat net en hausse à 1 693 millions d’€. 2018 : Poursuite du… Continue reading Financial information for the year ended December 31, 2017

Movin’On 2018: Bringing global, smart, sustainable and multimodal mobility to life

Après le grand succès de l’édition 2017, Movin’On 2018 visera à transformer les idées en solutions et à créer des outils toujours plus concrets pour atteindre une mobilité durable rapidement.Voici les six thématiques qui animeront les échanges : 1 – Décarbonation et qualité de l’air Un thème qui s’intéresse aux transports décarbonés et à la… Continue reading Movin’On 2018: Bringing global, smart, sustainable and multimodal mobility to life

Axens, IFPEN and Michelin join forces to create a synthetic rubber production channel using biomass

Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) et Michelin annoncent le lancement d’un projet de recherche en partenariat dans le domaine de la chimie du végétal visant à développer et commercialiser un procédé de production de butadiène biosourcé (biobutadiène). Devant la nécessité de trouver des alternatives durables pour l’approvisionnement des élastomères, le procédé BioButterfly permettra de fabriquer… Continue reading Axens, IFPEN and Michelin join forces to create a synthetic rubber production channel using biomass