E-mobility 12.02.2018 A clear plan 
for change Staff at the Braunschweig site are set to start building battery systems. mehr

Batteries in cars are now responsible for far more than simply storing electrical energy. These days, we talk about “battery systems.” These are components comprising over 2,000 individual parts, like in the e-Golf, for example – including cell modules, controllers, battery control units, and the housing. All weighing barely 350 kilograms. “We have to be… Continue reading E-mobility 12.02.2018 A clear plan 
for change Staff at the Braunschweig site are set to start building battery systems. mehr

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

Rising tire prices are driving Michelin’s good results in 2017

The Clermont group has posted a net profit of 1.7 billion euros, new historical high and higher than the consensus Inquiry Financial for Thomson Reuters, which gave 1.665 billion. On the other hand, net sales (+ 5% to 21.960 billion) and operating profit on current activities (+ 1.9% to 2.742 billion) are lower than the… Continue reading Rising tire prices are driving Michelin’s good results in 2017

Robot taxis with enormous growth figures

According to a study by TrendForce, robotic taxis show growth of 80 percent per year. What happens when autonomous driving is introduced and the taxis drive by themselves? There have already been some studies, such as the analysis of the loss of jobs, the loss of private cars and more research, Common to all studies,… Continue reading Robot taxis with enormous growth figures

PROTON CLARIFIES STATEMENT BY PEKEMA

PRESS PROTON CLARIFIES STATEMENT BY PEKEMA Posted on Feb 13, 2018 Subang Jaya, 12 February 2018– PROTON would like to respond to the article entitled, Pengedar Bumiputera Proton Tertekan that was published on 11 February 2018 by Utusan Malaysia. We would firstly like to thank PEKEMA and its members for highlighting issues faced by its… Continue reading PROTON CLARIFIES STATEMENT BY PEKEMA

Michelin believes that its plants in Spain “have room to reach their maximum production capacity”

Published 2/13/2018 11:20:20:06 CET PARIS, 13 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The president of Michelin, Jean Dominique Senard, has assured that the factories of the manufacturer of French tires in Spain “still have margin to reach his maximum capacity of production”, underlining that these have a “very important” weight on the attainment of the good ones… Continue reading Michelin believes that its plants in Spain “have room to reach their maximum production capacity”

GM to shut one South Korea plant, decide on fate of others within weeks

DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors Co said it will close one of its four plants in South Korea and incur an $850 million impairment charge as part of a restructuring of its money-losing business in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy. The U.S. automaker said it would decide the future of its remaining South Korean operations within weeks,… Continue reading GM to shut one South Korea plant, decide on fate of others within weeks

Tire manufacturer buys a fifth: Michelin goes into workshop chain ATU

All articles and backgrounds 02/13/2018 Tire manufacturer buys a fifth Michelin goes into workshop chain ATU DPA Already in French hands: Now there is next to the French Mobivia with the tire manufacturer Michelin a second French shareholder of the workshop chain ATU The French tire manufacturer Michelin Show stock market chart has invested one… Continue reading Tire manufacturer buys a fifth: Michelin goes into workshop chain ATU

BMW Group achieves best-ever January

Munich. Following its seventh consecutive year of record sales, the world’s number one manufacturer of premium vehicles started 2018 with another record: the BMW Group has never sold so many cars in January as in this year. A total of 169,538 customers took delivery of a BMW, MINI or Rolls-Royce premium vehicle, an increase of… Continue reading BMW Group achieves best-ever January

PSA and Opel make common van

This is undoubtedly the first episode of a long Franco-German series. PSA will launch this year the production of stamped vans Peugeot, Citroën, Opel or Vauxhall. The new versions of the Partner, Berlingot and Combo will be assembled from the second half of the year in Vigo, Spain, and Mangualde, Portugal – two newly renovated… Continue reading PSA and Opel make common van