Hino Trucks offers all-inclusive solution for fleet electrification

Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group company, manufactures a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial trucks in the US. The company is developing electric trucks, which it hopes to bring into low-volume production by 2023. Now the truck-maker has introduced Hino INCLUSEV, a portfolio of end-to-end EV solutions that includes customer EV consulting, intelligent charging, warrantied infrastructure,… Continue reading Hino Trucks offers all-inclusive solution for fleet electrification

@Toyota: Making the Factory of the Future a Reality: Apply for the Toyota Ventures 2022 Call for Innovation

Like many industries, manufacturing has been undergoing a digital transformation. Emerging technologies and approaches are creating new opportunities to advance smart automation and reduce the carbon footprint of factories, and there has never been a more critical time to accelerate Industry 4.0. Toyota Ventures is exploring these areas through both our Frontier Fund and Climate… Continue reading @Toyota: Making the Factory of the Future a Reality: Apply for the Toyota Ventures 2022 Call for Innovation

@Toyota: Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Innovation Focused on the Factory of the Future

2022 call aims to find and fund promising early-stage startups from around the world that are developing innovative solutions for smarter, flexible, connected factories LOS ALTOS, Calif. (March 17, 2022) – Toyota Ventures launched its third global “call for innovation” today to search for early-stage companies that can help make the factory of the future… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Innovation Focused on the Factory of the Future

Audi plotting pick-up truck to rival Ford Ranger

Audi could soon bring to market a premium-oriented pick-up truck to rival higher-spec versions of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, as it emerges such a model is being considered at a high level.  The shock confirmation came courtesy of the German brand’s CEO Markus Duesmann, who, when asked if an Audi pick-up was a… Continue reading Audi plotting pick-up truck to rival Ford Ranger

@Toyota: $27 Million Investment to Expand Toyota’s Long Beach Manufacturing Capabilities

 Investment to Provide Facility with New Technology and an Increased Role Supporting Tacoma Production LONG BEACH, Calif. (March 16, 2022) – For 50 years, TABC has led the way for Toyota’s manufacturing operations in North America. Today, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced a $27 million investment in the operation to support an increase in… Continue reading @Toyota: $27 Million Investment to Expand Toyota’s Long Beach Manufacturing Capabilities

BMW to prioritise EVs amid Ukraine crisis, chip troubles

A logo of German luxury carmaker BMW, is seen ahead of the company’s annual news conference in Munich, Germany, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SummaryCompaniesEBIT margin of 7-9% forecast for car unitChip crisis to last all yearFive new battery partnerships to comeResuming production at German plants… Continue reading BMW to prioritise EVs amid Ukraine crisis, chip troubles

$27 Million Investment to Expand Toyota’s Long Beach Manufacturing Capabilities

The investment will equip TABC with the first coil-fed laser blanking line for TMNA, expand blanking capability to include steel and aluminum on the same line and increase capacity to cut 5.6 million blanks annually. In addition, these added capabilities will enable TABC to better support Tacoma production at TMNA facilities in Baja, California, and… Continue reading $27 Million Investment to Expand Toyota’s Long Beach Manufacturing Capabilities

Nexteer Reports Full Year 2021 Financial Results

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive today reported annual results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Although 2021 provided another challenging operating environment resulting from the ongoing global pandemic which brought unprecedented supply chain constraints and inflationary pressures to the automotive industry broadly, Nexteer continued to execute its long-term… Continue reading Nexteer Reports Full Year 2021 Financial Results

DENSO Group Company NSITEXE Leads Quadric’s $21 Million Series B Funding Round to Enhance AI Solutions

Investment advances DENSO’s commitment to achieve an environmentally-friendly, safe and secure mobility future NSITEXE, Inc., led Quadric’s $21 million Series B funding round NSITEXE is a DENSO group company that designs and develops key semiconductor components enabling next-generation automotive applications DENSO’s collaboration with Quadric helps the mobility supplier progress its sustainability and safety goals SOUTHFIELD,… Continue reading DENSO Group Company NSITEXE Leads Quadric’s $21 Million Series B Funding Round to Enhance AI Solutions