Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire plant

BMW UK plants: Mini, Oxford (4,000 staff); Rolls-Royce, Goodwood (1,700); engines, Hams Hall, Birmingham (800); bodywork, Swindon (850) Makes: Minis, all Rolls-Royce model HONDA UK plants: Cars and engines, Swindon (4,000 staff) Makes: Civic NISSAN UK plant: Cars and engines, Sunderland (7,000 employees) Makes: Qashqai, Leaf, Juke ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Such are the surreal options facing Honda… Continue reading Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire
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We Grew Algae and Asked Spectrum Editors to Taste It

Algae could be the environmentally-friendly superfood we’ve all been waiting for. But will anyone actually eat it? When was the last time you sipped algae? Chances are, you’ve never done that. But while working on a special report about potential climate-saving technologies, IEEE Spectrum decided to try to grow Spirulina, which proponents have pitched as… Continue reading We Grew Algae and Asked Spectrum Editors to Taste It

The Future of Cybersecurity Is the Quantum Random Number Generator

Illustration: Greg Mably In 1882, a banker in Sacramento, Calif., named Frank Miller developed an absolutely unbreakable encryption method. Nearly 140 years later, cryptographers have yet to come up with something better. Miller had learned about cryptography while serving as a military investigator during the U.S. Civil War. Sometime later, he grew interested in telegraphy and… Continue reading The Future of Cybersecurity Is the Quantum Random Number Generator

Investors sell car values ​​and Beiersdorf

S The high level of losses on automotive stocks and Beiersdorf shares pushed the German stock market down sharply on Thursday. The F.A.Z. Index, which is 100 times broader in the market, yields 0.92 percent to 2450 points. The default Dax index yielded 0.85 percent to 12,587 points. The prices also fell in New York.… Continue reading Investors sell car values ​​and Beiersdorf

Ford relocates to Detroit Historic Station

The imposing construction from the front Picture: dpa Not only the city, but also Detroit Central Station has been neglected in recent years. Now car manufacturer Ford sets an example – and wants to develop the future of mobility in the halls. D he heritage-listed train station in Detroit, one of the United States’ most… Continue reading Ford relocates to Detroit Historic Station

Where to go with our cars?

D he is American president Donald Trump can not decide. First he sets the import duties for steel and aluminum on ice, just to announce tariffs on imported cars shortly thereafter , The share prices of German automakers are on the stock market, industrial and commercial agents groan, even speak of an “economic disaster”. But… Continue reading Where to go with our cars?

Auto industry makes Trump a “peace offer”

D he German automakers are trying to avert a trade war with America by proposing to completely abolish tariffs on cars in trade between Europe and America. Richard Grenell, American ambassador to Germany, traveled to Washington this Wednesday with this “peace offer” from the auto industry “Wall Street Journal” , Grenell have on their own… Continue reading Auto industry makes Trump a “peace offer”

Daimler works council dissociates itself from right colleagues

Four of the 45 works council members in the Daimler parent plant belong to the right-wing group “Zentrum Automobil”. Now, in a statement, her colleagues openly express her rejection. Daimler plant Untertürkheim (archive) Wednesday, 21.02.2018 13:57 clock The works council of the Daimler-Werks in Untertürkheim has distanced itself in a detailed statement from right-wing members… Continue reading Daimler works council dissociates itself from right colleagues