Establishment of Business Process Management System Initiated

On March 16 (Thursday), Mando kicked off the establishment of its Business Process Management System (BPMS). After the establishment of the integrated system, the process assets (process classification, process specification and operation manual) of 12 functions in three operations (MDK, MDC, and MCA) were defined. The already documented process assets will allow for more effective… Continue reading Establishment of Business Process Management System Initiated

Burt Jordan

Burt Jordan is the Vice President Global Vehicle & Indirect Purchasing and Supply Chain Sustainability effective October 1, 2017. In this role Jordan is responsible for global Body Exterior, Body Interior, Chassis and Electrical Systems procurement and Supplier Diversity Development. He reports to Hau Thai-Tang, vice president Product Development and Purchasing. Prior to this role,… Continue reading Burt Jordan

MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres for the New Ferrari 488 Pista

Conçu spécifiquement pour la Ferrari 488 Pista, le MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 K2 représente la dernière génération de pneus Michelin pour circuit homologués pour usage sur route. Comparé à sa version K1 développée pour la Ferrari 458 Speciale, ce pneu permet de réaliser de meilleurs temps au tour en offrant un niveau d’adhérence en… Continue reading MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres for the New Ferrari 488 Pista

VW must swap manipulated diesel vehicle for new cars

The Hamburg district court has a media report according to a Volkswagen dealer in Hamburg sentenced to take back a diesel car with fake exhaust emissions. The customer is therefore entitled to a new car. Getty Images Tiguan models in production Thursday, 15.03.2018 22:02 clock Volkswagen Hamburg must according to information of the NDR swap… Continue reading VW must swap manipulated diesel vehicle for new cars

VW puts 340 million dollars in US plant

Donald Trump threatens to punish European automakers with punitive tariffs – this is precisely the situation in which Volkswagen announces a major investment in Tennessee. VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee Monday, 19.03.2018 22:12 Volkswagen once again puts a lot of money in his SUV offensive in the US. For the production of a new five-seat… Continue reading VW puts 340 million dollars in US plant

Small savers against VW – a process marathon

337,000 Germans once saved on a “KdF car” and never got the dreamed car, after the war their money was gone. When they sued Volkswagen, the group resisted with all the harassment. Getty Images / Culture Club Tuesday, 01.05.2018 09:56 clock Due to the diesel gate scandal Volkswagen AG is currently threatened with damages claims… Continue reading Small savers against VW – a process marathon

Skoda employees receive twelve percent more wages

End of a week-long dispute: Skoda increases the salary for its employees in the Czech Republic by twelve percent. The automaker is one of the largest and most important employers in the country. Skoda Vision X Friday, 06.04.2018 22:19 The employees of the Czech VW subsidiary Skoda get twelve percent more money. The Kovo union… Continue reading Skoda employees receive twelve percent more wages

“Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai

Shanghai, April 19, 2017—The 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 19-28th, 2017. At the exhibition, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. (DENZA Auto) will debut the DENZA 400 EV at the 4.1 Exhibition Hall. In sync with this debut,… Continue reading “Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai

Lightyear wins €100 000 in Postcode Lottery Green Challenge

Martijn Lammers — Co-Founder

We have joined the finalists on stage at the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. The four other finalists came from all over the world to pitch their companies in front of an international jury (http://www.greenchallenge.info/info/juries). Lightyear will use the 100,000 euro cash prize to accelerate the development of their first car, the Lightyear One. Several preliminary rounds preceded the finals. Out of a total of over 500 companies the five finalists remained.

“All the problems we have had with zero emissions vehicles, those belong to the past now.” – Lex Hoefsloot, CEO of Lightyear during his pitch at the Green Challenge finals.

On June 29, 2017 the Dutch startup Lightyear officially announced their plans to bring a commercial solar car to the market in 2019. The first vehicle, the Lightyear One, is an electric four-wheel drive car that can handle rough terrain and has a battery range of 800 kilometers, charged by the sun. Production of th..

The seemingly impossible car

Arjo van der Ham — Co-Founder

Technology today is evolving faster than ever. When you stop and think about it, the possibilities seem endless. Every day, a lot of great (or to be honest, most of the time not-so-great) ideas pop into my, our, or your head. Although the seemingly impossible ideas are hard to achieve, it does not have to imply that they are bad ideas. That’s why at Lightyear we like to do some quick back-of-the-envelope calculations to check the feasibility of some of those ideas.

Before we founded Lightyear, we used to meet every Thursday evening to do just that. After concluding that we wanted to start a business to make this world a better place by combating climate change, we started looking for the best solution. The first step we took was to investigate the underlying causes of human induced climate change, and we quickly found the following graph:

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands, 2014, World Resources Institute.

We were s..