Munich. The BMW Group has created the perfect platform for seamlessly integrating customers’ music streaming services into their car: Connected Music. This new digital offering allows unrestricted in-car access to customers’ Spotify, Napster or Deezer streaming accounts, complete with their personal playlists and settings. Connection is via the car’s own SIM card rather than indirectly… Continue reading @BMW: Connected Music: The new music streaming offering from BMW.
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TVR frustration over Ebbw Vale factory renovation delays
The Welsh Government owns a 3% stake in TVR and it gave the company a £2m loan which is repayable if the company does not move to Wales.
TVR frustration over car factory renovation delays
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Voltia’s Enlarged Nissan e-NV200 To Be Produced In UK By Bevan
Bevan Group enters the electric vehicle arena with high-volume Nissan e-NV200 conversion ‘Final mile’ delivery specialists in the UK, together with tradesmen and other operators working in urban areas, can now choose a competitively priced, fully electric van which offers up to twice the cargo volume of similarly sized competitors. West Midlands-based Bevan Group today… Continue reading Voltia’s Enlarged Nissan e-NV200 To Be Produced In UK By Bevan
Sundram Fasteners kick-off production at new Rs 100-crore AP unit
Sundram Fasteners, part of the 21-company TVS Group of Companies, and one of India’s largest automotive component suppliers, has commenced operations at its new SEZ unit at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The new facility has been set up with an initial investment of Rs 100 crores. The unit will manufacture and export high precision engineering… Continue reading Sundram Fasteners kick-off production at new Rs 100-crore AP unit
Fiat Idling Illinois Jeep Plant for the Third Time in Six Months
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pause production at a Jeep sport utility vehicle factory for the third time in six months, adding to signs carmakers are expecting sales to slow this year.
‘Do or die’: Nissan takes the axe to the house Ghosn built
Nissan is planning aggressive cost cuts to deal with an unexpected slump in sales as the expansionist strategy it inherited from fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn flounders.Now, many of those models are missing sales goals and executives at Nissan’s Yokohama headquarters estimate up to 40% of its global manufacturing capacity is unused, or under-used.Nissan is aiming to achieve an operating margin of 6% on revenue of 14.5 trillion yen by March 2023, compared with 3.0% from 13.0 trillion forecast for the year ending in March 2020. More sourcesDo or die: Nissan takes the axe to the house Ghosn built (Reuters: Jan 28, 2020 at 9:30 PM)
Toyota Is Halting Production in China Until Feb. 9
Toyota Motor Corp. is halting operations in China until Feb. 9, joining a growing list of global companies that have cut back on business activities in China as a new coronavirus infection spreads, with more than 130 people killed already.
Ford to resume production at China JV with Changan on Feb 10
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium, Jan. 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ford Motor (F.N) plans to resume production on Feb. 10 at its manufacturing facilities in China with joint venture partner Chongqing Changan Automobile (000625.SZ), a spokesman for the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday.… Continue reading Ford to resume production at China JV with Changan on Feb 10
FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago – World Socialist Web Site
FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago By Jacob Crosse28 January 2020 For the third time in the last six months, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be shutting down production at the Belvidere Assembly Plant, located in northern Illinois. The planned weeklong shutdown will begin on February 13. Workers just now… Continue reading FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago – World Socialist Web Site