Tag: Manufacturing

BYD and AMPLY Launch Preferred Partnership For Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Energy Services

In a 2018 survey by Greenbiz, fleet operators cited high cost and complex infrastructure as main deterrents in expanding their electric truck and bus pilots to full deployment. The two companies aim to answer these challenges by providing bundled, affordable solutions and charging infrastructure that guarantees uptime. “Together, BYD and Amply Power offer a great benefit… Continue reading BYD and AMPLY Launch Preferred Partnership For Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Energy Services

Veoneer to Divest Japan and China Operations of Brake System Joint Venture

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), the world’s largest pure-play company focused on Advanced Driving Assistance Systems and Automated Driving, has signed agreements (the “Definitive Agreements”) to sell its 51% ownership in the Japanese (VNBJ) and Chinese (VNBZ) entities that comprise Veoneer Nissin Brake Systems (VNBS) to… Continue reading Veoneer to Divest Japan and China Operations of Brake System Joint Venture

Honda Sets First Half of Fiscal Year Records

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the first half of the current fiscal year (April 2019-March 2020) and the month of September 2019. Worldwide Production   September 2019 1st Half of Fiscal Year 2019(Apr.-Sep. 2019) 　Units vs.’18 Units vs.FY19 Japan 65,259 -18.2% 443,797 … Continue reading Honda Sets First Half of Fiscal Year Records

Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Resultsfor September 2019 and First Half of FYE2020 (Flash Report)

Subaru Corporation NewsRelease October 30, 2019 < September 2019 > September 2019 Jan-Sep 2019 Units 2019 vs 2018 Units ’19 vs ’18 Domestic production *1 58,880 -0.3% 2nd consecutive month of decrease 451,732 -7.4% Overseas production *2 26,252 -18.7% 2nd consecutive month of decrease 273,120 +4.7% Global production total 85,132 -6.8% 2nd consecutive month of… Continue reading Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Resultsfor September 2019 and First Half of FYE2020 (Flash Report)

Volkswagen introduces electric car in Sub-Saharan Africa for 1st time

KIGALI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — German automaker Volkswagen (VW) on Tuesday launched a pilot project of its electric car e-Golf in partnership with German technology giant Siemens in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, which makes Rwanda the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa where VW introduces an electric car.
VW had in June 2018 launched a car assembling plant in Rwanda together with integrated mobility solutions including application-based car-sharing services. The Rwandan plant has an annual capacity of assembling up to 5,000 cars including Polo, Passat and Teramont, and can create up to 1,000 jobs per year.
The success of VW's pioneering mobility solutions business in Rwanda has shown that the central African country has the potential to leapfrog the internal combustion engines into electric cars, said Thomas Schaefer, Chairman and Managing Director of VW Group South Africa at an official launch of the project.
Rwanda becomes the first African country where Volkswagen is testing el..

Volkswagen To Unveil All-New ID. Concept On November 19

One more MEB-based Volkswagen concept model to debut next month. Next month, Volkswagen is going to unveil another all-electric concept from the ID. family at a private event on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The debut of a new BEV concept is associated with the launch of the new exhibit, titled “Building an Electric Future,” at the… Continue reading Volkswagen To Unveil All-New ID. Concept On November 19

VW lineside logistics reduces Golf production time by an hour – Automotive Logistics

Volkswagen lineside workers have been instrumental in reducing the time it takes to assemble a Golf by one hour.  In the preparation stage for production of the best-selling model’s eighth generation, around 700 work steps were analysed at more than 400 workshops to draw on existing efficiency reserves, the company said. The result saw “numerous process… Continue reading VW lineside logistics reduces Golf production time by an hour – Automotive Logistics

Robert Bosch Venture Capital participates in US $22.5 Million Series B funding round of CelLink

About RBVC GmbH Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. RBVC invests worldwide in innovative start-up companies at all stages of their development. Its investment activities focus on technology companies working in areas of business of current and… Continue reading Robert Bosch Venture Capital participates in US $22.5 Million Series B funding round of CelLink

EEA/CA/2019/6

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is organising an open competition with a view to recruiting a contract agent to work as Expert in the area of agriculture and agro-ecological systems and further with a view to establishing a reserve list. THE AGENCY: The EEA is an Agency of the European Union (EU) and one of… Continue reading EEA/CA/2019/6