BMW‘s next-generation X5 and X5 M models are being tested on public roads in Scandinavia, as the brand puts the finishing touches to its Porsche Cayenne-rivalling model range. BMW boss Harald Krüger confirmed at the brand’s Annual General Meeting that the X5 will arrive later this year; an October launch is anticipated Our spy photographers laid eyes on a new… Continue reading BMW X5 confirmed for arrival later this year with 7 Series architecture
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From panic to triumph: Behind the scenes of Ford's epic F-150 restart
Ford F-150 pickup trucks are on a sales lot on May 10, 2018, in Miami. (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) What if Facebook or Nike couldn’t do business for more than a week? “The whole world would shut down,” said Joe Hinrichs, president of global operations for Ford. So, when production of the F-Series pickup line… Continue reading From panic to triumph: Behind the scenes of Ford's epic F-150 restart
Mercedes-Benz starts the production of the new G-Class in Graz (Austria)
Posted 05/18/2018 11: 39: 23CET STUTTGART (GERMANY), 18 May. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Mercedes-Benz automotive company has started production of the new G-Class at the Magma Steyr factory in Graz, Austria, where this model has been produced since 1979, the company announced in a statement. As Mercedes-Benz points out, the proximity between the subsidiary of… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz starts the production of the new G-Class in Graz (Austria)
Carbures sells automotive technology for 1.6 million to a Tier-1 in Mexico
Posted 05/18/2018 11: 36: 36CET MADRID, May 18 (EUROPA PRESS) – Carbures has signed a new contract with a global Tier1 in Mexico for which it provides seven lines of electronic address testing, in high production, for 1.6 million euros, as reported by the company on Friday. Specifically, the company will manufacture the automotive technology… Continue reading Carbures sells automotive technology for 1.6 million to a Tier-1 in Mexico
IG Metall boss warns: By 2030, 70,000 car jobs are in danger
All articles and backgrounds 05/18/2018 IG Metall boss warns By 2030, 70,000 car jobs are in danger DPA IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann The IG Metall chairman Jörg Hofmann sees in the German auto industry by 2030 about 70,000 jobs at risk. “We need new jobs for almost 70,000 employees,” said Hofmann in an interview… Continue reading IG Metall boss warns: By 2030, 70,000 car jobs are in danger
Press Releases – Auto industry supports wide array of vehicle safety measures proposed by European Commission
Brussels, 18 May 2018 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes yesterday’s Commission proposal to further improve vehicle safety, while stressing that some proposed measures will require further review to ensure a focus on the most effective solutions with the strongest positive outcome. “ACEA members acknowledge the importance of including additional safety features in… Continue reading Press Releases – Auto industry supports wide array of vehicle safety measures proposed by European Commission
BASF Ludwigshafen: Autonomous Companion
Autonomous tank cars from BASF | Autonomous Driving & Co navigation Return to content [embedded content] On the factory premises of BASF in Ludwigshafen drive autonomous vehicles. The vehicles are big Containerthat go by themselves over the terrain. The pilot concept is still running with water in the tanks. If the test is successful, chemicals… Continue reading BASF Ludwigshafen: Autonomous Companion
Genesis boss: UK will be ‘main target’ in 2020 European launch
The UK will be the main target of Genesis when the marque is launched in Europe in 2020, according to brand boss Manfred Fitzgerald. Hyundai’s luxury arm launched as a brand in its own right in 2016, focusing on US and Asian markets but with the expectation that it would eventually arrive in Europe. However,… Continue reading Genesis boss: UK will be ‘main target’ in 2020 European launch
Precision Camshafts forays into EV industry, acquires Emoss of the Netherlands
The Maharashtra-based Precision Camshafts Ltd (PCL), which manufactures chilled cast iron, straight hollow, profiled hollow and trilobe camshafts, has announced that is has taken 51 percent equity stake in EMOSS Mobile Systems of the Netherlands. Emoss designs, develops, produces and tests innovative electric drivelines. The company says, with its modular system, it is able to convert any vehicle… Continue reading Precision Camshafts forays into EV industry, acquires Emoss of the Netherlands
At the heart of the Ford factory that makes rain and shine in Cologne
This May 16th, he falls of the ropes in the center of Cologne. Huge flashes tear the sky, the wind is unleashed, rain slams on the pavement of the forecourt of the station. No light filters through the thick clouds, the city is like diving into the dark. Yet a few kilometers away, in the… Continue reading At the heart of the Ford factory that makes rain and shine in Cologne