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Networking and cloud services: Siemens joins alliance of VW and Amazon

DPA Volkswagen production: Amazon is to network the machines and systems of the car manufacturer worldwide – and Siemens supplies the hardware Prestigious order for Siemens Show stock market chart : The industrial group is to network the 122 Volkswagen plants with its “Digital Factory”, thereby creating the technical basis for the planned productivity gains.… Continue reading Networking and cloud services: Siemens joins alliance of VW and Amazon

SEAT will launch six electric and plug-in hybrid models and develop a new platform in Spain for electric vehicles

SEAT obtains its highest ever profit after tax of close to 300 million euros and its turnover nears 10 billion euros, the highest in history In 2018, the company allocated more than 1.2 billion euros to investments and R&D expenses, a record figure The new CUPRA Formentor will be produced at the SEAT factory in… Continue reading SEAT will launch six electric and plug-in hybrid models and develop a new platform in Spain for electric vehicles

One cubic meter of plastic waste collected each month: cleanup in the port of Brussels

Audi Environmental Foundation and Recycled Island Foundation together with Audi Brussels and the Port of Brussels install a mobile plastic-collecting basin Third project site for Recycled Island, two more to follow this year Together with Audi Brussels and the Port of Brussels, the Audi Environmental Foundation and its project partner Recycled Island Foundation have installed… Continue reading One cubic meter of plastic waste collected each month: cleanup in the port of Brussels

Volkswagen also to cooperate with Siemens for Industrial Cloud

The Siemens technology group is to be the integration partner for the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud. This was announced by Volkswagen and Siemens today. Siemens will play a key role in ensuring that machinery and equipment of different manufacturers at the 122 Volkswagen plants are networked efficiently in the cloud. The resulting data transparency and analysis… Continue reading Volkswagen also to cooperate with Siemens for Industrial Cloud

Sequoia-backed Chinese EV startup Leap Motor seeks to raise $372m in new round

March 29, 2019 Electric vehicle start-up Leap Motor, co-founded by surveillance equipment maker Dahua Technology, is seeking to raise 2.5 billion yuan ($372 million) in its latest funding round to finance growth, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The Chinese company, backed by state-owned Shanghai Electric Group Corp and venture firm Sequoia Capital China, is… Continue reading Sequoia-backed Chinese EV startup Leap Motor seeks to raise $372m in new round

Volkswagen, Siemens to collaborate on industrial cloud technology

FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logos are pictured during the media day of the Salao do Automovel International Auto Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has selected Siemens as its integration partner to help connect its 122 plants to Amazon’s cloud in an effort to raise efficiency in production,… Continue reading Volkswagen, Siemens to collaborate on industrial cloud technology

VW subsidiary: Seat is to build cheap electric cars from 20,000 euros

The Spanish Volkswagen subsidiary Seat has announced that it will build two electric cars due to the changed corporate strategy. In addition, a new platform for cheap electric cars to be developed. This Seat gets a new role in VW Group, March 29, 2019, 9:26 am, Andreas Donath Seat introduces electric car strategy (Image: Seat)… Continue reading VW subsidiary: Seat is to build cheap electric cars from 20,000 euros

TMC Announces Executive, Organizational, and Personnel Changes

Mar. 29, 2019 News Release Organizational and Personnel Information Toyota City, Japan, March 29, 2019―On April 1, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intends to make the following organizational changes, as well as personnel changes at the executive and sub-executive managerial level. Organizational changes Fields After the above changes are implemented, the number of divisions remains at… Continue reading TMC Announces Executive, Organizational, and Personnel Changes

Fiat Chrysler to cut 1,500 jobs in Canada

Hard blow in the Canadian automotive sector. Fiat Chrysler will cut 1,500 jobs at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, a quarter of the workforce. The Italian-American manufacturer has made this decision to “better align production with global demand,” he said in a statement. The job cuts will be effective at the end of September… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut 1,500 jobs in Canada

Personnel change at Mercedes-Benz Vans: Change in Management in Van Division

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Volker Mornhinweg retires on May 1, 2019 Marcus Breitschwerdt, currently Head of Marketing & Sales Mercedes-Benz Cars Europe, will take over the role as of May 1, 2019 Stuttgart – After 39 years at Daimler AG, Volker Mornhinweg (59), Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, will retire on May 1, 2019. Marcus Breitschwerdt (57), currently Head of Marketing & Sales Mercedes-Benz Cars Europe, will be his successor. In this function, Marcus Breitschwerdt will report to Wilfried Porth, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG; Human Resources and Director of Labor Relations, Mercedes-Benz Vans, as Volker Mornhinweg did before.
“I would like to thank Volker Mornhinweg for his many years of commitment and wish him all the best for the future,” says Wilfried Porth, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG; Human Resources and Director of Labor Relations, Mercedes-Benz Vans. “Over three decades he has contributed to the success of our company in various management positions in production, human resources and at Mercedes-AMG. In his function as Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, he successfully implemented and pushed forward the global growth strategy »Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global« for the internationalization of the vans business and production activities and the future initiative »adVANce«.”
“Marcus Breitschwerdt is an experienced manager who has honed his profile in various management positions in Germany and abroad, and now takes over the management of Mercedes-Benz Vans,” continues Porth. “I am sure that Marcus Breitschwerdt will set important impulses to make the business unit sustainably profitable, and to continue Mercedes-Benz Vans’ transformation from a worldwide successful vehicle manufacturer into a supplier of holistic transportation and mobility solutions.”
Volker Mornhinweg started his apprenticeship as a machine fitter in the plant in Sindelfingen in 1980. In 1990 he was appointed Head of the Manufacturing Process “Automation” in Sindelfingen. This was followed by a number of other management positions in production, human resources and at Mercedes-AMG. In the last nine years he has been Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
Marcus Breitschwerdt joined the company in 1991 as controller in the management trainee group (Nachwuchsgruppe) at Mercedes-Benz AG. He headed the companies transport and environmental strategy for several years before assuming responsibility for Mercedes-Benz Cars' marketing and portfolio strategy in 2000. This was followed by a number of other positions, including President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada and President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz UK. In 2014 he was assigned with the creation of the new Mercedes-Benz Cars sales region Europe, which he has been leading since.

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andrea.eberhardt@daimler.com

Tel: +49 (0)711 17-84020

Fax: +49 (0)711 17-52030

Silke Walters

Business Communications

silke.walters@daimler.com

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