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Automotive supplier: Small sensation on Continentals Techshow: a half full hybrid

Tire bearings from Continental The profit of the supplier has recently declined significantly. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf has on its annual tech show Continental presented a small sensation: a newly developed 48-volt mild hybrid drive, which differs from conventional electric drives with a voltage of 48 volts. With it, vehicles can be moved purely electrically up… Continue reading Automotive supplier: Small sensation on Continentals Techshow: a half full hybrid

Toyota And Preferred Networks To Begin Joint Development Of Service Robots

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Preferred Networks Inc (PFN) have agreed to engage in joint research and development using Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR) platform. The two companies will accelerate development by sharing their technologies, aiming to develop robots that cater to market needs at the earliest opportunity. In recent years, the scope of robot… Continue reading Toyota And Preferred Networks To Begin Joint Development Of Service Robots

Tens of thousands losing jobs as India’s auto crisis deepens

The malaise has been spreading across much of the industry, both in terms of vehicle type and components as well as geographically in India’s manufacturing hubs. By Sudarshan Varadhan, Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI : Slumping sales of cars and motorcycles are triggering massive job cuts in India’s auto sector, with many companies… Continue reading Tens of thousands losing jobs as India’s auto crisis deepens

Hyundai releases car with solar panel roof

Hyundai has released a version of its Sonata hybrid that has solar panels to help charge its battery. The Korean car maker said up to 60% of the power for the car’s battery could be supplied if the solar roof was used for six hours a day. The panels would provide enough power to propel… Continue reading Hyundai releases car with solar panel roof

French automobile production will suddenly fall in 2020

The automobile is a business of cycles, and some are more exciting than others. After a few years of thinning that allowed the Hexagon to return to the European podium of car production , France will know a brutal blow of stop next year. The level of production of all automotive plants will fall by… Continue reading French automobile production will suddenly fall in 2020

‘Curbing car imports won’t kill competition’

Assemblers of 660-1,000cc cars are lucky in the sense that the market is now getting wide open for them to take advantage of shrinking used car imports.Iconic Suzuki Mehran (800cc) continued to sail smoothly in the presence of imported 660cc used cars like Daihatsu Mira, Daihatsu Move, Nissan Dayz, Nissan Moco, Suzuki Alto, Suzuki Hustler and commercial picks of Daihatsu, Suzuki and Nissan.Some analysts fear that controlling used car imports will strengthen the monopoly of local assemblers that jack up prices multiple times every year citing the exchange rate movement.

Honda first-quarter operating profit drops 16% on lower U.S. car sales

A man is reflected on a window at Honda Motor’s showroom in Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Honda Motor Co (7267.T) reported a 16% drop in first-quarter operating profit on Friday, as a stronger yen weighed on overseas earnings and U.S. vehicle sales dropped. Japan’s No.3 automaker posted… Continue reading Honda first-quarter operating profit drops 16% on lower U.S. car sales