Tag: Manufacturing

VINFAST partners with AAPICO Hitech to establish joint venture manufacturing Body in White in Vietnam

VINFAST partners with AAPICO Hitech to establish joint venture manufacturing Body in White in Vietnam 06/12/2018 02:16 AAPICO Hitech Plc, one of Thailand’s leading auto parts manufacturers with a market cap of THB 12 billion (or approx. US$400 million), today signed a joint venture Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with VINFAST Trading & Production LLC –… Continue reading VINFAST partners with AAPICO Hitech to establish joint venture manufacturing Body in White in Vietnam

VINFAST AND GENERAL MOTORS SIGN LANDMARK STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM TO DRIVE FUTURE GROWTH

VINFAST AND GENERAL MOTORS SIGN LANDMARK STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM TO DRIVE FUTURE GROWTH 06/28/2018 02:24 HANOI, VIETNAM: General Motors (GM) and VinFast – a subsidiary of leading Vietnamese corporation, Vingroup – today announced a landmark strategic partnership agreement which will drive long-term growth and expansion for GM’s Chevrolet brand and VinFast in Vietnam.… Continue reading VINFAST AND GENERAL MOTORS SIGN LANDMARK STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IN VIETNAM TO DRIVE FUTURE GROWTH

Tesla test driver says next Roadster will be ‘proper weapon,’ Musk’s speed claims are ‘conservative’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk elicited quite a bit of skepticism when he boasted in June 2017 that the electric automaker’s next-generation Roadster would be able to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds — a feat that Musk said would make the vehicle the “fastest production car ever.”

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation uses the system of “Tradable Green Certificates” at its shareholders’ meeting.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has entered into a contract with Japan Natural Energy Company Limited (JNEC), utilizing the system of “Tradable Green Certificates (*),” and purchased the certificates from JNEC (25,000kWh). Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is going to utilize the certificates to cover all electricity to be used during its upcoming 49th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Corporation uses the system of “Tradable Green Certificates” at its shareholders’ meeting.

Mercedes Stops Current PHEV Production To Make Way For Third Generation Cars

June 24th, 2018 by Steve Hanley  Mercedes offers PHEV versions of its S, C, and E Class vehicles as well as an electrified version of the GLE. But it has now pulled the plug — so to speak — on every one of them while it tools up to replace them with its third generation… Continue reading Mercedes Stops Current PHEV Production To Make Way For Third Generation Cars

LiDAR startup Luminar hires former Fitbit and Apple execs

LiDAR company Luminar and its whiz founder Austin Russell burst onto the autonomous vehicle startup scene last April after operating for years in secrecy. Now, Luminar has nabbed two high-profile hires that signal its grander ambitions in the race to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles. Luminar announced Thursday it has hired Fitbit executive Bill Zerella as… Continue reading LiDAR startup Luminar hires former Fitbit and Apple execs

Geely: Higher tariffs will hurt Volvo Car customers globally

Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely, which owns Volvo Car, said on Thursday higher tariffs on imported cars resulting from escalated trade tensions between the United States, Europe and China will ultimately hit end users of the high-end Swedish vehicles. Li, who is also chairman of Volvo Car, was speaking at a Belt and Road… Continue reading Geely: Higher tariffs will hurt Volvo Car customers globally