Daimler might even take over a portion of Volvo. Now that Geely chairman Li Shufu is the largest single shareholder in Daimler, there’s a strong possibility that the two firms could cooperate on tech development. According to the German business publication Manager Magazin, the partnership could even extend to Daimler buying a small stake in Volvo,… Continue reading Mercedes-Powered Volvos Possible Thanks To Geely Investment
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News Release – Magna Opens New Body & Chassis Plant in Mexico
Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. Facility to produce structural welded assemblies for global automakers Currently employs 400, expected growth to approximately 1,000 Gives Magna 32 facilities and more than 28,000 employees in Mexico AURORA, Ontario, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magna executives were joined by Governor Juan Manuel Carreras… Continue reading News Release – Magna Opens New Body & Chassis Plant in Mexico
Magna International opens a new plant in Mexico
April 19 (Reuters) – Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International said on Thursday it has added a new manufacturing unit in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The company said the 189,000 square foot facility will make structural welded assemblies for automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The unit employs 400 people and will have 1,000 employees at… Continue reading Magna International opens a new plant in Mexico
Mercedes-Benz will manufacture its new compact in five plants spread over three continents
Posted 04/19/2014 2:00 PM: 45CET RASTATT (GERMANY), Apr. 19 (EUROPA PRESS) – Mercedes-Benz will manufacture the new generations of its compact models in five plants spread over three different continents, with the A-Class as the first vehicle that gives the kick-off to this wave of mass production. Specifically, the first unit of the fourth generation… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz will manufacture its new compact in five plants spread over three continents
Daimler open to buying small stake in Volvo cars: Report
FRANKFURT: Daimler is open to supplying Volvo with engines and could even take a small stake in the Swedish carmaker, Manager Magazin said, raising the possibility of increased cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and China’s Geely. Daimler could buy “a couple of percent” in Volvo Cars, Manager Magazin said on Thursday, without citing sources. Volvo declined to… Continue reading Daimler open to buying small stake in Volvo cars: Report
Editorial: Li Shufu, Dirk Notheis and their foray
All articles and backgrounds 04/19/2018 Editorial Li Shufu, Dirk Notheis and their foray David Maupile Steffen Klusmann, editor-in-chief of the manager magazin Dirk Notheis, ex-Germany boss of Morgan Stanley, was considered as burned, because he had served too much the stereotype of the greedy investment banker with the sales of the energy supplier EnBW to… Continue reading Editorial: Li Shufu, Dirk Notheis and their foray
Open to cooperation: how Daimler imagines cooperation with Geely
All articles and backgrounds 04/19/2018 Open to cooperation How Daimler imagines cooperation with Geely DPA Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche: Joint electric platform with major shareholder Geely? The German carmaker Daimler Show stock market chart sets the limits of possible cooperation with the new Chinese major shareholder Geely. For example, work on a joint electric platform… Continue reading Open to cooperation: how Daimler imagines cooperation with Geely
Mercedes PRO and PRO connect – the networked service world.
Mercedes-Benz Vans is taking its robust vans into the digital future: Mercedes-Benz PRO is the innovative service brand. The digital platform combines all of the current and future services and solutions and will be successively expanded. Customers can access the platform at www.mercedes.pro with their personalized Mercedes ID. What can Mercedes PRO do already? It… Continue reading Mercedes PRO and PRO connect – the networked service world.
Autonomous cleaning vehicles
Autonomous cleaning vehicles were tested in Shanghai. In the Chinese city Shanghai The startup Autowise.ai has started a test with autonomous cleaning vehicles. The fleet consists of autonomous road sweeping machines developed and tested in Shanghai by Autowise.ai. It should be the first of your kind. A similar concept has already Daimler snow clearance vehicles… Continue reading Autonomous cleaning vehicles
Cadillac boss ousted as GM looks to speed brand revival
Buy Photo Johan de Nysschen, EVP and president, Global Cadillac, speaks at the Automotive News World Congress at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2018. (Robin Buckson / The Detroit News) (Photo: Robin Buckson / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen’s abrupt ouster by General Motors Co.’s top brass,… Continue reading Cadillac boss ousted as GM looks to speed brand revival