Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides

Published January 14, 2018 4:53 pm, Via NYC Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides Via, the leading developer of shared ride technology, is launching a new app-based on demand service in Newcastle, Australia, in partnership with Keolis Downer, proud operator of Newcastle Transport. The new service is a first of its kind… Continue reading Via revolutionizes transportation in Australia with on-demand shared rides

Ford Realigns Mobility Group; Acquiring Autonomic, TransLoc to Accelerate Growth

The Ford Mobility team is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally Ford is enabling an increase in speed and scale through four newly established, integrated teams that will deliver new business innovation, business scaling and… Continue reading Ford Realigns Mobility Group; Acquiring Autonomic, TransLoc to Accelerate Growth

BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Follow John As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics. One… Continue reading BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Opel Spain moves workers to improve competitiveness is “a matter of survival”

Posted 1/25/2018 4:50 PM: 34CET ZARAGOZA, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – “Improving our competitive position is not an option, it’s a matter of survival.” This has been the message conveyed by the general director of Opel Spain, Antonio Cobo, in a letter to the workers of the Zaragoza plant of Figueruelas. In this same letter… Continue reading Opel Spain moves workers to improve competitiveness is “a matter of survival”

Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

Senior flight dynamics engineer Hans Joore demonstrates a simulator of the PAL-V flying car at the company’s headquarters in Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands, last May. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / Getty Images) Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts.… Continue reading Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing

Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday. (Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News file)Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday.… Continue reading FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing

AAM and Drexler Partner to Produce New High-Performance Electronic Differential

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Ford and UGT reach an agreement on the competitiveness plan of the Almussafes plant

Posted 1/25/2018 2:25:18 PM VALENCIA, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – The management of the Ford plant in Almussafes (Valencia) and the UGT section in the factory have reached a principle of agreement on the company’s competitiveness plan for the next three years, which includes a salary increase for the company’s workforce. , 5% in 2019,… Continue reading Ford and UGT reach an agreement on the competitiveness plan of the Almussafes plant

Wolf-Henning Scheider to lead automotive suppliers: ZF Friedrichshafen recruits new boss from competitors

All articles and backgrounds 01/25/2018 Wolf-Henning Scheider to lead auto parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen recruits new boss from competitors Mahle Leads to one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world: Wolf-Henning Scheider. The automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen, which was shaken by power struggles recently, has found a new CEO. According to information from manager-magazin.de… Continue reading Wolf-Henning Scheider to lead automotive suppliers: ZF Friedrichshafen recruits new boss from competitors

Hyundai Motor Misses Estimate on Labor Strikes, Stronger Won

Hyundai Motor Co.’s earnings fell short of estimates after worker strikes in South Korea hurt output and a stronger won weakened its competitiveness amid tepid demand in the U.S. and China. Fourth-quarter operating profit fell to 775 billion won ($731 million), the Seoul, South Korea-based company said in a statement Thursday. That compares with the… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Misses Estimate on Labor Strikes, Stronger Won