Tag: VW

CFAO accelerates in car distribution in Africa

It will be a powerful boost! CFAO, a subsidiary of conglomerate Japanese Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) operating mainly in Africa , announces on Thursday the entry into exclusive negotiations with the South African group in difficulties Steinhoff (owner of Conforama in particular) to acquire 74.9% of the capital of its car distribution company in South… Continue reading CFAO accelerates in car distribution in Africa

Volkswagen chooses Amazon’s cloud service to help it build cars

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Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have teamed up to work on a cloud-based platform to transform the auto giant's “manufacturing and logistics processes.”

The multi-year, global agreement, announced on Wednesday, would see Volkswagen use a range of services from AWS, including machine learning, the internet of things and analytics.

Among other things, these technologies will be used to boost plant efficiency, increase the quality of vehicles, and improve production flexibility.
Real time data from 122 manufacturing plants will be collated to track parts and vehicles and “manage the overall effectiveness of assembly equipment,” AWS said. The platform will eventually integrate over 30,000 facilities and 1,500 suppliers in Volkswagen's supply chain.
“The Volkswagen Group, with its global expertise in automobile production, and AWS, with its technological know-how, complement each other extraordinarily well,” Oliver Blume, who is chairman of the executive board of Porsche AG and a member of the board of management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said in a statement Wednesday.
“With our global industry platform we want to create a growing industrial ecosystem with transparency and efficiency bringing benefits to all concerned,” Blume added.

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Volkswagen exchanges more than 300,000 old diesels

The Volkswagen Group can give a positive interim report on its exchange incentives for diesel vehicles. Since August 2017, more than 300,000 old diesel vehicles to exhaust emissions standards Euro 1 to Euro 5 have been exchanged throughout the Group. They have been replaced by new or nearly new cars from the participating Group brands… Continue reading Volkswagen exchanges more than 300,000 old diesels

VW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving

A Volkswagen logo is seen on a new car model at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse HANOVER (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with U.S. rival Ford and continues discussions about extending its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility… Continue reading VW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving

UPDATE 2-VW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving

A Volkswagen logo is seen on a new car model at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse HANOVER (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with U.S. rival Ford and continues discussions about extending its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility… Continue reading UPDATE 2-VW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving

Capgemini research shows AI will drive profitability in automotive

The Capgemini Research Institute has found that just 10% of major automotive companies are implementing artificial intelligence (AI) projects at scale, despite evidence that the technology could add millions to their profits. A study carried out by the research body found that AI could increase the operating profit of businesses in the sector by up… Continue reading Capgemini research shows AI will drive profitability in automotive

UPDATE 1-VW in talks to buy stake in Ford’s Argo unit, to develop pickup truck

A Volkswagen logo is seen on a new car model at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse HANOVER (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with U.S. rival Ford and continues discussions about extending its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility… Continue reading UPDATE 1-VW in talks to buy stake in Ford’s Argo unit, to develop pickup truck

VW in talks to buy stake in Ford’s Argo unit, to develop pickup truck

A Volkswagen logo is seen on a new car model at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse HANNOVER (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pick-up truck with U.S. rival Ford and may extend its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility services, the… Continue reading VW in talks to buy stake in Ford’s Argo unit, to develop pickup truck

671bhp Volkswagen ID R to battle gamers for hillclimb record

Volkswagen will showcase its record-breaking ID R electric motorsport car on the 99-turn Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road in China later this year – and will stage a ‘virtual’ competition to establish a time to beat. The 671bhp ID R smashed the outright Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record last year, and the German firm is currently prepping… Continue reading 671bhp Volkswagen ID R to battle gamers for hillclimb record