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Significant contract wins strengthen GKN’s leadership position in eDrive Sales forecast to grow from £33 million in 2017 to £500 million by 2022 Company introducing next-generation electric driveline technologies and rapidly bringing full systems capability to the market R&D spend in 2017 totals £36 million making £123 million over the past six years and securing… Continue reading 22 Jan 2018
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Major programme wins power GKN to £2bn eDrive order book
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At CES 2018, TomTom (TOM2), is presenting a new concept for passengers travelling in autonomous vehicles. It’s called TomTom MotionQ – a set of visual clues that enable passengers to anticipate an autonomous vehicle’s motion, leading to a more comfortable experience. TomTom MotionQ has been revealed as part of the Rinspeed Snap robotaxi… Continue reading TomTom Solves the Unspoken Design Challenge for Autonomous Vehicles
Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the SEA for the week January 15, 2018 – January 21, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -AEA Membership News- Save The Date! The next AEA Members Reception will be held… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of January 15 – January 21, 2017
Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the management board of Daimler, says his company is struggling to meet tightened European emissions standards The chief executive of Daimler said Monday at the Detroit auto show that his company cannot currently guarantee it can meet tougher European CO2 emissions standards taking effect in several years. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of… Continue reading Daimler struggling with European emissions standards
Electrify America has announced it will install more than 2,800 workplace and residential charging stations by June 2019 in 17 of the biggest US metropolitan areas, part of a $2-billion investment in EV infrastructure and education in the US over the next 10 years. Electrify America is the Volkswagen subsidiary established to fulfill Volkswagen’s commitments… Continue reading VW subsidiary Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings
Ever since Tesla launched its own ‘Tesla Energy’ division to address the energy storage and generation side of the electric vehicle revolution, several automakers have launched similar programs. Audi becomes the latest with its ‘Smart Energy Network’. Home Solar Power The program is currently being tested in a pilot project in households located in the… Continue reading Audi aims to compete with Tesla Energy through a new ‘Smart Energy Network’
SEAT President Luca de Meo, SEAT Vice-President for Purchasing Klaus Ziegler, and Mourad Oulmi, the CEO of SOVAC and SOVAC Production, SEAT’s importer and the assembly partner of the Volkswagen Group in Algeria, met with Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and Industry Minister Youcef Yousfi to discuss the future of the automotive industry in Algeria… Continue reading SEAT accelerates its international offensive, expands strategic operations in Algeria
Together with its suppliers, the Volkswagen brand is making intensive preparations for the next Golf generation1.At the “Golf 8 Supplier Summit” held at the Volkswagen Arena, the Board Member for Procurement Ralf Brandstätter and Karlheinz Hell, Head of the Compact series group, underscored the importance of the new generation for the brand and for the… Continue reading Volkswagen launches pre-series stage of next Golf
Published 1/19/2018 11:45:41 CET INGOLSTADT (GERMANY), 19 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – The German automotive company Audi recorded savings of almost 142 million euros during the past year, thanks to the ideas of savings and improvement presented by the company’s employees, through the initiative Audi Ideas Program. Of this total savings, 108.6 million euros were obtained… Continue reading Audi saved more than 140 million euros in 2017 thanks to the ideas of its employees
Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro, Wallbox with control panel, electric charging Stationary home battery as energy buffer for electric car and grid management Unique: interaction with the power grid Automobile, home and power supply combined to form an intelligent energy network: In a pilot project the Audi Smart Energy Network for the first time… Continue reading Audi Smart Energy Network pilot project: eco-electricity intelligently managed
