@VW Group: Brose and Volkswagen launch joint venture Brose Sitech for seat systems004430

Brose Sitech has been operating on the global market as an independent supplier of seat systems since January 1, 2022. The cooperation partners Brose and Volkswagen each hold a 50 percent stake in the joint venture. The headquarters is Polkowice in Poland. Around 5,000 employees work at a total of eight sites in Poland, Germany,… Continue reading @VW Group: Brose and Volkswagen launch joint venture Brose Sitech for seat systems004430

@Toyota: December 2021 and Year-End 2021 Sales Conference Call (Transcript)

Jack Hollis, Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations, Toyota Motor North America Thanks for being with us. Toyota Motor North America closed out 2021 as the number one retail brand for the 10th consecutive year. And the number one seller of electrified powered vehicles or EPVs for the 22nd consecutive year and that includes hybrids,… Continue reading @Toyota: December 2021 and Year-End 2021 Sales Conference Call (Transcript)

Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California

Volvo announced a new advanced driver assist system called Ride Pilot system, in which its vehicles drive themselves on certain highways without any human supervision. Ride Pilot will be available as a subscription service to customers in California, the company announced at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. It’s an ambitious plan that carries its own… Continue reading Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California

Visteon Brings High Perceptual Quality with Advanced Cockpit Display Technology to CES® 2022

Visteon in-house technology drives performance and value through functional and physical integration TrueColor image enhancement delivers a premium quality display experience, even in extreme brightness to overcome glare and improve driver safety Active privacy display technology addresses driver distraction by keeping infotainment content visible only to passengers Digital assistant technology is fully integrated; future-looking Avatar… Continue reading Visteon Brings High Perceptual Quality with Advanced Cockpit Display Technology to CES® 2022

Visteon Complements Industry-First Smart Wireless Battery Management System with Additional Electrification Technology

Intelligent Electrification Capability on Full Display at CES® 2022 Electrification electronics designed to support global growth of electric vehicles Power electronics capabilities beyond smartBMS innovation Visteon BMS systems provide OEMs with scalability across brands and vehicle segments LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Visteon (NASDAQ: VC), a leading global technology company serving the… Continue reading Visteon Complements Industry-First Smart Wireless Battery Management System with Additional Electrification Technology

@Ford: Ford Best-Selling Automaker in Q4; Becomes No. 2 for Electric Vehicle Sales for 2021; F-Series Best-Selling Truck for 45th Year In Row and Best-Selling Vehicle for 40th straight year; SUV Share Expands

About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, that is committed to helping build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.  The company’s Ford+ plan for growth and value creation combines existing strengths, new capabilities and always-on relationships with… Continue reading @Ford: Ford Best-Selling Automaker in Q4; Becomes No. 2 for Electric Vehicle Sales for 2021; F-Series Best-Selling Truck for 45th Year In Row and Best-Selling Vehicle for 40th straight year; SUV Share Expands

BorgWarner Sells Water Valley, Mississippi Facility to Atar Capital

– Divestiture consistent with BorgWarner’s Charging Forward Strategy AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BorgWarner Inc. (“BorgWarner”) has sold its Water Valley, Mississippi facility to Atar Capital. The sale is consistent with Project Charging Forward, BorgWarner’s accelerated electrification strategy which the Company announced in March 2021. Outlined in this strategy is a target… Continue reading BorgWarner Sells Water Valley, Mississippi Facility to Atar Capital

Beyond cars: Hyundai says ‘metamobility’ will link real and virtual worlds in the future

Jan 4 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) envisions an interactive and partly virtual future it calls “metamobility,” where a variety of robotic devices interact with humans to provide a broad range of mobility services, from automated individual transportation to remote control of robots in “smart” factories. Hyundai executives, led by Chief Executive Euisun Chung,… Continue reading Beyond cars: Hyundai says ‘metamobility’ will link real and virtual worlds in the future