Edkedsha “KeeKee” Mathis is the Manager of Supplier Diversity at Volkswagen Group of America at Chattanooga Plant. Automakers may be fierce competitors on the showroom floors and production lines, but in one critical area they share a common goal: working to equip diverse suppliers to help build the future of electric mobility and autonomous cars.… Continue reading @VW Group: How Volkswagen is helping diverse suppliers find their footing Automakers may be fierce competitors on the showroom floors and prod…
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2020/12/25 YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for November 2020. 1. Production Nissan’s global production in November declined 5.6% from a year earlier. Production in Japan declined 19.9%. Production outside Japan declined 3.0%. Production in China surpassed year-earlier results by 5.5%. 2. Sales Global sales in November… Continue reading @Nissan: 000167
@Nissan: 2020/12/23 Nissan introduces all-new Note e-POWER AWD in Japan Nissan t…000166
2020/12/23 Note X FOUR YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan today launched the all-new Note e-POWER AWD compact car, with dual electric motors that give the driver enhanced control and acceleration. The car comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain and is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in early 2021. The introduction of the all-wheel-drive… Continue reading @Nissan: 2020/12/23 Nissan introduces all-new Note e-POWER AWD in Japan Nissan t…000166
@VW Group: Städter: “We will not leave a partner stranded in the crisis”
Mr. Städter, what is the current status of the supply chain at Porsche? Uwe-Karsten Städter: We have a stable supply chain. We are supplied with parts, but we continue to be vigilant. We are in contact with suppliers on a daily basis. This gives us a good overview of higher rates of illnesses and COVID-19… Continue reading @VW Group: Städter: “We will not leave a partner stranded in the crisis”
LG Electronics and Magna International to Set up $1 Billion Joint Venture to Make Electric Car Gears
LG Electronics and Magna International, a Canadian automotive parts manufacturer, have agreed to set up a joint venture that will make electric car gears. Magna International is a top six ranked automotive parts manufacturer in the world based on sales and possesses different autonomous driving technologies and platforms.According to Bloomberg on Wednesday, their joint venture… Continue reading LG Electronics and Magna International to Set up $1 Billion Joint Venture to Make Electric Car Gears
@VW Group: Phasing out the e-Golf: ||Volkswagen prepares to launch the ID.3(((ID.3 – combined power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 15.4-14.5, CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.))) at the Transparent Factory in Dresden
The Volkswagen e-Golf is history: Today the last vehicle rolls off the production line at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. With the e-Golf in Uranogrey, a total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden since March 2017. At the beginning of the new year 2021, the production area of the Transparent Factory will be… Continue reading @VW Group: Phasing out the e-Golf: ||Volkswagen prepares to launch the ID.3(((ID.3 – combined power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 15.4-14.5, CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.))) at the Transparent Factory in Dresden
@Hyundai: E-FOREST, The Future Mobility Smart Factory
Play The E-FOREST brand vision was revealed – an innovative smart factory of Hyundai/Kia Motors that would connect people, nature, and technology into one. Hyundai/Kia Motors announced the brand name of the smart factory, which applied innovative automation methods such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology, as ‘E-Forest’, and revealed the vision that E-Forest… Continue reading @Hyundai: E-FOREST, The Future Mobility Smart Factory
@Mitsubishi: MITSUBISHI MOTORS Starts First Overseas Production of OUTLANDER PHEV in Thailand
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) started local production of the OUTLANDER PHEV, a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV), at the Laemchabang Factory of MITSUBISHI MOTORS THAILAND, a local production and sales company in Thailand. A ceremony to commemorate the line-off of the first local production OUTLANDER PHEV was held… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: MITSUBISHI MOTORS Starts First Overseas Production of OUTLANDER PHEV in Thailand
Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide bags $200M in funding
WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised a $200 million strategic round from Chinese bus maker Yutong. Mega investments aren’t uncommon at companies like WeRide developing the next-generation level 4 driving standard, which denotes that the car can handle the majority of driving situations independently without… Continue reading Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide bags $200M in funding
@VW Group: All-in-one: The new MyŠKODA App is launched
From now on, there can only be one – the new MyŠKODA App, with which ŠKODA is taking the next strategic step towards simplifying its applications. In the new MyŠKODA App, the Czech car manufacturer is combining the previous MyŠKODA App with the ŠKODA Connect App. From now on, the ŠKODA Connect App will form… Continue reading @VW Group: All-in-one: The new MyŠKODA App is launched