Tag: Strategy

@BMW: Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Conference Call Interim Report to 31 March 2021001107

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. The BMW Group is a global company. We leveraged this strategic strength both during the financial year 2020 and in the first quarter of 2021. When the market situation is difficult in individual regions of the world, the other markets carry us through. Since the start of the pandemic, we… Continue reading @BMW: Statement Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Conference Call Interim Report to 31 March 2021001107

@niche: Nikola and Total Transportation Services Inc. Sign LOI for 100 Nikola Trucks000864

PHOENIX. May 6, 2021— Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions, today announced a collaboration with Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI), one of Southern California’s prominent port trucking companies, to expedite zero-emission transportation at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The collaboration includes vehicle trials and a Letter of… Continue reading @niche: Nikola and Total Transportation Services Inc. Sign LOI for 100 Nikola Trucks000864

Johnson Matthey announces new net zero targets as it opens new state-of-the-art Battery Technology Centre in Oxford, UK

LONDON, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, today announces a further strategic development in the commercialisation of eLNO®, its portfolio of leading nickel rich advanced cathode materials. The official opening, performed by the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy… Continue reading Johnson Matthey announces new net zero targets as it opens new state-of-the-art Battery Technology Centre in Oxford, UK

@BMW: First quarter: Transformation accelerated – core business significantly strengthened001105

Munich. The BMW Group continued to grow extremely dynamically in the first quarter 2021 – as demonstrated by its outstanding reported figures. The Group is systematically driving its transformation process at a high pace, reaching new milestones in terms of e-mobility, digitisation and sustainability. At the same time, it was able to strengthen its business… Continue reading @BMW: First quarter: Transformation accelerated – core business significantly strengthened001105

GM build-shy strategy has tens of thousands of vehicles parked awaiting chip parts

In late January, retired General Motors employee Joseph Jones bought a 2021 GMC Sierra full-size pickup after having driven his 2004 Sierra for 17 years. Jones, 68, tracked the production of the new light-duty pickup in cherry red from his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He saw that it was built on Feb. 15 at GM’s Silao Assembly Plant in Mexico,… Continue reading GM build-shy strategy has tens of thousands of vehicles parked awaiting chip parts

Lion Electric Closes Business Combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. and will Debut as a Publicly Traded Company

MONTREAL, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Lion Electric (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, and Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. (“NGA”) (NYSE: NGA), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today the completion of their previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”). The Business Combination was approved by NGA… Continue reading Lion Electric Closes Business Combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. and will Debut as a Publicly Traded Company

Renault: new logo, electrified range and the electric Megane arrives

4 ‘of reading Renault has unveiled the innovations for the future, presented within the Renaulution strategic plan. It was Luca de Meo himself, president of the Alliance, who showed how Renault will change from the new logo to the new electric Megane. The “Nouvelle Vague” intends to transform Renault into a manufacturer of technology, services… Continue reading Renault: new logo, electrified range and the electric Megane arrives

The Chinese supercar will be “made in Emilia”: 1,000 hires in the motor valley

Ultra-luxury supercar with electric drive The industrial project of the Americans of Silk EV and the Chinese of FAW, a reality with 130 thousand employees and 3.5 million cars sold in 2019, therefore takes another step forward after the birth of the joint venture last February. A collaboration, as the company points out in a… Continue reading The Chinese supercar will be “made in Emilia”: 1,000 hires in the motor valley

Pratap Bose joins Mahindra &Mahindra, likely to head New Global Design Centre

Bose is known to have driven the new design language in Tata Motors’, refreshed passenger car portfolio, which includes models like the Nexon compact sport utility vehicle, Altroz premium hatchback and Harrier SUV. Tata cars have become more aspirational for the young buyers, experts say. Automobile designer Pratap Bose is set to join the Mahindra… Continue reading Pratap Bose joins Mahindra &Mahindra, likely to head New Global Design Centre