Chinese self-driving solutions developer MINIEYE raises $120m

MINIEYE, a Chinese developer of visual sensing solutions for intelligent and autonomous driving vehicles, has raised 800 million yuan ($120 million) across three tranches of its Series D funding round to accelerate the R&D and commercialisation of advanced self-driving products. Shenzhen-based MINIEYE announced earlier this week the completion of the final tranche led by Cathay… Continue reading Chinese self-driving solutions developer MINIEYE raises $120m

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: No second Kuka: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese Mercedes takeover004446

Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the robot manufacturer Kuka. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) China has been expanding its influence in Europe through investments and infrastructure projects for more than two decades.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: No second Kuka: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese Mercedes takeover004446

Automotive Heat Exchanger Market worth $34.3 billion by 2027 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

CHICAGO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to the new market research report “Automotive Heat Exchanger Market by Propulsion & Component (ICE, EV), Electric Vehicle Type (BEV, PHEV, HEV), Design (Plate Bar, Tube Fin), Vehicle Type, Off-Highway Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, LCV, Truck, Bus) and Region”, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the global Automotive Heat Exchanger Market… Continue reading Automotive Heat Exchanger Market worth $34.3 billion by 2027 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Mercedes-Benz CEO rules out possibility of Chinese blocking minority -Handelsblatt – Reuters

Mercedes logo in Stuttgart, Germany, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BERLIN, June 8 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) CEO Ola Kaellenius ruled out the possibility that two major Chinese shareholders could increase their stakes and create a blocking minority, in an interview with German daily Handelsblatt on… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz CEO rules out possibility of Chinese blocking minority -Handelsblatt – Reuters

El avión de 4 plazas de Volocopter realiza su primer vuelo

La tercera solución de producto de Volocopter, VoloConnect, ofrece viajes más largos y más rápidos que cualquier otro avión de Volocopter hasta la fecha, con un alcance de más de 60 millas y velocidades de vuelo superiores a 155 mph. La autonomía ampliada del avión de pasajeros y la mayor carga útil llevarán a los… Continue reading El avión de 4 plazas de Volocopter realiza su primer vuelo

German Handelsblatt: Mercedes: “We wouldn’t allow it” – Kretschmann and Källenius rule out a Chinese takeover004442

Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the robot manufacturer Kuka. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) China has been expanding its influence in Europe through investments and infrastructure projects for more than two decades.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Mercedes: “We wouldn’t allow it” – Kretschmann and Källenius rule out a Chinese takeover004442

German Handelsblatt: Double interview: Protective shield for Mercedes: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese takeover004437

Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the robot manufacturer Kuka. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) China has been expanding its influence in Europe through investments and infrastructure projects for more than two decades.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Double interview: Protective shield for Mercedes: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese takeover004437

German Handelsblatt: Double interview: Protective shield for Mercedes: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese takeover004438

Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the robot manufacturer Kuka. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) China has been expanding its influence in Europe through investments and infrastructure projects for more than two decades.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Double interview: Protective shield for Mercedes: Kretschmann and Källenius rule out Chinese takeover004438

Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and others seek to defend California emissions waiver

Washington — Ford Motor Co. and the U.S. branches of Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Honda Motor Corp. and Volvo Ltd. are asking to intervene in a federal lawsuit to defend California’s power to set its own stringent emissions standards.  It marks the re-entry of major automakers into a fight that divided the industry under former President Donald… Continue reading Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and others seek to defend California emissions waiver

Video: Lotus Emira takes on the Porsche Cayman GTS

[embedded content] The all-new Lotus Emira is a big car for Lotus. For one, it’s the end of something: the last petrol-powered sports car Lotus says it will make. And for two it’s the start of something, as the first all-new model to be introduced since Geely took over Lotus five years ago. Like the… Continue reading Video: Lotus Emira takes on the Porsche Cayman GTS