Ford Motor Co. said Monday that its global design lead will retire, to be replaced by an automotive industry veteran who most recently worked for French automaker Groupe Renault SA. Moray Callum, whom the Blue Oval described in a news release as one of the industry’s “most influential design leaders,” will retire as the company’s… Continue reading In latest leadership shakeup, Ford announces new head of design
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@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
ŠKODA AUTO has long been one of the pillars of the Czech economy, currently employing more than 42,000 people worldwide. As it runs over 100 applications on Microsoft Azure, ŠKODA AUTO is already a significant user of this platform within Volkswagen Group and has many years of experience. Klaus-Dieter Schürmann, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
@Groupe PSA: PR Signing of the agreements to create a major European player in e-Mobility001082
Paris – Turin, January 26, 2021 – FCA Italy S.p.A., wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. (STLA:EN), and Engie EPS (EPS:EN) announce the signing of the full set of agreements, including the investment and shareholders’ agreement1, to create a Joint Venture in the e-Mobility sector. These agreements have been executed in furtherance of the Memorandum… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Signing of the agreements to create a major European player in e-Mobility001082
Kongsberg Automotive appoints top automotive executive Joerg Buchheim as Chief Executive Officer
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 08:12 CET The Board of Directors of Kongsberg Automotive ASA (“KA”, the “Company”) announced today Mr. Joerg Buchheim as new Chief Executive Officer and President of Kongsberg Automotive ASA, effective May 1st, 2021, at the latest. Zurich, 25 January 2021 – The Board of Directors of Kongsberg Automotive ASA announced today… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive appoints top automotive executive Joerg Buchheim as Chief Executive Officer
Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
Qualcomm Qualcomm on Tuesday outlined a broad strategy to advance its Snapdragon platform in the auto industry as it aims to expand in the cockpit as well as a bevy of subsystems. The Qualcomm playbook for the automotive industry rhymes with its plans for IoT, artificial intelligence and compute. That strategy revolves around using 5G… Continue reading Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
@BMW: BMW Motorrad realigns strategy for product launches.000865
Munich. New live and digital formats will increasingly take the place of traditional trade fair appearances at BMW Motorrad in the future. In particular, this means that the traditional commitments at the two leading motorshows EICMA in Milan and Intermot in Cologne, which were previously organised centrally by BMW Motorrad, will no longer apply.This realignment… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Motorrad realigns strategy for product launches.000865
Europa Wire: Stellantis N.V. subsidiary FCA Italy and Engie EPS form e-Mobility joint venture000057
Stellantis N.V. subsidiary FCA Italy and Engie EPS form e-Mobility joint venture (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS/ TURIN, 26-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Stellantis N.V. (STLA:EN) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary FCA Italy S.p.A. has signed an agreement with Engie EPS (EPS:EN) to create a Joint Venture in the e-Mobility sector. These agreements, including the investment and… Continue reading Europa Wire: Stellantis N.V. subsidiary FCA Italy and Engie EPS form e-Mobility joint venture000057
Luxury cars, EVs to fuel Hyundai’s China, U.S. sales in 2021; Q4 profit jumps
By Heekyong Yang, Joyce Lee 4 Min Read SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co said on Tuesday it expects sales in United States and China to surge this year, driven by the launch of new electric cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs), after reporting its best quarterly profit in over three years. FILE PHOTO: The… Continue reading Luxury cars, EVs to fuel Hyundai’s China, U.S. sales in 2021; Q4 profit jumps
German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527
Who is better? Between Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) and John Krafcik (59), who runs the Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, which emerged from Google’s car project, has developed something that looks like an ego fight. Tesla’s approach has nothing to do with fully autonomous driving, Krafcik explained in the Interview with manager magazin. “It doesn’t work that… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527
@Tata-JLR: LIGHTER, FASTER, FURTHER: JAGUAR LAND ROVER’S GROUNDBREAKING ADVANCED COMPOSITES PROJECT
For more information about Destination Zero please visit https://www.jaguarlandrover.com/2019/strategy About Tucana Tucana brings together a consortium of world-leading academic and industry partners with the aim of delivering stiffer and lighter vehicle structures, to boost the performance of electrified vehicles. Project Tucana will deliver this vision by developing world-leading cost effective, scalable carbon fibre composite solutions.… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: LIGHTER, FASTER, FURTHER: JAGUAR LAND ROVER’S GROUNDBREAKING ADVANCED COMPOSITES PROJECT