“The man who knows the costs”

Opel is in crisis – and should be sold to PSA. The former finance manager Michael Lohscheller should guide Opel as the new boss. What are his biggest challenges? Michael Lohscheller Monday, 12.06.2017 20:14 clock As man for the numbers came to finance boss Michael Lohscheller Opel, as new CEO, he will now continue. The… Continue reading “The man who knows the costs”

PSA boss demands half of the Opel purchase price – at least

PSA boss Tavares feels ripped off by General Motors. Because of the dirty Opel engines, the carmaker was worth much less. Now the French want more than half a billion back. Jürgen Pander Opel stand at the IAA: Here is the new Grandland X Wednesday, 29.11.2017 18:10 clock Four months after the purchase of Opel… Continue reading PSA boss demands half of the Opel purchase price – at least

Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand

The car manufacturer Opel has been inaugurated very late in the sales talks of GM and Peugeot, according to manager magazin information. The GM daughter has an alternative plan in the drawer. Opel boss Karl Thomas Neumann in Ampera-e. Wednesday, 15.02.2017 13:20 The board of the car manufacturer Opel is from the Acquisition negotiations with… Continue reading Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand

Mon 10 Apr 2017 Detroit Electric prepares EV talent recruitment drive in the UKDetroit Electric’s Chief Technical Officer and Company Director Richie …

Recruitment of new senior team at EV company’s UK facility under way Group CTO and Company Director, Richie Frost, to lead the staffing strategy First technical roles already appointed at Leamington Spa factory Staffing drive is enabled by US$1.8 billion dollar joint venture deal Leamington Spa, UK – Detroit Electric’s Chief Technical Officer and Company… Continue reading Mon 10 Apr 2017 Detroit Electric prepares EV talent recruitment drive in the UKDetroit Electric’s Chief Technical Officer and Company Director Richie …

China’s Didi Launches AI Lab In Silicon Valley, Aims To Lead On Intelligent Driving Tech

The global talent war for top artificial intelligence (AI) talent just intensified, as Chinese ride share giant Didi Chuxing officially launched an AI lab in California to attract top engineering talents to advance transformation in the global transportation industry. The newly established Didi Labs, located in Mountain View, will primarily focus on AI-based security and… Continue reading China’s Didi Launches AI Lab In Silicon Valley, Aims To Lead On Intelligent Driving Tech

Temasek Invests In Mobile To Bring 2017 Total Funding To $300M For Bike Share Firm

Chinese bike sharing company Mobike has received new strategic investment from Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek Holdings and existing investor Chinese investment firm Hillhouse Capital to raise a total of over US$300 million since the start of 2017, a tremendous feat for a start-up with actual operation time of less than one year. In January,… Continue reading Temasek Invests In Mobile To Bring 2017 Total Funding To $300M For Bike Share Firm

Stop Creating Bike Sharing Companies, China!

The following news release left me bewildered. Why can’t businesses in China stop ruining a creative idea? Why must they copy to death and spoil something so innovative?! Yet another bicycle sharing company has been born to launch dockless bikes in Zhuhai and Beijing. The company, named getb, claims to be the “world’s first versatile,… Continue reading Stop Creating Bike Sharing Companies, China!

Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO

China’s bike sharing company Mobike has hired Kingston Chang, former Tesla Motors Inc.’s general manager in China as chief marketing officer, according to Chinese media. Chang will be responsible for the marketing of Mobike and report directly to Mobike’s founder Hu Weiwei. Prior to Mobike, Chang was the first general manager in China at Tesla… Continue reading Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO

Foxconn Invests In Mobike As Part Of Strategic Partnership On Global Expansion

Foxconn Technology Group has invested an undisclosed amount in a strategic investment in China’s bike sharing company Mobike as part of a wider partnership, the companies announced today. The exclusive strategic partnership will enable Mobike to increase global production capacity of its smart bikes to over 10 million units annually, and reduce the cost of… Continue reading Foxconn Invests In Mobike As Part Of Strategic Partnership On Global Expansion

CES 2017

*Date in this page is local time. Panasonic LIVE @ CES 2017 * Videos has English and Japanese subtitles. [embedded content] The IoT at 30,000 Feet [embedded content] Benefits of LUMIX GH5 Press Conference News Releases Click to download full press kit in high-resolution [zip:47.5MB] | low-resolution [zip:6.0MB] Panasonic and IBM Join Forces to Develop… Continue reading CES 2017