CLOSE We sit down with Jim Hackett, Ford Motor Company’s new CEO, to talk about his new position and the company’s future. Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press Ford China CEO and chairman Jason Luo, who began his job just a few months ago, has resigned. (Photo: Key Safety Systems) Ford China CEO and chairman Jason… Continue reading Ford China CEO shocks investors with resignation; company officials focus on future
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Adient’s Q1 results impacted by headwinds in Seat Structures & Mechanisms (SS&M) business
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced first quarter earnings. Q1 GAAP net income and EPS diluted of $(216) million and $(2.32), respectively; Q1 adjusted-EPS diluted of $1.06 Q1 Adjusted-EBIT of $163 million (margin of 3.9%) Cash and cash equivalents of $390 million at December… Continue reading Adient’s Q1 results impacted by headwinds in Seat Structures & Mechanisms (SS&M) business
MAGNA DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HELPS LOWER EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE DRIVING DYNAMICS
SAILAUF, Germany, Jan., 29th 2018 Stricter emission legislation has become one of the major challenges for global car manufacturers. To help achieve these emission goals and to improve the dynamic driving experience, Magna will support the BMW Group´s large-volume transverse vehicle platform (UKL) with its third generation dual-clutch transmissions (DCT), the GETRAG 7DCT300. BMW Group´s… Continue reading MAGNA DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HELPS LOWER EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE DRIVING DYNAMICS
VW Customers Don’t Give a Monkeys about Diesel Cheating Animal Testing
A bizarre incident involving the testing of diesel exhaust fumes on a group of cartoon-watching monkeys, and possibly humans too, has catapulted the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal back onto newspaper front pages. But public outrage, though warranted, may well ring hollow this time. When Volkswagen admitted rigging about 11 million vehicle engines in 2015, I assumed the German… Continue reading VW Customers Don’t Give a Monkeys about Diesel Cheating Animal Testing
DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group
Munich. With the acquisition of Sixt SE’s stake in DriveNow, the BMW Group continues its systematic development as a customer-centric mobility company. Today’s signing is subject to approval by antitrust authorities. With this move, the world’s leading provider of premium mobility is offering customers efficient, sustainable mobility solutions from a single source. The rapidly growing… Continue reading DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group
German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans
Diesel’s reputation took another blow amid revelations that Germany’s auto industry sponsored tests that exposed humans as well as monkeys to the fuel’s exhaust fumes, which can cause respiratory illness and cancer. The study, supported by a little-known group founded by Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG in 2007, had 25 people breathe in… Continue reading German Carmakers Take Another Hit With Diesel Testing on Humans
DriveNow will be owned by BMW alone
BMW buys the partner Sixt their shares in the joint car sharing provider DriveNow from. The move could pave the way for a possible merger of BMW and Daimler car sharing services. Getty Images DriveNow Mini Monday, 29.01.2018 14:41 clock The car-sharing service DriveNow should in the future belong to BMW alone. The car rental… Continue reading DriveNow will be owned by BMW alone
Honeywell Reports Strong Fourth Quarter And 2017 Results, Raises 2018 Guidance To Reflect Lower Tax Rate
• Exceeded Fourth-Quarter Earnings Per Share Guidance on Stronger Margins• Fourth-Quarter Reported Sales Up 9%; Organic Sales Up 6%, Driven by Strength in Aerospace Aftermarket, UOP, Advanced Materials, and Intelligrated• Segment Margin Expansion Driven by Strong Top-Line Growth, Productivity, and Repositioning Benefits• Fourth-Quarter Operating Cash Flow of $2.2B; Free Cash Flow of $1.8B, Conversion of… Continue reading Honeywell Reports Strong Fourth Quarter And 2017 Results, Raises 2018 Guidance To Reflect Lower Tax Rate
Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng
January 29, 2018 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Foxconn Technology Group led a new fundraising round by electric carmaker Xiaopeng Motors, investing 2.2 billion yuan ($350 million) in the startup as a push toward battery-powered vehicles intensifies. The latest funding puts the total investment in Xiaopeng at 5 billion yuan, according to… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng
Further software optimizations for diesel vehicles
In recent months, extensive analyses have been carried out for all Porsche diesel vehicles of emission class EU6. These are related to the retrofitting of diesel engines for vehicles of the Volkswagen Group announced in Berlin on 2 August 2017 as part of the so-called “diesel summit”. For the Macan 3.0-liter V6 diesel, Porsche has… Continue reading Further software optimizations for diesel vehicles