Debt servicing firm Collectius buys Thailand peer Magnate Group Plus

Collectius, a Singapore-based pan-Asian NPL restructuring firm, announced that it has acquired Magnate Group Plus, one of Thailand’s top five debt servicing companies, for an undisclosed amount. Magnate has more than 350 employees and an annual turnover of over 200 million baht (about $6 million). It currently services customers from banks and other commercial clients,… Continue reading Debt servicing firm Collectius buys Thailand peer Magnate Group Plus

Eastspring Investments launches ESG bond programme in Hong Kong

Eastspring Investments, the Asian investment management arm of American financial group Prudential, is offering its Asia Sustainable Bond Strategy to Hong Kong, according to an announcement. The bond fund has been approved to be included on the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong’s list of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds. Eastspring’s Asia Sustainable… Continue reading Eastspring Investments launches ESG bond programme in Hong Kong

National Auto Care Furthering Aggressive Growth Strategy With Five Acquisitions

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Courtney Hoffman, Senior VP of Mergers & Acquisitions of National Auto Care today announced that National Auto Care has acquired five agencies – Profit Concepts, Pinnacle Dealer Services, Pritchard Insurance, RRC Companies (RRC) and Ace Financial Development Group (AFDG). The announcement is made in partnership with the… Continue reading National Auto Care Furthering Aggressive Growth Strategy With Five Acquisitions

SCALE suggests sector-specific strategy to boost exports, identifies 5 sectors

The committee, which has submitted its report to the Commerce Ministry, has identified five key sectors including auto and auto components, furniture, fisheries, textiles, and toys as pillars for Atmanirbhar Bharat where specific action would help in scaling up exports. New Delhi: The Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and Exports (SCALE), chaired by Mahindra… Continue reading SCALE suggests sector-specific strategy to boost exports, identifies 5 sectors

Heavy industries minister asks auto industry to support EVs

“I would like to give advice as well as request the auto industry to support electric vehicles…This sector is emerging and is a big opportunity for us…dealers, OEMs and auto component manufacturers are important part of this,” Pandey said. New Delhi: Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday asked the automobile industry to support… Continue reading Heavy industries minister asks auto industry to support EVs

M&M changes global design positions after Ramkripa Ananthan’s resignation

Ramkripa Ananthan New Delhi: Mahindra & Mahindra has announced changes in its global design organisation after Ramkripa Ananthan ended her over two-decade stint with the company as chief of design for the automotive sector in June this year. Ramkripa’s resignation came soon after automobile designer Pratap Bose joined the Mahindra Group to head the newly-formed… Continue reading M&M changes global design positions after Ramkripa Ananthan’s resignation

@Groupe PSA: PR Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD: The Dream, the Team, the Technology002343

For the love of cars: Opel employees design and develop emissions-free neo-classic From the Classic collection: Manta A parts-platform is brought back to live Best ingredients: Electric and digital, like current Opel models From experience: Rear-wheel drive combined with manual Opel gearbox Rüsselsheim.  In the beginning there was the car. More precisely, an orange-red Opel… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD: The Dream, the Team, the Technology002343

Global Availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Makes AI Accessible for Every Industry

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NVIDIA today announced the availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise, a comprehensive software suite of AI tools and frameworks that enables the hundreds of thousands of companies running VMware vSphere to virtualize AI workloads on NVIDIA-Certified Systems™. Leading manufacturers Atos, Dell Technologies, GIGABYTE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Inspur,… Continue reading Global Availability of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Makes AI Accessible for Every Industry

TransWest Fills Key Leadership Roles for Accelerated Growth and Scale

SEATTLE, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TransWest, a leading tech-enabled mobility services operator, today announced the addition of three key new executives: Christie Perrott as Vice President, Marketing & Communications; Andrew Glass Hastings as Vice President, Strategic Partnerships; and Janet Zimmermann as Vice President, People & Culture. The three positions are set to prepare the company for… Continue reading TransWest Fills Key Leadership Roles for Accelerated Growth and Scale

Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco

Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company under Alphabet, has launched a robotaxi service that will be open to certain vetted riders in San Francisco. On Tuesday, the company officially kicked off its Waymo One Trusted Tester program in the city with a fleet of all-electric Jaguar I-PACEs equipped with the company’s fifth generation of its autonomous… Continue reading Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco