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More jobs to go as Brintons moves carpet dyeing process overseas – expressandstar.com

Brintons Carpets has announced plans to stop dyeing yarn at its manufacturing site in Stourport Road, Kidderminster, and move the process overseas. Automotive supply business Autoneum, which has a plant in Halesowen, is also set to make some of its staff redundant due to the impact of the crisis on the automotive industry. Brintons, which… Continue reading More jobs to go as Brintons moves carpet dyeing process overseas – expressandstar.com

Thousands of Jaguar Land Rover logistics workers to lose jobs

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Indian automakers cut investments in loss-making EV subsidiaries

The ongoing industry crisis arising out of the Covid-19-driven lockdowns, other strategic and geo-political factors are compelling some leading Indian automotive companies to write off investments in their ailing foreign subsidiaries, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) space. Bharat Forge plugs out of Tevva Motors, re-aligns TorkPune-based Bharat Forge is the latest automotive company to… Continue reading Indian automakers cut investments in loss-making EV subsidiaries

How much will the Ineos Grenadier cost? – Coventry Telegraph

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@Tata: Tata Motors registered domestic sales of 23,845 units in Q1 FY21

1 July, 2020 Tata Motors Limited today announced its sales in the domestic & international market, for Q1 FY21, which stood at 25,047 vehicles, compared to 1,37,545 units during Q1 FY20. Domestic Sales Performance: Category Q1 FY21 Q1 FY20 % Change Total Domestic Sales 23,845 1,31,879 -82% Domestic – Commercial Vehicles: Mr. Girish Wagh, President,… Continue reading @Tata: Tata Motors registered domestic sales of 23,845 units in Q1 FY21

@Tata: Tata Motors’ continues to deepen its efforts to protect the environment in ..

29 June, 2020 Research is increasingly supporting the thesis that urban forests and urban trees are good for our physical and mental health and that it provides a range of benefits to local communities. Keeping this in mind, Tata Motors piloted the concept of Urban Forestry in Warje near Pune, few years back, in collaboration… Continue reading @Tata: Tata Motors’ continues to deepen its efforts to protect the environment in ..

Jaguar Land Rover remains bullish on diesel powertrains

Jaguar Land Rover will continue to invest in diesel technology as it ramps up plans to electrify its model line-up and develop a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Product engineering boss Nick Rogers said, in light of the coronavirus pandemic: “We really believe that customers will be focused on being cleaner, safer and smarter than ever… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover remains bullish on diesel powertrains

My Interview With Peter Mertens, Former Board Member of Audi, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, & Jaguar Land Rover

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Published on July 4th, 2020 |

by Alex Voigt

My Interview With Peter Mertens, Former Board Member of Audi, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, & Jaguar Land Rover

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After my article “There Will Be Blood” was published here on CleanTechnica, Peter Mertens, the former Head of R&D at Audi and former Board Member of Audi, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Jaguar Land Rover, and now Board Member of Faurecia, Recogni and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Valens, reached out to me and asked if I am interested in an interview with him.

Peter Mertens. Image courtesy of Thomas Pirot, copyrighted.

When Peter left Audi in 2018 for health-related reasons, Herbert Diess, the CEO of Volkswagen Group, asked Peter to come back after recovery and offered more than his role as Head of R&D — which, in my personal interpretation, was the path to become a CEO within the Group. Peter decided against it, and instead in favor of the most important thing we have, our health.

I believe that all automotive managers have a story to tell about their version of the truth, and I want to give them a platform to do that. Not all are as free as Peter is, but many certainly would like to be. If you want to hear the truth, you need to go to the source and listen well. Peter is one of those sources who is now telling his truth, and I recorded this interview with him — uncut — to give you all the opportunity to hear it all.

A lot is written in the mainstream media and social media about how the entire industry could keep sleeping with literally open eyes while Tesla overtakes them, hands down. With a production target of just 500,000 vehicles in 2020, which is 5% of that of the Volkswagen Group, Tesla is valued now above $200 billion, and by market capitalization is today the largest automotive company in the world, having more than twice the market cap of Volkswagen.

I never thought anybody would be interested in my modest thoughts, and without having been asked for them, I would never have written a single article. The same is true for interviews in which I am now invited by senior automotive executives, which is a true honor for me.

Despite my articles in which I express my own and often strong opinion, my interviews are different. They are not about painting a positive or negative picture about someone or something by collecting available information, but about making a step from “painting as I imagine reality” to a photo that is nearer to reality.

My interviews are an attempt to search for answers you will not find anywhere else.

Decide yourself if they are useful. Here is my interview with Peter Mertens:

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Alex Voigt Alex Voigt has been a supporter of the mission to transform the world to sustainable carbon free energy for 40 years. As an engineer, he is fascinated with the ability of humankind to develop a better future via the use of technology. With 30 years of experience in the stock market, he is invested in Tesla [TSLA], as well as some other tech companies, for the long term.

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Tata Motors closes in on successor to Jaguar boss

Owner of UK’s biggest carmaker whittles down shortlist, with decision as early as next week Go to Source