All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 12
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ArticleNissan introduces new retail concept
Nissan hopes to complete the rollout of its new retail concept by 2022 (Photo: Nissan) Nissan Motor is introducing a new car retailing concept worldwide, as the Japanese brand responds to changing customer behavior. The company said its Nissan Retail Concept will include a new dealership design, upgraded ...
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ArticleUS Toyota, Lexus models will have DSRC connectivity from 2021
Car-to-car communication is designed to prevent traffic accidents (Illustration: Infineon)Toyota and Lexus will use Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems to connect cars in the US, starting with the 2021 model year.The goal is to adopt the car-to-car communication protocol across most of the brands' models by the mid-2020s.Toyota said ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks launches all-electric truck
Volvo's electric truck can be recharged in up to 2 hours (Photo: Volvo Trucks)Volvo Trucks is getting ready to launch its first all-electric truck for commercial use. The Volvo FL Electric will go on sale in Europe in 2019.The Swedish truck maker said the FL Electric will be primarily ...
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ArticleVW Group appoints Diess CEO; reorganizes company
Diess came from BMW in 2015 to head the core VW brand (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group appointed Herbert Diess CEO and announced a far-reaching reorganization of the 12 brand automotive group.Diess will retain his position as head of the core Volkswagen brand, but will take over responsibility for all group ...
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ArticleSchaeffler shows urban vehicle concept
The "Schaeffler Mover" has a flexible architecture that can be adapted for various use cases (Photo: Schaeffler)Schaeffler has unveiled the “Schaeffler Mover,” an urban vehicle concept that offers a technology platform that lends itself to various scenarios.The feasibility study is the German engineering group’s attempt to prepare for future ...
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ArticleAt big industry show, motto is "Connect & Collaborate"
The Hannover Industrial Fair opens April 23 (Photo: Shutterstock) Traditional boundaries between industries are breaking down, productivity is rising and new business models are popping up like mushrooms. This month, Hannover Messe will lend its weight to this trend and examine the next levels of Industry 4.0. In ...
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ArticleMagna to develop EV architecture for China with BAIC
In 2017, Magna sponsored engineering students participating in an EV racing event (Photo: Magna)Magna International will develop a next-generation smart electric vehicle architecture together with China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding (BAIC).The Canadian automotive supplier said the architecture will specifically be for the Chinese market, where 700,000 electrified vehicles were ...
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ArticleBosch opens new Sunnyvale research center
Bosch's new Sunnyvale research center can accommodate up to 300 people (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new 104,000 square-foot Research and Technology Center (RTC) in Sunnyvale, California, in a move to further strengthen the German automotive supplier group's ties with the regional high-tech industry.Bosch said the 40 million ...
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ArticleBMW starts subscription-service pilot in Nashville
The 2019 BMW X4 M40i M Performance debuted at the New York Auto Show last month (Photo: BMW)BMW became the latest major car brand to offer a subscription to its vehicles rather than selling or leasing them to customers.The German premium brand said it had launched a pilot program ...
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ArticleNeumann, former Opel CEO, invests in mobility start-up
door2door's allygator shuttle addresses the so-called "last mile" issue (Photo: door2door)Karl-Thomas Neumann, former CEO of Opel, is investing in mobility start-up door2door. Neumann will also join the board of the directors of the German ride sharing-technology specialist.Neumann headed Opel from 2014 until 2017, when General Motors sold the carmaker ...
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ArticleLynk & Co plans online retail, subscription model
The Lynk & Co 02 crossover was unveiled in Amsterdam (Photo: Bongard)AMSTERDAM -- Lynk & Co, which unveiled a new, smaller car model here last week, will also launch a new approach to car retailing in Europe.The Chinese brand, which, like its sister company Volvo Cars, is part of ...
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ArticleJaguar I-Pace to start driverless tests with Waymo this year
Waymo plans to include up to 20,000 driverless I-Pace cars in its fleet (Photo: Jaguar I-Pace)The Jaguar I-Pace will become part of Waymo's driverless fleet in 2020 and tests with a self-driving version of the SUV will start this year already.The two companies said up to 20,000 I-Pace SUVs ...
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ArticleMHP, Actano develop scalable platform
Actano and MHP will offer a platform-as-a-service model (Photo: Actano)MHP and Actano are cooperating to build a scalable cloud-native platform for project management in the automotive industry.The two companies said they will offer a so-called platform-as-a-service (PaaS) model that lets customers choose the components they need for a particular ...
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ArticleAudi product line manager to head production at SAIC-VW
Schulze moves to SAIC VW from Audi (Photo: VW)Fred Schulze will take up a new role as head of production and logistics at SAIC Volkswagen, the joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and Volkswagen Group. The appointment will take effect in July.Schulze, who currently is responsible for production ...
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ArticleDaimler, BMW to merge mobility services
Daimler's moovel platform will be part of the joint venture (Photo: Daimler)As expected, Daimler and BMW announced Wednesday that they planned to merge their mobility services, in a move that will create a car-sharing giant with a commanding footprint across the world's major cities.The plan underscores how scale considerations ...
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ArticleAudi CDO wants to reduce complexity
Audi’s Villinger: “Mobility should be effortless” BERLIN — Audi wants to reduce the complexity of operating its vehicles as it aims to become a “premium digital car company,” the carmaker’s CDO, Roland Villinger, said Thursday. The Volkswagen Group premium brand also wants to increase safety and provide more ...
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ArticleByton executive: Tomorrow's cars will combine consumer electronics and automotive
Byton’s Chung says automakers can learn from technology companies BERLIN — Consumer electronics will play a key role in the new generation of passenger cars coming to marketing in coming years, a senior Byton executive said Thursday. “The vehicle of the future will be a combination of consumer ...
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ArticleContinental CIO says cultural change is key to digitalization
Continental’s Eigler: “Everything is about IT” BERLIN — Continental sees strong potential in the ability to enhance its product offering with the help of new technologies. The automotive supplier also has made a strong commitment to implementing these technologies. “We can only solve new problems with new technologies,” ...
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ArticleVW CIO cites big potential of artificial intelligence for car industry
VW CIO Hofmann says AI "will make completely new things possible"BERLIN --The auto industry, with its growing complexity, offers "nearly perfect conditions for applied artificial intelligence," VW Group CIO Martin Hofmann said Thursday.The German carmaker, is involved with various projects all aimed at implementing new AI Technologies. These should ...
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ArticleVisteon CIO: Technology transformation has strongly changed our thinking and processes
Visteon CIO Mehta calls for more engagement by IT staff in dialogue with business BERLIN — IT departments need to boost their level of engagement across the company to be effective agents of transformation, Visteon CIO Raman Mehta said Thursday. Addressing the automotiveIT Congress here, Mehta said Visteon ...
