All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 44

  • ford.automotiveIT
    Article

    Ford looks at Apple, Amazon for clues to successful transformation

    2015-02-04T16:50:14Z

    Ford Motor is conducting 25 mobility experiments (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor said it would study companies such as Apple and Amazon to learn how to successfully manage a major industry transformation.Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields, in an address to the International CAR Symposium in Bochum, Germany, announced that the US-based ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
    Article

    Bosch CEO: Low fuel prices won't hurt pace of electrification

    2015-02-04T12:59:48Z

    Denner: "Connected electric cars are better." (Photo: Robert Bosch)Low oil prices won't lead to a slowdown in the pace of automotive electrification, Robert Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner said at a conference. The German supplier is sticking to its forecast that roughly 15 pc of all new cars sold worldwide ...

  • ihs.automotiveIT
    Article

    Global 2015 car sales forecast to rise 2.4 pc

    2015-02-03T15:16:15Z

    Car sales will rise in 2015, but the global picture will be mixed (Photo: Emil Frey)Global car sales are set to rise 2.4 pc to 88.3 million units, despite widespread geopolitical and economic uncertainties in many parts of the world, a leading market forecaster said this week. It would ...

  • cebit 2015.automotiveIT
    Article

    CeBIT, Hanover

    2015-02-02T17:21:24Z

    (Photo: CeBIT)The annual CeBIT fair, which takes place March 16 through 20, will have a strong focus on the biggest trends shaping the digital economy. The event, which is billed as the leading trade fair for IT and the digital economy, will be officially opened on Sunday, March 15, ...

  • geneva.automotiveIT
    Article

    Geneva Auto Show

    2015-02-02T15:30:55Z

    The show takes place for the 85th time this year (Photo: Geneva auto show)The Geneva Auto Show will start Tuesday, March 3 with two press days before officially opening its doors to the public Thursday, March 5.The annual event, held at the Palexpo convention center near Geneva airport, takes ...

  • bmw i3.automotiveIT
    Article

    BMW, VW, Chargepoint to cooperate on US EV charging network

    2015-02-02T08:38:01Z

    BMW hopes aditional  charging stations will help it sell more of its electric i3 city cars in the US (Photo: BMW)BMW and Volkswagen are teaming up with Chargepoint to build a network of electric-vehicle charging stations along highways in the eastern and western parts of the US.Chargepoint, a ...

  • hp.automotiveIT
    Article

    HP announces leadership for split company

    2015-02-01T18:39:12Z

    (Photo: HP)Hewlett Packard said last year that it would be splitting the technology company in two. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is set to handle hardware, software and services in the business market, while HP Inc will take over printer and PC businesses.Now, the company, which will continue to operate as ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
    Article

    BMW responds quickly to report of possible security breach

    2015-01-30T12:51:46Z

    BMW said no driving functions were compromised (Photo: BMW)BMW responded quickly to a report of a potential security gap in the data transmissions to and from the carmaker's connected vehicles. The German premium car group said it had closed the security gap with "a new configuration."The quick action by ...

  • hella.automotiveIT
    Article

    Germany's Hella implements CRM platform from Salesforce

    2015-01-30T12:26:48Z

    Hella went public in late 2014 but continues to be majority-owned by family interests (Photo: Hella)In a bid to increase its operational efficiency, Hella has implemented a cloud-based CRM software platform built by Salesforce. The German automotive lighting specialist said in a press release that it had decided to ...

  • robots.automotiveIT
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    Chinese robot density set to grow sharply

    2015-01-28T13:12:13Z

    Robots are in demand in China (Graphic: IFR)Starting from a low base, China is set to see a sharp increase in the use of robots in manufacturing, according the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).Today's 200,000 robots in Chinese plants are set to double to more than 400,000 by 2017. ...

  • Daimler.automotiveIT
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    Detroit auto show: Mercedes, VW target SUV segment

    2015-01-12T04:39:49Z

    Mercedes unveiled a GLE Coupe on the eve of the Detroit auto show (Photo: Arjen Bongard)DETROIT -- Mercedes-Benz will keep renewing its product lineup in coming years, with particular focus on premium SUVs, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said Sunday.Speaking on the eve of the Detroit auto show, Zetsche noted ...

  • Ford.automotiveIT
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    CES: Ford wants to bring autonomous cars to mass market

    2015-01-09T12:25:29Z

    Ford's Fields says connectivity is the key to finding workable transportation solutions (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor wants to bring autonomous cars to the mass market but isn't in a hurry to be the first to sell a driverless vehicle."Our priority is not in making marketing claims or being in ...

  • gm.automotiveIT.com
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    GM CEO sees further industry growth in US car market

    2015-01-09T11:54:16Z

    GM's Barra says she expects younger car buyers to help boost U.S. market growth (Photo: GM)The US car market is set to continue its expansion this year, GM CEO Mary Barra told reporters, predicting light-vehicle sales of between 16.5 million and 17.0 million units in 2015. Barra cited a ...

  • daimler.ces.automotiveIT
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    CES: Daimler shows self-driving luxury concept

    2015-01-06T12:38:41Z

    Daimler's CES concept car features a variable seating system (Photo: Daimler)Daimler unveiled a fully connected self-driving research vehicle at this year's CES, showing how the German premium car group sees the future of personal mobility in an increasingly urbanized environment."The single most important luxury goods of the 21st century ...

  • audi.automotiveIT
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    Audi tests "piloted driving" over 550 miles

    2015-01-05T10:31:18Z

    Audi's long-distance piloted-driving test started Sunday in Silicon Valley (Photo: Audi)Audi is taking journalists on a 550 mile test of its "piloted driving" technology, demonstrating how much progress the industry is making in its efforts to let systems take over at least some of the driver's activities.The German premium ...

  • automotive strategy book.automotiveIT
    Feature

    automotiveIT publishes book about car industry's future

    2014-12-21T18:30:15Z

    MUNICH ”“ Germany's Media-Manufaktur has published a book that provides an in-depth look at how the world's biggest car companies are preparing for an era of new mobility.The German business publisher, parent company of automotiveIT and automotiveIT international, said the new 88-page ”“ English-language ”“ book is titled “Automotive 4.0 ...

  • HYUNDAI.automotiveIT
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    Long road ahead predicted for fuel-cell electric vehicles

    2014-12-21T18:15:59Z

    Hyundai's ix35 fuel cell vehicle has been on the road for several years (Photo: Hyundai)OFFENBACH, Germany -- Frank Meijer seems resigned to the fact that it will be a while until hydrogen-powered electric vehicles are a significant part of the car market. "It's a marathon, not a sprint," said ...

  • (Photo: IBM)
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    IBM adds data centers to offer companies more local storage

    2014-12-18T10:47:59Z

    IBM, which wants to solidify its position as a leading provider of cloud-based services, has expanded its global data center network through the addition of 12 new locations. Nine of them are operated by partner Equinix, while the US-based software group is opening new data centers of its own in ...

  • hyundai.automotiveIT
    Article

    Sales ranking: GM slips to 3rd place in 2014

    2014-12-18T07:15:04Z

    Hyundai posted stronger 2014 unit sales growth than Toyota, Ford and GM (Photo: Hyundai)General Motors, which has for years been a strong contender in the race to be the world's biggest selling carmaker, slipped to third place in 2014, according to Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM). Toyota and ...

  • JLR.automotiveIT
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    Jaguar attempts to redefine the cockpit

    2014-12-16T13:54:43Z

    JLR wants to boost safety by increasing visibility in the car (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover, in a research project, is reimagining the cockpit to give drivers better visibility and, thereby, reduce the rate of traffic accidents.The UK-based premium car group unveiled what it called a "360 virtual urban windscreen," ...