All Digital Leaders articles – Page 22
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ArticleConti's Ariane Reinhart discusses IT staff shortages
Ariane Reinhart (Photo: Continental)German industry is faced with a growing shortage of IT specialists. In answers to written questions, Continental’s HR chief Ariane Reinhart explains how the automotive supplier is refocusing its human resources department to deal with this challenge and how workers can be prepared for digital change.automotiveIT: ...
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ArticleVW appoints company outsider as head of strategy
Thomas Sedran previously held senior positions at GM (Photo: GM)Volkswagen has named Thomas Sedran as its new head of group strategy effective November 1. The appointment marks the second time in recent weeks that the embattled carmaker appoints someone from outside the group to assume key responsibilities.Sedran, 51, most ...
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ArticlePoll: Germans still like VW
Germans don't feel the "Made in Germany" label has suffered long-term damage (Photo: VW)A large majority of Germans stands by Volkswagen, despite the carmaker's admission that it has purposely manipulated emissions tests with the help of software.According to a poll of 1,000 Germans by consultants Prophet, 65 pc believes ...
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ArticleDaimler's integrity boss moves to Volkswagen
Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt takes up here new job at VW January 1 (Photo: Daimler)Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt says that, over the last four years, she has spent a considerable amount of effort creating a proper understanding of compliance among Daimler's workforce. "That's why we have highlighted the term integrity," she said in ...
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ArticleAt Volvo, a full EV by 2019
Volvo will build plug-in hybrid versions of all its models (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars, responding to growing anti-diesel sentiment, said it will build a full electric car that will be on sale by 2019.The Swedish car brand also said it expects that, in two years, one of out 10 ...
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ArticlePoll: "Dieselgate" erodes confidence in entire German car industry
VW's standing in a public-confidence index declined sharply (Photo: VW)Volkswagen's manipulation of diesel emission tests has eroded confidence in the entire German auto industry, according to a new poll.Germany's Association of Communication Consultancies (GPRA) said the car industry has fallen from first place in its ranking of 15 important ...
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ArticleVW brand to cut investment, change diesel strategy
The Phaeton will continue to be the VW brand's flagship model (Photo: VW)Volkswagen brand will make big cuts in investments and change its diesel strategy, following revelations that it has for years tweaked engine software to show better diesel emissions during official tests.The German passenger car brand said it ...
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ArticleDell to acquire EMC for 67 billion dlrs
Dell's acquisition will help computer maker shift to cloud services (Photo: Dell)Dell will acquire EMC for 67 billion dlrs, the two companies said in a press release Monday. The move, which had been rumored for weeks, "will create the world's largest privately controlled, integrated technology company," the two corporations ...
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ArticleDaimler's digital car chief says connectivity is a given
Daimler's Khan promises over-the-air updates "very soon" (Photo: Daimler)Sajjad Khan, who joined Daimler from rival BMW early in 2015, sees the new digital priorities of the auto industry as an opportunity to provide a wide range of benefits to Mercedes-Benz drivers. In an interview with automotiveIT at the Frankfurt ...
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ArticleIn Germany, a shortage of IT experts is growing
Software experts are particularly in demand, Bitkom says (Photo: Petra Bork/pixelio.de)Germany's shortage of IT professionals is growing, as Europe's largest economy continues to digitalize its industrial base.Companies are looking for 43,000 IT specialists, up 5 pc from a year earlier, according to a study by Bitkom, Germany's high-tech industry ...
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ArticlePorsche names production boss to CEO position
Oliver Blume (Photo: Porsche)Oliver Blume, head of production of the German sports car maker, will become the company's CEO, succeeding Matthias Mueller, who has taken the top position at parent company Volkswagen Group.Blume, 47, takes up his new job October 1.Porsche also announced that its US head, Detlev von ...
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ArticleVW to recall 5 million diesel vehicles
VW will use hardware and software changes to fix engine emissions (Photo: VW)Volkswagen, plans to recall 5 million of its diesel-powered vehicles to fix engine management systems that have been programmed to lower emissions in official test cycles.The German carmaker said in a press statement that "the emissions characteristics" ...
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ArticleVolvo appoints new sales boss; Visser moves to Geely
Alain Visser (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars has appointed Bjorn Anwall, a McKinsey management consultant, to head its global sales and marketing. Anwall replaces Alain Visser, who is taking on a similar sales role at China's Geely, the parent company of Volvo.Visser said in a press release that he is ...
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ArticleAutoliv joins Volvo's Drive Me autonomous driving project
New technologies will let people safely do other things while the car does the driving (Photo: Volvo)Swedish supplier Autoliv has joined the "Drive Me" autonomous driving project started by Volvo Cars.Drive Me, initiated by Volvo Cars in December 2013, involves 100 self-driving Volvos that use public roads in Gothenburg ...
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ArticleStudy: Big data slow to take hold in transportation industry
PwC warns that, without big data analysis, logistics companies will lose competitiveness (Photo: Toll Collect)Transportation and logistics companies are slow to implement big data and business intelligence tools, according to a study by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers. Only 19 pc of companies surveyed are using the technologies as part of their ...
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ArticlePorsche's Mueller to succeed Winterkorn as VW Group CEO
Matthias Mueller studied IT in Munich before joining the VW Group (Photo: Porsche)Porsche boss Matthias Mueller will succeed Martin Winterkorn as CEO of the Volkswagen Group, the carmaker's supervisory board decided late Friday.Mueller, 62, was one of the main candidates to take the position, following the resignation of Winterkorn ...
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ArticleVW CEO Martin Winterkorn steps down over test allegations
Martin Winterkorn says he's not aware of any personal wrong doing (Photo: Claus Dick)Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has offered his resignation in the wake of revelations that the automaker has manipulated emission tests in the US.The 68-year-old CEO told a supervisory board committee meeting Wednesday that "Volkswagen needs a ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: MHP consultant urges automakers to speed up
Bernd Herold says the number of in-car control units need to be reduced (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Automakers are making progress in adapting their development cycles to faster-moving partner industries, but they cannot yet match the agility of digital companies, said Bernd Herold, associated partner at management consultants Mieschke, ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW exec says autonomous driving "not a hype"
Christoph Grote says autonomous cars will cut accidents because they "abide by all rules"(Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - A senior BMW research executive reaffirmed the industry's focus on autonomous driving, saying the trend is "absolutely no hype."Christoph Grote, who heads technology and innovation in BMW's R&D department, told the carIT ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Mercedes exec puts focus on digital delivery
Mercedes' Hartung says automakers need scaleable cutomser-focused platforms (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - The auto industry needs to work faster to improve its digital delivery and can learn from other industries, a senior Mercedes-Benz executive said Wednesday."It's all about the customers; digitalization isn't a standalone goal," said Christoph Hartung, head ...
