All OEM articles – Page 9
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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance launches connected services platform
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has launched a Microsoft Azure-based cloud platform for connected services.
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BMW, Microsoft launch manufacturing platform based on open standards
BMW and Microsoft launched a technology platform designed to improve manufacturing efficiency, break down traditional barriers between proprietary systems and foster increased cooperation with other industry partners.
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Analysis: Why VW chose Amazon for its industrial cloud
Volkswagen is partnering with Amazon Web Services for its manufacturing and supply chain cloud, after choosing Microsoft for mobility. Why does it need two clouds with different providers?
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VW selects Amazon to make production, logistics more efficient
Volkswagen Group will rely on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to automate manufacturing and logistics processes across its network of 122 plants and more than 30,000 facilities that make up the group’s global supply chain.
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Honda North America prepares for the EV era
Honda is making some some massive changes across its operations in North America as it prepares for a surge in production of electric vehicles and a big rise in supply chain and technology costs.
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Nissan turns to tablets to increase sales in competitive digital market
Nissan has been introducing tablet technology to improve customer experience in its retail and aftermarket network.
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At Ford, “creating the building blocks for autonomous fleets”
Ford’s Dave Phatak is getting ready to roll out two telematics products in Germany and the UK in the first half of 2019 (Photo: Ford) Ford Motor plans to offer connectivity on all its cars in Europe from 2020, but today already, the carmaker is getting ready to ...
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Volkswagen leads European battery consortium
The electric version of the Golf is one of a growing number of electric models the VW group plans to build in coming years Photo: VW) Volkswagen and Swedish green battery specialist Northvolt have formed a European battery consortium that they hope will accelerate research in a key ...
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Opel CIO: IT decoupling from GM ahead of schedule
Opel CIO Kuelpp says all IT systems will have been transferred from GM by year-end (Photo: Faces by Frank) BERLIN – The decoupling of Opel IT from previous owner General Motors is ahead of schedule, Thomas Kuelpp, CIO of the German car brand, told the automotiveIT Congress. GM ...
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BMW CIO targets 50 new software releases daily
Rapid releases at BMW CIO Klaus Straub (center) says agile development at the carmaker is paying off BERLIN – BMW is moving full steam ahead with a company-wide project to embed agile development in all processes involving corporate IT. CIO Klaus Straub told the automotiveIT Congress here ...
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Porsche CIO: Digital experience will grow in importance
Customers’ digital experience will equal vehicle design in importance in coming years, Porsche CIO Mattias Ulbrich said in Berlin on Thursday speaking at the automotiveIT Congress.
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Daimler CIO: Speed is a top priority
Daimler is counting on faster IT, better customer interaction and the digitalization of development and production as tools to improve efficiency and profitability.
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VW digital chief: Digital transformation works better with more responsibility for functional departments
VW’s digital transformation chief Falk Bothe BERLIN – Digital transformation at Volkswagen Group has for years been a core part of the carmaker’s strategy, but executives are constantly adapting the way the changes are implemented. “A few years ago we created a central department for the digital ...
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Digitalization set to help BMW cut costs
BMW’s CEO is pointing to digital technology, including virtual simulations, as a means to save huge amounts of money.
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VW, FAW to jointly develop digital services for China
Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner FAW-Volkswagen will together develop new digital services for VW brand models that are increasingly expected to have full connectivity on board.
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VW calls for more decisive German government intervention to boost electric mobility
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is calling on the German government to act decisively to adopt an extensive package of measures that will make electric vehicles more popular.
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Klaus Bluem is new Skoda CIO
New Skoda CIO Klaus Bluem Klaus Bluem, until recently CIO at MAN Energy Solutions, is the new chief information officer at Czech carmaker Skoda. Bluem succeeded Ralf Brunken, who is assuming other responsibilities within the Volkswagen Group. Both Skoda and MAN are subsidiaries of Volkswagen. Earlier in ...
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Hyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in Indian mobility service provider
The Hyundai i20 is among the 10 top-selling cars in India (Image: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group will invest $300 million in Indian ride-hailing platform Ola, using the country’s fast-growing market as a springboard for global new-mobility intiatives. “India is the centerpiece of Hyundai Motor Group’s strategy to ...
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German auto industry debates its electric future
Electrification, driverless-car technology, environmental strategies and new business models are among the top priorities of the German auto industry, but executives, in town for a two-day meeting last week, emphasized vastly different priorities.
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At Renault, CIO joins top management ranks
The French carmaker’s IT chief, Frederic Vincent, will be part of Renault’s Executive Committee