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Renault-Nissan Alliance delivers €4.3B synergy target early; autonomous drive and connectivity expected to deliver major savings

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billion) in synergies in 2015, one year ahead of schedule and an increase of 13% from 2014. The Common Module Family and cross-production continue to reduce costs, while the development of technologies including autonomous drive and vehicle connectivity is expected to generate major savings moving forward. billion (US$4.8 Earlier post.)

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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The report, which analyzed more than 60 automotive companies—30 OEMs and 30 Tier 1s, draws attention to the disruption being caused by dynamic factors including newer technologies, business models, consumption patterns and changes in the global market. It stated that the traditional core areas such as car body design, fuel economy etc.,

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. —Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe.

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Ford doubles German production capacity of 1.0L EcoBoost to 1,000 units per day

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The B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle led the way, with 44% of all vehicles ordered across Ford’s 19 traditional European markets specified with the 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost range also will be offered in future models to include the Transit Connect, Transit Courier, Tourneo Connect, Tourneo Courier, New Mondeo and EcoSport.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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But through it all Ukrenergo and its European colleagues were quietly working on an emergency support scheme: uniting Ukraine’s grid with those of the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E)—a continuous zone of synchronized AC power connecting most of Continental Europe. ius told IEEE Spectrum yesterday.

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