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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. In 2015, Renault began selling the Kwid in India, followed by the launch of the Redi-Go by Datsun in mid-2016.

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Speaking at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Honda Motor Europe’s President and COO, Katsushi Inoue outlined Honda’s commitment to an electric future in Europe, with a specific aim to have electrified powertrains in two-thirds of Honda cars sold in Europe by 2025. —Katsushi Inoue. per cent compared to same period in 2015.

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Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. million vehicles on the road with 4G LTE connectivity.

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The actions—along with a previously announced initiative to reduce approximately 500 salaried and agency positions across Europe, with the Ford salaried reductions achieved voluntarily—affect 6,200 positions or about 13% of Ford’s European workforce. liter diesel engine in Dagenham that will power future Ford vehicles from 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, and Italian partners Cinque International and Ancitel Energy and Environment, to upgrade Italy’s historic Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.

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million units2 sold in 2016, as the company expands its product range, including in LCV and new electric vehicles and builds on success of its global access range. Connected – 100% vehicles connected in key markets. Groupe Renault key assets: Globalizing light commercial vehicle (LCV) range; becoming a top global player.

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GVW and a range of up to 200 km at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in 2016, the first vehicles will be delivered to customers this year. The Urban eTruck is connected to the charging station using the Europe-wide standardized Combined Charging System (CCS) Type 2 connector. The system will support up to 150 kW.).

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To achieve this, said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, the three automakers will accelerate their collaboration on common platforms, powertrains and next-generation electric, autonomous and connected technologies. The plan will also extend the use of common powertrains to 75% of total sales.

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MAY 22, 2017

s turnaround, served as interim Athletic Director at University of Michigan, and has led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. He served on Ford’s board from 2013 to 2016. Jim Farley is appointed executive vice president and president, Global Markets. Hackett led Steelcase Inc.’s Ford’s US sales are down 5.1%

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These features, combined with a highly advanced vehicle display provide the driver with an intelligent and connected vehicle. UPS is marshaling its global scale to encourage innovation within the automotive industry. And, in 2016, a full year earlier than expected, UPS achieved its self-set goal of covering 1 billion miles (1.6

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

A complete set of communication standards is necessary for underpinning an intelligent transportation system (ITS) using connected vehicles as a key component. In addition, it generated important reference data to bolster China’s further research on intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) and pave the way for their future deployment.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Ltd, China’s leading vehicle exporter, will launch a new model line of passenger cars and SUVs globally—with plans to begin sales in Europe within the next few years—under a new nameplate: EXEED. The new design and R&D facilities in Europe will accelerate Chery’s plan for global expansion.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

The production model will be based on the EQ show car—an 500-km (311-mile) range electric vehicle in the look of a sporty SUV Coupé—that was presented at the Mondial de l’Automobile 2016 in Paris in September. The new electric vehicles can be built within the existing global production network with sites on four continents.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

The share sale follows two bond issues earlier this year, a €500-million (US$521-million) bond to global institutional investors in May, and a further SEK3 billion (US$320 million) to Swedish institutional investors in November. The bonds were issued for general corporate purposes and aimed at increasing the company's financial flexibility.

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The investment by Mercedes-Benz will be used to support the development of the technology and ProLogium’s plan of establishing production capacity in Europe. We have been working with Mercedes-Benz on the testing of our EV battery cells since 2016 and are excited to strengthen and expand our partnership.

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MARCH 1, 2016

Nissan will launch multiple vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years in Europe, the United States, Japan and China. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. Nissan Intelligent Power. Nissan Intelligent Integration.

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million deaths in 2016, while household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels and technologies caused an estimated 3.8 Since 2016, more than 1000 additional cities have been added to WHO’s database which shows that more countries are measuring and taking action to reduce air pollution than ever before.

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In an event to be held this Wednesday at its “Van Innovation Campus” in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Vans will unveil its vision of the van of the future: connected and electrically powered. (In This is another milestone of our ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global’ growth strategy. The introduction in China completes its global launch.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

In accordance with Borgward’s announcement that it will begin sales in Europe with electric SUVs, the first model to be produced in Bremen will be a Borgward BX7 with an all-electric drive system. The BX7 is a model for the globally popular market for large mid-size SUVs. Earlier post.) Borgward BX7.

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The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Those challenges take us to remote areas where we can use advanced vehicle and connectivity technologies to change people’s lives and make the world a better place. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Mobility and electrification.

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. —Mary Barra. They also outlined alternative transportation initiatives GM is exploring.

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He was appreciated by thousands of Skoda Auto car owners for his active connection with brand lovers and car owners through various social media platforms. In a career spanning over two-and-a-half decades in the automotive industry, Hollis has extensive experience of working across functions in Europe and Asia.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Cohda Wireless will demonstrate the jointly-developed V2X reference solution consisting of Renesas’ R-Car W2R and R-Car W2H SoCs combined as a starter kit and Cohda Wireless’ software at the ITS World Congress 2016 taking place 10-14 October in Melbourne, Australia.

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General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are forming a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance intended to leverage the combined strengths and capabilities of the two companies; contribute to the profitability of both partners; and strongly improve their competitiveness in Europe. —Dan Akerson, GM chairman and CEO.

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Developing robust, flexible, safe and user-friendly connected services is a priority for us, and one that we believe is shared by Ford, Livio and other contributors to SDL technology. Globally accessible, limited only by app availability in each market. Ford SYNC is now in more than 12 million vehicles on the road globally.

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In 2016, Volkswagen kicked off its far-reaching transformation and the industry’s biggest electric offensive with the TRANSFORM 2025+ strategy. With our strategy we will ACCELERATE towards the digital future. In the coming years, we will change Volkswagen as never before. —Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen.

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MARCH 8, 2017

The new Kia Stinger fastback sports sedan makes its European premiere, alongside the all-new Kia Picanto city car, which makes its global debut. The Niro Plug-in Hybrid will go on sale across Europe during Q3 2017, pairing an economical 1.6-liter —Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors Europe. Earlier post.).

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This is in alignment with Tata Motors efforts to make itself ‘FutuReady’ by embracing new technologies, fostering higher platform efficiency and offering solutions that connect with the aspirations of our customers. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3 million cars in 2016. in what would become Czechoslovakia in 1918.

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MARCH 20, 2018

This is achieved with a smart-grid which uses a central server which is connected to each EV charge post as well as the grid power supply and the on-site energy storage. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe. in 2016.

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With a projected revenue growth of about 11% over the 2013-2016 period, automotive semiconductors are one of the fastest growing segments, with about twice the growth rate of the mobile device segment. The growing need for fuel-efficient, eco-friendly, safer and more connected cars is sustaining an increase of electronics content in vehicles.

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MARCH 6, 2017

XPAND’s modular “plug-and-play” design, with all external connections on the front panel, makes it easy to engineer XPAND into a wide variety of EV applications and service the battery pack in the field.

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Accordingly, Honda has not only launched FCVs that use hydrogen, but has also developed compact hydrogen stations that generate hydrogen, and external power output devices that get connected to FCVs. In 2016, each of these areas plans to have more than 50 stations and 100s more within the next 5 years. Earlier post ).

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million in 2025, up significantly from only a few thousands in 2020, resulting in a global installed base of more than 22 million consumer vehicles by 2025. The divisions also provide a platform for these brands to research and implement autonomous and connected technologies.

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This follows the completion of a front-end engineering study, which started in July 2016, on technical requirements such as the feasibility of routes for autonomous vehicles to navigate seamlessly around Sentosa. In 2016, the Auto Rider became Asia’s first fully operational AV.

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times annualized revenue based on Nesscap’s 9-month revenue ended 30 September 2016. Nesscap already has a solid position in this market with a strong base in Europe, which adds revenue diversity and creates further opportunities for growth. Maxwell Technologies and Nesscap Energy Inc.,

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The MEB will be the foundation for an entirely new generation of battery-electric vehicles designed not only to be electric and feature extended range, but to be connected, autonomous, open and priced for the volume market as required by Volkswagen’s positioning. The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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The Porsche 718 is now dead in Europe after it failed to meet the European Union’s so-called “cybersecurity” regulations. Spokesperson Oliver Hilger confirmed that the 718 was done and dusted in Europe. Meanwhile, a vehicle that’s not connected to a modem would be impossible to hack remotely. I’ll not beat a dead horse.

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