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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

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The individual configuration will no longer be set through the hardware when the vehicle is purchased. In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. The combustion engine fleet will also be developed further in parallel to the acceleration of the e-campaign.

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Westport Acquires OMVL of Italy and 100% of Juniper Engines for 19M; Launching a Light-Duty Automotive Strategy for Alternative Fuel Engines

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has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of OMVL SpA and OMVL’s 51% share of Juniper Engines Inc. Ian Scott, President of Juniper Engines, will manage the combined companies while Maurizio Grando, Managing Director of OMVL, will continue to manage the Italian operations. In 2009, Juniper Engines introduced its new 2.0-liter

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Power The US Initial Quality Study, now in its 37 th year, is based this year on responses from 93,380 purchasers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles who were surveyed early in the ownership period. —Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) issues: A 21.5

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption. Technology Roadmap.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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As part of the transaction, Volkswagen also will purchase Argo AI shares from Ford for $500 million over three years. the new location marks Argo AI’s first engineering center in Europe and the fifth globally in addition to Dearborn, Mich.; Volkswagen will invest $2.6 In addition to its global headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa.,

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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

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Plus the company has thousands of engineers working to ramp up its smart tech game , so BYD is aiming for a just-like-Tesla-only-cheaper angle. Electrek reported yesterday that BYD had just signed a preliminary land purchase deal for its EV plant in Hungary. It is also building plants in Brazil and Thailand.

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Ford continues executive shuffling in wake of replacement of CEO; Marakby back from Uber to lead electrification

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He has served in a variety of positions around the world, including controller, The Americas; executive director, Ford Canada, Mexico and South America; chief financial officer and vice president of Strategic Planning for Ford of Europe, and chief financial officer of Ford Asia-Pacific Operations.

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