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Volkswagen and Porsche moving up full integration to August

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Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) are accelerating the creation of an integrated automotive group through the contribution in full of Porsche’s automotive business to the Volkswagen Group, with the move expected to take effect as of 1 August 2012. of Porsche AG.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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GenShock technology is a fully active system for passenger cars which combines dynamics, safety and comfort characteristics with minimum energy consumption. The company holds several patents focused primarily on vehicle dynamics, and is the originator of GenShock and Activalve technology. paves the way for advancing damper technology.

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Schaeffler and Audi to cooperate to develop next 3 generations of Formula E powertrain

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Schaeffler Chief Technology Officer Prof. Aside from their freshly sealed cooperation in Formula E, Schaeffler and Audi have been partners in the DTM since 2007 – in 2011 (Martin Tomczyk) and 2013 (Schaeffler ambassador Mike Rockenfeller), the DTM Champions drove a green-yellow Schaeffler Audi.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation. Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile. Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche.

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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The main focus will be on new vehicles, successor models and derivatives in almost all vehicle classes based on modular technology. The new plant in North America will begin operating in 2011. The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period 2011 to 2015.

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Bosch Investing 400M Annually on Powertrain Electrification; Anticipates EVs and PHEVs to Gain 3% Global Market Share by 2020

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Following the market launch of Bosch parallel full-hybrid technology ( earlier post ) in the Porsche Cayenne S and Volkswagen Touareg hybrids, the company is increasingly investing in the development of powertrain technologies for all-electric vehicles. Large-scale series production of battery cells to begin in 2011.

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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

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Conventional automobiles of today are partly electric in their own way, with most systems in the vehicle having electrical and electronic connections for better functionality. Vehicle electrification is not limited to hybrid or electric drive. But will the benefits also outweigh the costs, is the crucial question. —Prana Natarajan.

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