Remove Audi Remove Market Remove Portugal Remove Production
article thumbnail

JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity. This downward trend is not simply due to the restrictions of free movement.

Europe 261
article thumbnail

Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group is pushing ahead with the integration of its plants into the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud; the aim is to further improve the efficiency of the plants and reduce production costs. In 2020, the Group will integrate 15 more into the Cloud, said Gerd Walker, Head of Production of the Volkswagen Group. >. Earlier post.)

article thumbnail

MIT study: people globally follow a “visitation law”; inverse relationship between distance and frequency of visits

Green Car Congress

It is also ultimately key to social interactions, innovation and productivity. According to this law, the number of visitors to any location decreases as the inverse square of the product of their visiting frequency and travel distance.

MIT 170
article thumbnail

BorgWarner Acquires EGR Company Dytech ENSA

Green Car Congress

Combining ENSA’s cooler technology with BorgWarner’s technology leadership in engine air management and products such as turbochargers and EGR valves will provide operational and engineering synergies. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner. Dytech ENSA’s annual sales for 2009 were approximately $180 million.

Companies 186