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Fast evolving auto industry needs befitting HR solutions | Autocar Professional

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The automotive sector is undergoing rapid transformation, which necessitates the need for personnel to possess a varied range of skills. Organisations should foster an environment that encourages innovation and experimentation, in which employees feel empowered to suggest new ideas, accept change, and cooperate across teams.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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Since that time, the center, which originally included six institutions, has produced a broad range of research that includes: The creation of an augmented reality testing environment to help train autonomous vehicles on how to respond to dangerous traffic incidents. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76

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Tesla removes Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor from China’s configurator

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Tesla China removed its listing for the MIC Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor in the online configurator. There are only two MIC Model 3 trims available in Tesla China’s configurator now: the Model 3 Standard Range Plus and the Model 3 Performance. Credit: Tesla). After all, the Model 3 and Model Y share similar parts.

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Rheinmetall wins another new order for engine blocks; “last man standing” strategy in ICE sector pays off

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Placed by an alliance of two globally active, well-known automakers, the order encompasses several hundred thousand engines blocks worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range. The part ordered is a 4-cylinder engine block produced in a high-pressure die-casting process.

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German ELAB study finds growth of alternative drivetrains to increase employment opportunities in auto industry

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“ELAB” stands for “Auswirkungen der Elektrifizierung des Antriebsstrangs auf Beschäftigung und Standortumgebung”, German for “effects of the powertrain electrification on employment and the business environment”.

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Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

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The auto industry has seen this need to improve familiarity in the past, with some advanced driver assist features such as ACC and even autonomous driving. The Ipsos Study uncovered the top five issues: driving range, affordability, access to charging stations, overall ownership cost and battery life.

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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The range of products produced at the Szombathely II plant includes electric motor components. Schaeffler will increase the facility’s round-the-clock output capacity to 800,000 products a year by 2023, and has further plans to expand its annual output of finished products for premium partners in the auto industry to 1.8

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