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Capgemini and Audi launch XL2 joint venture to support digital transformation of auto industry

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XL2 is designed to enable end-to-end digital manufacturing, covering all central. processes, including production planning, logistics, finance, maintenance, quality and materials management. The company’s goal is to expand its project business gradually and achieve a powerful workforce within the next five years.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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It is the first deliverable of the New European Industrial Policy outlined in an earlier communication. This Action Plan is based on four pillars: investing in advanced technologies and financing innovation; improving market conditions; enhancing global competitiveness; and investing in human capital and skills and softening the.

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thyssenkrupp Automotive pressing on with transformation of its powertrain business towards e-mobility

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Starting out from traditional valve train systems for internal combustion engines, around ten years ago we started developing and industrializing new products for electric powertrains. Today we already manufacture rotor shafts for renowned OEMs and are achieving faster-than-market growth with this product.

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Musashi appoints Naoya Nishimura as CEO for India, Africa region – ET Auto

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Naoya Nishimura as CEO for India, Africa region New Delhi: Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt Ltd (Musashi), a 100% owned subsidiary of Musashi Seimitsu Industries, Japan, and a manufacturer of two-wheeler and four-wheeler transmission components in India, has appointed Naoya Nishimura as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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The AlixPartners 2011 Automotive Outlook finds that while automakers and suppliers have seen profits bounce back—North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) posted $12.5 Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 billion in 2010 profit on a net margin of 4.6% billion on a net margin of 4.3%—things

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DOE taking steps to revitalize Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program

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US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz today highlighted improvements to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program at the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Legislative Summit. 5.907 billion to Ford (closed). 1.448 billion to Nissan (closed). 465 million to Tesla (closed). —Secretary Moniz.