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Forvia Hella receives series orders for digital Smart Car Access system – ET Auto

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Series production will start in Romania and Mexico in 2025; in this context, Forvia Hella will also bring the NCAP-relevant safety function “Child Presence Detection” based on ultra-wideband technology onto the streets for the first time.

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ESMT Berlin and BMW Group launch third year of Change Maker Fellowships with emphasis on digitalisation | Autocar Professional

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computing, information technology, automation, digitalization) Be aged 30 or younger on September 1, 2024 Be a citizen or permanent resident of Germany, India, Portugal, Romania, or South Africa; those holding refugee status in Germany are also invited to apply.

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Ford backtracks on BEV commitments in Europe and may sell ICE models beyond 2030

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Originally, the European arm of Ford Motor Company said it would only sell battery-electric models by 2030, but that commitment could soon change. In addition to the MEB EV coming out of Cologne, Ford Europe will also launch the all-electric Puma Gen-E whose combustion version is currently built in Romania. Fingers crossed!

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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501,000 auto supplier jobs in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) powertrain components production are expected to become obsolete if technology is phased-out by 2035 (84% of current ICE jobs). Western European countries will likely be best placed as strongholds in EV production (+56.2 €bn bn value-add until 2040).

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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Management consulting firm Zinnov released its latest study conducted on the Automotive R&D Globalization Landscape, presenting a global engineering R&D analysis on the top 60 automotive companies and how are they leveraging the global R&D ecosystems to improve engineering output and efficiency. —Sidhant Rastogi, Partner, Zinnov.

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Stellantis-Leapmotor announces global expansion, to enter India by Q4 of 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Leapmotor will enter nine European countries in the first phase starting September 2024, including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Portugal. The company is likely to introduce models from the A to C segments, and add more MPVs, SUVs and hatchbacks in future.

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Ford launches the 1.5L EcoBoost engine; first in Mondeo, Fusion following; computer-controlled clutch on water pump

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Ford Motor Company officially launched the new 1.5-liter The new engine will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its public debut later this month at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), with applications following in the Fusion sedan in North America this year, and later the new Mondeo in Europe.

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