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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

Baua Electric

While anti-Islam law maker Geert Wilders negotiates a government with other parties opposed to immigration, parliament has adopted a motion to cap the number of foreign students allowed to study at Dutch universities as well as end the skilled migrant tax break – both important pipelines for skilled labour.

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

Green Car Congress

Of all locations, the Bay Area Silicon Valley is at pole position with 27 new R&D centers of auto companies and more than 50% of all auto start-up investments. The existing OEMs and Tier 1s are fighting back with their own massive investment— in house R&D + start-up collaboration / acquisitions.

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Hyundai prepares for US rules against China-connected vehicles

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. “Hyundai Motor and Kia have to brace for the worst by reducing their reliance on China and broadening their supply chains into other countries such as Vietnam,” Lee Ho-geun , an automotive engineering professor at Daedeok University, told the Korea Times. “There stands a possibility that the U.S.

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