87 DENSO and BlackBerry launch integrated automobile HMI platform
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
From September 2019, automobile manufacturers around the world will sequentially launch new car models with the integrated HMI.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne dies suddenly
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JULY 25, 2018
On Saturday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles quickly replaced him as CEO with Mike Manley, who most recently. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA Sergio Marchionne, the man who engineered a historic merger between Fiat and Chrysler to rescue the Detroit automaker from financial collapse, died Wednesday in Switzerland. He was 66. Marchionne died after complications from surgery last week.
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Nidec to form electric traction motor JV with a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Group
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AUGUST 2, 2019
a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Components is a subsidiary of major Chinese car manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group with the sixth-largest market share in the increasingly environmentally strict China.
Next-Battery secures strategic relationship with China-based Lvchi Automobile Technology
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DECEMBER 11, 2018
Next-Battery , a start-up developing high energy-density Li-ion battery technology, has secured a strategic relationship with Lvchi Automobile Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd.
Is China making U.S. irrelevant to the future of automobiles?
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NOVEMBER 20, 2017
The first automobile was invented in Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the U.S. that led the building of the global 20th-century automobile industry. Through the turn of the current century, the U.S. new-vehicle market was the world's largest, and General Motors was for decades the world's largest car company. Neither of those is still the. China government plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) regulation new energy vehicles
Honda hits 100M worldwide automobile production milestone
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DECEMBER 23, 2016
announced that the company has reached the 100 million-unit milestone in cumulative global automobile production. Honda began automobile production in 1963 with the production of the T360 mini-truck, Honda’s first mass-production model, at Saitama Factory. In 1964, in order to move forward with full-scale automobile production, Honda constructed the first Honda plant dedicated to automobile production, Sayama Factory in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture. Honda Motor Co.,
TenneT and Daimler testing use of automobile battery systems for grid stabilization and recovery
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FEBRUARY 7, 2019
The project partners have shown in the Kamenz test lab that automobile battery storage systems can perform the job of system stabilisation for large-scale power plants.
UCLA team devises method to weld previously unweldable aluminum alloy AA 7075; potential for wider use in automobiles
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JANUARY 29, 2019
Developed in the 1940s, AA 7075 long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. By comparison, an aluminum alloy known as AA 6061 that is widely used in aircraft and automobile parts, has a tensile strength of 186 megapascals in welded joints.) But the alloy’s resistance to welding, specifically, to the type of welding used in automobile manufacturing, has prevented it from being widely adopted.
Gevo enters on-road automobile gasoline market in Houston with 12.5% isobutanol blend
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NOVEMBER 12, 2016
blend of its bio-isobutanol with gasoline marketed for use in automobiles has begun to be sold in the Houston area. Gevo, Inc. announced that a 12.5% This marks the first time that Gevo’s isobutanol has been specifically targeted towards on-road vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz Cars and Telefónica Deutschland establish the world’s first 5G network for automobile production
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JUNE 18, 2019
Together with telecommunications company Telefónica Deutschland and network supplier Ericsson, Mercedes-Benz Cars is putting in place the world’s first 5G mobile network for automobile production in its “Factory 56” in Sindelfingen. With the 5G network, the enormous quantities of data required for various test scenarios involving the automobile of the future can be processed very quickly (via “data shower”).
Planes, trains and automobiles: Car interiors are set to undergo a RADICAL change
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OCTOBER 11, 2019
There’s a lot of talk about flying cars and how cars are set to become more like road-bound railways as transport evolves
First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan
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NOVEMBER 7, 2017
have jointly developed Japan’s first driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance. The advance of telematics technologies has led to major changes in the automobile industry, such as the creation of a variety of new products and services that utilize automobile driving data.
Lux: carbon fiber to go mainstream in automobiles by 2025
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FEBRUARY 22, 2015
Driven by a faster-than-expected pace of technology development, carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) will be poised to gain widespread adoption for automotive lightweighting by 2025, according to a new report from Lux Research, “Scaling Up Carbon Fiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Advances already underway in fiber, resin and composite part production will lead to a $6 billion market for automotive CFRPs in 2020, more than double Lux’s earlier projection. Earlier post.)
Zendrive launches smartphone-based automobile accident detection service
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APRIL 7, 2015
Driving data and analytics company Zendrive—a BMW i Ventures portfolio company— announced the availability of Zendrive Accident Detection, a smartphone-based service which instantly determines that an automobile accident has taken place at a particular location.
Mercedes-Benz unveils plug-in hybrid Concept IAA: Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile; Industry 4.0
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the “Concept IAA” (Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile) at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Mercedes-Benz said that the “Concept IAA” exemplifies the fundamental technological changes which are taking place in the automobile industry.
Saab Automobile AB files for voluntary reorganization, Saab Automobile Parts AB And Overseas Subsidiaries Excluded
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Swedish Automobile N.V. Swan) announced that Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB (collectively Saab Automobile) filed for voluntary reorganization today with the District Court in Vänersborg, Sweden. As part of the reorganization filing, the court-appointed administrator will apply for the Swedish state’s wage guarantee scheme to allow wage payments to all Saab Automobile employees to be made.
Guangzhou Automobile Group to show battery-electric SUV concept at Detroit Auto Show
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JANUARY 12, 2013
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd (GAC Group) is showing the Trumpchi GS5-BEV Pure Electric Vehicle Concept at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The electric SUV concept is based on the conventionally-engined Trumpchi GS5 SUV which was introduced in March of 2012.
Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year
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JULY 15, 2018
Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Modular technology has become an important criterion for evaluating whether an automobile company is combining global R&D technology and market layout with a cost-effective manufacturing approach.
DS Automobiles unveiling high-performance E-TENSE electric GT concept at Geneva
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FEBRUARY 26, 2016
DS Automobiles, Citroën’s luxury brand spin-off, will introduce the high-performance electric GT concept DS E-TENSE at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next week. The DS Automobiles brand has sold more than 600,000 vehicles since launch.
Japanese automobile industry establishes joint Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE)
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Saab Automobile to resume production
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MAY 2, 2011
Saab Automobile will soon resume production after Spyker Cars NV secured short term funding thanks to a €30million convertible loan agreement with Gemini Investment Fund Limited. Green cars Latest news saab Saab Automobile Saab production Spyker carsThe loan agreement has six months maturity with an interest rate of seven per cent; and in addition to the €30million, Saab will also make a drawdown request to [.].
Honda resumes production at automobile plant in Thailand
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MARCH 26, 2012
Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand has resumed production of automobiles after suspending production since 4 October 2011, due to the damage sustained from the flooding in Thailand. After approximately four months of such restoration efforts, HATC is now ready to resume automobile productions at its plant.
Automobile Driving Museum show offers electric-car history retrospective
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MAY 27, 2016
The first modern electric cars to go on sale in large numbers were the Nissan Leaf and first-generation Chevrolet Volt, both of which arrived in showrooms in December 2010. But the history of electric cars stretches back much further than that—more than a century back, in fact. Electric cars achieved notable popularity at the turn of the. California Museum Vintage plug-in cars Historic
Chery Automobile furthers electric car plans
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FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has stepped up its efforts to introduce electric cars by signing up a high power battery supplier. China BAK Battery Inc has been signed up to supply the batteries for the Chery Automobile Ruilin M1 electric car. Electric cars Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries Chery Chery Automobile China electric cars green cars
Latest developments in Saab Automobile saga
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MAY 17, 2011
You might need a personal organiser to keep up to date with all the developments surrounding Saab Automobile – but now there is more breaking news. Green cars Latest news saab Pang Da Automobile Saab Automobile Saab production Saab rescue Spyker NVJust five days after the termination of its strategic partnership with Hawtai Motor Group (see article), Spyker Cars NV has now announced that it and Saab have signed a [.].
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium
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JANUARY 25, 2017
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), IVECO (a brand of CNH Industrial) and ENGIE (Global Energy Player) are broadly collaborating to promote natural gas vehicles and infrastructure in Europe. This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium.
Rice study finds Houston intersections with traffic lights 9x more likely to see fatal pedestrian- and bicyclist-automobile crashes
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JUNE 13, 2017
Hu used two colocation measures—global and local—to analyze the spatial relationship between pedestrian- and bicyclist-automobile crashes and intersections. The key finding of this research—that bicycle- and pedestrian-automobile crashes are collectively colocated with signalized intersections—suggests that these intersections require attention to make our streets safer for all.
Next-generation Fiat 500e electric car arrives for Europe in 2020
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JULY 17, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced plans to build up to 80,000 copies of a new electric Fiat 500 at the company's Mirafiori, Italy, factory starting in 2020. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA The company's chief operating officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Pietro Gorlier, told Reuters earlier this month that the new 500 will be a dedicated electric car.
Saab Automobile secures short-term funding; production to resume
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MAY 2, 2011
Spyker) has secured the short-term funding of Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) by entering into a €30-million (US$44.6 In addition to the receipt of €30 million from Gemini, Saab Automobile will make a drawdown request to the EIB for an amount of €29.1 As a result of the convertible loan and the EIB draw down—which is expected next week—Saab Automobile secured an amount of €59.1 Spyker Cars N.V.
Leonardo DiCaprio & Venturi Automobiles launch Formula E electric race car team
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DECEMBER 10, 2013
Venturi Automobiles announced a joint venture with award-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio to enter a team in the new FIA Formula E Championship—the first fully-electric race series beginning in September 2014. Based in Monaco, the new Venturi Grand Prix Formula E Team has been co-founded by DiCaprio and Gildo Pallanca Pastor, founder of pioneering EV manufacturer Venturi Automobiles, together with Bert Hedaya and Francesco Costa.
Advanced Battery Technologies to supply Li-ion batteries for 20K Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile electric cars
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MARCH 24, 2015
Advanced Battery Technologies signed a strategic partnership agreement with Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile Co., Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile specializes in research and development, design and manufacture of its Supercar-branded electric sports cars. Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile’s new energy project is authorized by the China Development and Reform Commission.
Aisin Seki develops new economic electric water cooling pump for automobiles
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AUGUST 31, 2012
Following work to develop electric pumps for cooling inverters, Aisin Seki has now focused on automobile cooling systems. Aisin Seki electric water cooling pump installed in engine (red circle). Aisin Seiki. Click to enlarge. Aisin Seki Co.,
Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment
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MARCH 10, 2012
A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?60%
Honda begins building new automobile production plant in Brazil; starting with new Fit in 2 years
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NOVEMBER 27, 2013
HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, has begun construction of its new automobile production plant in the city of Itirapina in the state of São Paulo (approximately 200 km (124 miles) northwest of the city of São Paulo). Combining the production capacity of the new plant with the existing plant in Sumaré, HAB’s total annual automobile production capacity will double from the current 120,000 units to 240,000 units.
Saab Automobile and Spyker enter into MOU with Pang Da Automobile on distribution/manufacturing partnership for China and equity participation
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MAY 16, 2011
Spyker) announced that it and Saab Automobile AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co., Ltd (Pang Da), China’s largest publicly traded automobile distributor with more than 1100 dealerships nationwide. Saab Automobile will have up to 50% in the MJV, with Pang Da and a to-be-selected manufacturing partner owning the remaining shares.
ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles
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AUGUST 28, 2013
The first fully active and regenerative suspension is based on a pioneering electrohydraulic functional unit fitted to the exterior of the damper. Photo: ZF. Click to enlarge. ZF Friedrichshafen AG has entered into a partnership with Levant Power Corp. to build the first fully active suspension system with energy recovery function. GenShock technology is a fully active system for passenger cars which combines dynamics, safety and comfort characteristics with minimum energy consumption.
Ankai Automobile Developing Plug-in Hybrid Bus for US Market
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JUNE 13, 2010
The state-owned Chinese vehicle maker Ankai Automobile Co. Global Atlanta. is developing a plug-in hybrid electric bus for the US market. Ankai is China’s third-largest bus company; it has partnered since 1993 with Daimler Buses, producing Setra brand buses under license for the Chinese market. Ankai is working with Efficient Drivetrains Inc. EDI) in Palo Alto, CA to develop the plug-in hybrid’s drive train.
Honda begins installation of solar power generation systems at automobile dealership locations in Japan
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FEBRUARY 5, 2012
The installation is the kick-off of a project to install Honda Soltec solar power generation systems with a total capacity of 1 MW at Honda automobile dealership locations in Japan by 31 March 2014. This will be the largest solar power generation system installed at an automobile production plant in Japan. Honda Motor Co., has installed a 9 kW-capacity solar power generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo Chuo dealer network.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles make big changes to leasing department
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JULY 18, 2016
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced the appointments of Robert English to the role of National Corporate and Leasing Manager and Mike Miles.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles joining BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye in developing global autonomous driving platform; Level 4/5 by 2021
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AUGUST 16, 2017
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to be the first automaker to join them in developing a world-leading, state-of-the-art autonomous driving platform for global deployment.
FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released
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MARCH 22, 2017
The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released the names of the nine manufacturers that have been granted homologation from the 2018/19 season of the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. DS Automobiles. Venturi Automobiles. FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season.
Volkswagen Group & Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) jointly to develop EVs in China; new JV focused on NEVs
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Volkswagen AG and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., —An Jin, Chairman of the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd (JAC) is a comprehensive automobile company encompassing R&D, production, sales and service and other businesses related to the production and sale of commercial and passenger vehicles, including powertrains.
Study puts total automobile air emissions costs in 86 metro areas in US at $145M/day
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DECEMBER 14, 2011
A new study published in the journal Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board estimates total automobile air emission costs in 86 US metropolitan areas to be US$145 million/day, with Los Angeles, California, and New York City (each US$23 million per day) having the highest totals. These external automobile air emission costs are important for social benefit and cost assessment of transportation measures to reduce vehicle use.
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