Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
April 9, 2020
Via: CNBCAt some point, the biggest American companies are going to tell their employees it’s time to leave home and return to work. That decision will be fraught with risk without widespread testing for the COVID-19 virus. For some industries, such […]
Industry Focus Areas, Logistics, Motorized Vehicle, Process
March 10, 2020
Via: The New York TimesFRANKFURT — European auto manufacturers have so far defied expectations that supply chain chaos would bring their assembly lines to a standstill. Even after northern Italy, an important node in the global parts network, went into lockdown on Sunday, carmakers […]
Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle, Process, Production
February 10, 2020
Via: Manufacturing GlobalBelow are details on carmakers’ plans (in alphabetical order) as compiled by Reuters: BMW’s China venture with Brilliance said on February 5 the Chinese firm planned to restart production on February 17. Daimler said on February 3 it plans to […]
Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle
December 12, 2019
Via: Automotive NewsBEIJING — China’s vehicle sales will decline for a third straight year in 2020, an industry body predicted, bringing more pain to global carmakers awaiting an end to the historic slump in the world’s biggest market. Sales will fall 2 […]
Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle
December 4, 2019
Via: Automotive NewsIt’s turning out to be one of the worst years ever for auto workers across the globe amid shrinking demand and a tectonic shift in vehicle technology, with Daimler AG and Audi announcing almost 20,000 job cuts in just the […]
September 19, 2018
Via: ReutersAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Digital mapping company TomTom will probably lose some business in future as a result of Google’s deal with carmakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, TomTom’s finance chief said on Wednesday. Carmakers opting for Google Maps would have an […]
Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle
November 3, 2017
Via: ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) – A group of mainly German carmakers will open ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations this year and plans a pan-European network of 400 by 2020, hoping to narrow Tesla’s lead. News about the initiative, first flagged a year […]
April 25, 2016
Via: Industry WeekCarmakers have to be clearer about the way they certify their fuel-economy and emission ratings as regulators ramp up scrutiny over the gap between laboratory results and on-road conditions, according to Daimler AG Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche. “You can […]
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