Focus on automotive: Industry
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12/20/2019Casa Seat is about to reach the heart of Barcelona. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2020, and will be Seat's tribute to the city where it was founded almost 70 years ago. The new multidisciplinary space featuring 2,600 m2 extending over four floors. The name is inspired by iconic buildings of the city, such as Casa Batlló, Casa... -
12/20/2019The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles «In order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing transformation of the industry» according by the two companies in a statement. the intention is to establish a global technology... -
12/20/2019Ineos Automotive has announced an expansion of its partnership with Magna. Its subsidiary, Magna Powertrain, has been responsible for chassis and suspension development of Grenadier 4x4 since the inception of the project. It will now be joined by Magna Steyr, which will undertake the series development phase of the forthcoming vehicle. Dirk... -
12/19/2019Ford Motor Company is investing more than $1.5 billion in two southeast Michigan manufacturing facilities and adding 3,000 new jobs to strengthen its leadership in trucks and SUVs and support the company’s expansion into electric and autonomous vehicles. The Company is investing approximately $750 million and adding 2,700 new direct jobs at its... -
12/19/2019A prominent self-driving vehicle program leading by Yanex, a bigger Russian search-engine web business, is building its own sensors rather than buy them from outside suppliers. Yandex said Monday it has developed two separate lidar sensors, which enable cars to perceive objects at up to 200 meters. Beyond lidar, the Russian company is making its... -
12/19/2019Toyota plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to passenger cars meant for personal use, a senior official at the automaker said on Tuesday. «It will be easier to apply self-driving technology that does not require constant and direct human-monitoring to taxis and non-passenger vehicles» said... -
12/19/2019Tesla's expansion in Germany is gathering pace. The U.S. automaker will open its largest service center in Country. The decision comes just weeks after Tesla unveiled a plan to build a factory near Berlin. The site of the new service center south of Hanover covers 3,000 square meters, Tesla said. The company has moved local staff from a previous...