Ralf Brandstatter, 49, the Volkswagen brand's board level head of procurement, has been named chief operating officer (COO) of the brand from 1 August, 2018.
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31 Jul, 2018
The SEAT Arona is the first car in its class to feature a digital display, with the Ibiza supermini also getting the tech
British commercial vehicle manufacturing grew 6.1% in June with 7,769 vehicles leaving production lines, according to the data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
BMW plans to invest $1.17 billion in a new assembly plant in Hungary, its first factory in Europe in nearly two decades as the automaker strengthens its European footprint amid growing protectionism.
BMW will open a factory in Hungary next year capable of building conventional and electrified models, joining rivals Mercedes and Audi in producing cars in the eastern European country.
Honda reported an 11 percent increase in companywide quarterly profit as rising sales in North America and aggressive cost-cutting offset foreign exchange rate losses. European profit was up 6 percent.
Honda reported an 11 percent increase in operating profit in the most recent quarter as rising sales in North America offset foreign exchange rate losses.
Volkswagen Group said company veteran Ralf Brandstaetter will be chief operating officer of its core VW passenger cars brand.
A no-deal Brexit is not an option for Britain's car industry, given the costs and disruption that automakers and consumers would suffer, the head of the country's automobile industry group said.
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31 Jul, 2018
June 2018 saw a 5.5 per cent overall decline in UK car manufacturing, but 47.2 per cent fewer cars were made for the domestic market
New cars and light trucks don't feature single-disc or multidisc CD players in the numbers available even five years ago.
For automakers, millennials are a "market pressure that is creating the need to change," says Pom Malhotra, director of connected vehicles and data at Audi of America.
If automakers don't take control of vehicle software, self-driving cars could be riddled with bugs that leave them vulnerable to hackers, said Ami Dotan, CEO of Karamba Security.
Cosworth, the racing icon that has worked with every major automaker on engine projects, will now delve into autonomous driving.
Tooling supplier Kuka has reimagined traditional manufacturing from an assembly line to an automated matrix of cells.
The breakneck speed at which self-driving and connected-car technology is evolving is forcing the industry to change how products will be developed, a Continental executive said.
Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.
Tooling supplier Kuka has reimagined traditional manufacturing from an assembly line to an automated matrix of cells.
U.S. car and light-truck deliveries are projected to be flat or down in July, forecasts from J.D. Power/LMC, Edmunds and Cox Automotive show, with one less day and weekend of sales. It would be only the third monthly year-over-year drop in 2018.
Tesla is filling a significant void in its finance team with a former chief financial officer of computer-drive maker Seagate Technology.
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