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Ford, VW expand alliance to include EVs, driverless technology

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar12 Jul 2019

Ford to use Volkswagen’s EV architecture and MEB platform for at least one high-volume model for Europe; VW to join Ford in investing in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle platform.

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Discard old cars quickly to achieve air quality goals faster, say experts

By Julian Rendell, Autocar UK calendar12 Jul 2019

They say older combustion-engined cars need to disappear more quickly to achieve air quality goals globally

Nissan’s Makoto Uchida: ‘We will require a multi-power strategy to make electric mobility reality’

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar12 Jul 2019

At the World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, Uchida encouraged the public and private sectors in China and across th...

Bosch to invest in Xometry and new AI campus in Cyber Valley

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar12 Jul 2019

Bosch plans to invest some 35 million euros in a campus for applied research into artificial intelligence. It also pla...

Denso partners Smiths manufacturing for new aftermarket venture in South Africa

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar12 Jul 2019

Denso and Smiths Manufacturing’s new JV called Denso Sales South Africa will increase a product lineup mainly for vehi...

Toyota Europe claims more than 50% cars sold in H1 2019 are HEVs

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar11 Jul 2019

​The hybrid line-up across the Toyota and Lexus brands now extends to 20 different models, including four major new in...

Thyssenkrupp invests 80 million euros for new forging line at Homburg

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar11 Jul 2019

Thyssenkrupp’s new forging line at its Homburg site will produce forged front axles for trucks

Toyota-Mazda Alabama plant to meet the rising SUV demand

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar11 Jul 2019

With the production expected to begin in 2021, the construction of the Alabama plant, which is in collaboration with M...

Seat begins parts delivery through drones

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar11 Jul 2019

​Seat factory in Martorell, in collaboration with Grupo Sese is adapting all its production activities to the digital ...

Volkswagen begins production of ID.3 components

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar11 Jul 2019

Volkswagen has begun the pre-series production of the components for the upcoming Volkswagen ID.3 electric car