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Toyota and Suzuki to share models and hybrid
Toyota Motor and Suzuki Motor announced and agreement to "begin considering concrete collaboration in new fields".
VW and FAW establish China JV for connectivity
Volkswagen Brand China and its Chinese joint venture FAW-Volkswagen are scaling up their cooperation in the area of digitalisation and connectivity.
Gestamp opens new plant in Mexico
Gestamp has opened its second plant in Mexico, in San Luis Potosi.
Survey finds growing support for self-driving cars
The proportion of UK drivers who say they like the idea of self-driving cars has tripled in 12 months, according to Close Brothers Motor Finance.
Mercedes GLC Coupe gets RDE2-compliant diesels
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a facelifted version of its GLC Coupe.
Suzuki, Toyota, eye car making JV in Ghana
Officials from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and CFAO are eyeing a joint venture to manufacture and distribute vehicles in...
GM to spend $2.7bn on Brazil factories - report
General Motors has said it would spend US$2.7bn at two Brazilian factories over the next five years, sparing them from closure.
BMW lowers profit expectation for 2019
BMW has said profits will be lower in 2019 as the company faces rising costs and market uncertainty.
Ford adding 500 US jobs to build big SUVs
Ford said it would again boost production of its popular Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large SUVs this summer as both...
Jaguar Land Rover 'electrifies' Gaydon engineering centre
Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has installed what it claims is the UK's largest EV smart charging facility with 166...
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Shanghai motor show world debuts list - Geely names GE11
Auto Shanghai, the motor show which in odd-numbered years alternates with Beijing as China and the industry's biggest and most important, takes place in April. Below is the latest list of vehicle world debuts, with the Geely Jihe A, long-wheelbase BMW 3 Series and Xpeng E28 added.
2019 LA auto show - BMW 2 Series GC world debut
BMW has announced initial details of a future model, the 2 Series Gran Coupé, noting that it will not be fully revealed...
NYIAS world debuts list - 2020 Mercedes GLC Coupe
Even though AutoShanghai opens to the media on 16 April, there will still be quite a few important vehicle premieres on...
Electric SUVs and 1100hp Battista - Pininfarina future models
xMahindra subsidiary Automobili Pininfarina GmbH has now shown its first model, the Battista, in public. The hypercar,...
Frankfurt IAA world premieres list - Kia Ceed crossover
Kia Motors Europe has confirmed that it will add a Ceed-based crossover to its line-up of models. The public debut should be at the IAA Cars in Frankfurt.
Interior design and technology – Infiniti QX30
Since its European launch in 2016, Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti has used the QX30 to attract a new type of premium car...
India's quiet achiever - the rapid rise of Mahindra
The battle for third place in the Indian market for passenger vehicles is hotting up, with both rivals drawing on...
Brexit, Brexit, Brexit - the week
Our review of Subaru's outgoing fourth generation Forester - did it really start the fad for crossovers at launch back...
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Honda restructures manufacturing operations - and axes UK plant
Honda is planning to close its UK and Turkey plants as part of plans to re-balance its global manufacturing operations...
OEMs and Tier 1s continue to announce vehicle and technology world premieres at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in...
Ghosn charges create turmoil in Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
Amid allegations of financial misconduct, Carlos Ghosn has been removed from his position as chairman at Nissan. The...
There were some notable no-shows but still plenty of excitement around the biennial Paris show. We were there and our...
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Valeo claims that they invented the 48V mild hybrid system 15 years ago, and are already in production in China and...
Ionity charges on with European network for EVs
BMW, Daimler, Ford and the Volkswagen Group are involved in a joint venture, called Ionity that is installing a high...
Digital Proving Grounds - Q&A with simulation software specialist rFpro
With driving simulators becoming increasingly realistic, allowing more tests to be effectively...
Testing times for AVs – Q&A with AB Dynamics
The development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is still in its infancy. How do OEMs test these...
INTERVIEW - ZF board member Wilhelm Rehm
Wilhlm Rehm was appointed ZF board member in 2012 after many years at the German supplier working in...
Thought leaders
At Renesas, a leading supplier of automotive microcontrollers and SoC products, we aim to be a provider of total solutions in response to growing trends and market needs. Through...
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Global Semiconductor and Electronics Forum 2019
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The European Mechanical Parts Market, 2012 - 2020; Market size, market forecast and recommendations
The European Mechanical Parts Market, 2012 - 2020; Market size, market forecast and recommendations
Published: Mar 2019
Overall, the European mechanical parts market grew, both in volume and value terms, with growth in values outstripping the growth seen in volumes. Total volumes grew 8.6% across Europe between 2012 and 2016. Values for the same group of components grew 13.8%. The strong growth between 2012 - 2016 is forecast to continue, with overall volumes forecast to grow 4.6% and values by 9.5%.
Connected Car in Latin America: Opportunities for MNOs to Expand Business Beyond Connectivity
Connected Car in Latin America: Opportunities for MNOs to Expand Business Beyond Connectivity
Published: Mar 2019
Connected Car in Latin America: Opportunities for MNOs to Expand Business Beyond Connectivity', a new Telecom Insider Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the connected car market in Latin America, with forecasts of key indicators up to 2021. It delivers deep quantitative and qualitative insight into the connected car market, analyzing key trends on service adoption, and the main drivers and challenges for mobile operators to grow in the market beyond connectivity.~~Mobile operators are uniquely well-positioned to provide not only the connectivity required for connected car services but also many supporting applications that both enhance the value of the service and drive incrementally more revenue than connectivity alone would generate.~~It provides in-depth analysis of the following -~- Market size and forecast; a look at the total market size and forecast for connected car connections and revenue in Latin America, segmented by type of connected car application;~- Drivers and Challenges; an overview on the key drivers and challenges for mobile operators to increase their participation in the connected car market in Latin America;~- Case studies; this section details the business model and strategy of three mobile operators in Latin America to succeed in this market;~- Key findings and recommendations; the Insider concludes with a number of key findings and a set of recommendations for pan-regional and local mobile operators, and also network vendors.~~Scope~~- The connected car market in Latin America will grow at a 16.9% CAGR from 2016 to 2021, reaching close to $2bn by the end of the forecast period. The high rates of car robbery in Latin America will continue to drive the growth of security connected car applications in Latin America.~- Different from MNOs in developed markets, that have become leading connected car service providers, most operators in Latin America are still playing a limited role as connectivity service providers.~- T
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