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Brose, automotive supplier investing 180 million euros in Pancevo, Serbia

In the coming years and will create 1,100 jobs in production, development and administration. This new location north of Belgrade strengthens the competitiveness of the Brose Group. Pančevo will be the home of a production site for electric motors and drives as part of a first stage of expansion

suppliers

Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor - Safe eyes save lives

Supplier Bosch has developed a digital sun visor that can make a shadow to prevent you from being blinded by the sun. The 'Bosch Virtual Visor' is a kind of transparent display. The sun visor in our cars has a relatively limited efficiency. You can't always

Carmakers

Brose Group's Ulrich Schrickel to become CEO - Changes to the executive management board

During a meeting the shareholders and advisory board of the Brose Group decided to make the following changes to the Brose executive management board: Ulrich Schrickel will become CEO of the Brose. Kurt Sauernheimer, who has been head of the executive management board since the beginning of 2018, is retiring.

Carmakers

Nissan leads calls for battery technology roll-out to achieve EU climate change targets

An action plan to unlock the potential of electric vehicles and battery technology and enable Europe to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The proposals are designed to increase renewable energy generation, electric vehicle (EV) ownership and the integration of vehicles with power grids across European countries.

Carmakers

ŠKODA AUTO again top in the Czech Top 100 competition.

For the nineteenth time it has become the most successful Czech company. In addition to the absolute victory, the car manufacturer was also number one in the Czech brand category. Thanks to its long-term extraordinary results, it defended its leading position in the Czech economy. Czech car manufacturer is the

Carmakers

PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobile sign a 50-50 merger agreement that will create fourth largest carmaker by volume, based on combined production of 8.7m units pa

Completion of the proposed merger is expected to take place in 12-15 months and will also mean the creation of the third largest carmaker in the world by revenue, with a combined taking of €170 billion ($185.6 billion). The combined entity is expected to deliver €3.7 billion in

Serbia

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, a global leader in vehicle interiors officially opened a plant in Free Zone Sumadija, Kragujevac

In the production area of approximately 18,500 square meters around 200 people will be employed in the initial phase, while employee numbers are to be gradually increased year after year, up to 800. In Serbia Yanfeng will produce car interior components for major automakers, such as Mercedes. The manufacturing

Carmakers

Tesla plans for 500,000 cars yearly to roll off European production lines

American company Tesla electric cars will produce 500,000 vehicles a year at its plant near Berlin. Elon Musk announced in November that its first European plant - and, after the Shanghai plant, the second outside America - would be built near the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BER). According to

Hungary

Three special tires made in Rácalmás, Hungary

The Hankook factory in Hungary also manufactures reinforced sidewalls, puncture-proof and sound-absorbing tires. The Sealant division produces Hankook's special tires, the sound absorber, and the tire-breaker Sealguard technology. Hankook engineers use the company's own sound absorber, a quiet tire technology, on many models. A special noise-absorbing

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Faurecia expects record profits, targeted for 2022 with sales €20.5bn, profitability at 8% and cash generation at 4% combining growth and resilience

At its Capital Markets Day held in Paris, France, on 26 November, Faurecia demonstrated the relevance of its transformation strategy, deployed at a sustained pace through acquisitions and partnerships, and detailed its 2022 financial targets. Despite the challenging market conditions, we have continued to deploy our transformation strategy for the

Croatia

Croatia’s Atlantic Grupa deploys Gideon Brothers’ logistics robots

Croatian robotics company Gideon Brothers has launched a pilot project with Croatia’s food, drinks and distribution company Atlantic Grupa, it was announced on July 11. The project includes the integration of a robotic system into Atlantic Grupa’s warehouse management system (WMS), the company said in a statement. For

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OMRON Globally Launches LD-250 Mobile Robot to Move Payloads Up to 250kg, explains Yoshihito Yamada, CEO

OMRON Corporation president and CEO: Yoshihito Yamada announced that it will globally start selling a new mobile robot called the LD-250. With a payload capacity of 250kg, the LD-250 is the strongest and newest addition to the company's LD series of mobile robots. Together with the Fleet Manager,

automation

OMRON Globally Launches LD-250 Mobile Robot to Move Payloads Up to 250kg

OMRON Corporation president and CEO: Yoshihito Yamada announced that it will globally start selling a new mobile robot called the LD-250. With a payload capacity of 250kg, the LD-250 is the strongest and newest addition to the company's LD series of mobile robots. Together with the Fleet Manager,

Carmakers

First use of Brose door drive in Volvo Cars’ autonomous drive ready XC90 for Uber Advanced Technologies Group

Brose will supply side door drives for Swedish premium carmaker Volvo Cars’ first vehicle ready for autonomous driving (AD). The manufacturer will start supplying the ride sharing company Uber Advanced Technologies Group with AD-ready Volvo XC90 at the end of the year. It is Volvo Cars’ first series production of

Croatia

Croatia’s AD Plastik seals 40 mln euro car parts contract in Russia

Croatian manufacturer of plastic components for the automotive industry AD Plastik said on Thursday it has signed a 40 million euro ($44.1 million) contract for the production of car parts for the Renault-Nissan-AvtoVAZ alliance in Russia. AD Plastik will produce static seals for the new Lada Granta as well

eMobility

Prague wants the concept of chargers for electric cars. Instead of two hundred of them should be up to 5000

Prague City Hall will have a conception of charging stations for electric vehicles developed. The material for the city will be developed by its ICT Operator (OICT). The city's goal is to have 4000 to 5000 charging points. Mayor Zdeněk Hřib and Councilor Jan Chabr told reporters today.

investment

Premiere European Automotive Supplier Matador Invests In InoBat

BRATISLAVA Matador today announced the investment in InoBat, that will help the R&D and battery production company revolutionise electro-mobility and energy storage in Europe, by building a unique combination of R&D centre and a production line in aforementioned sectors. Simultaneously, the companies entered into a strategic

Slovenia

Hidria developing innovative technologies for new jobs -producing stators and rotors for high-performance propulsion motors

Hidria has developed innovative technology for the production of stators and rotors for high-performance propulsion electric motors in new hybrid and electric vehicles. These engines will thus become more affordable, but will also have better efficiency, lower consumption or longer range, will consume significantly less energy and produce less harmful

Carmakers

SOR Libchavy wins large orders for electric buses delivering a total of 72 to Romania

Bus manufacturer SOR Libchavy has succeeded in three major competitions for the supply of new electric buses in Romania. A total of 72 of its electric buses will be delivered to the cities of Turda, Brasov and Zalău. Filip Murgaš, Commercial Director of SOR, confirmed acquisition of new orders. SOR

Osram's new LiDAR lasers allow autonomous vehicles to “see” farther and more effectively

Two new infrared high-power SMT components for LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) applications extend options for system developers Today, only a few future topics are discussed as profoundly as autonomous driving. The majority of system providers are convinced that there is no way around LiDAR when it comes to advancing

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Microvast collaborates with FPT Industrial in developing battery power solutions through new gigawatt factory in Ludwigsfelde

US traction battery solution provider Microvast, Inc., has announced the cooperation with FPT Industrial in the development and supply of battery power systems, and has kicked off the setup of its EMEA Central Production Plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany. Microvast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FPT Industrial, which foresees

Carmakers

Tesla's European plant to be built by 2021, located in Berlin, Elon Musk reveals

Tesla, a US leader in electric vehicle development, builds its first European manufacturing plant in Berlin. Owner Elon Musk said this at a gala in Germany on Tuesday. He said that in Berlin, besides the cars, they would also manufacture batteries and drive systems. Musk added that a development center

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Margita Rejchrtova joins as CEO of TAWESCO a major Czech automotive parts manufacturer with revenues of CZK 1.9 billion for 2018

She succeeds his predecessor Pavel Lazar, who on the same date becomes the executive director of TATRA TRUCKS. Margita Rejchrtová has been with Tawescu for 15 years as a Sales Director. The company's revenues increased from CZK 800 million in 2004 to CZK 1.9 billion in 2018.

Carmakers

Skoda could produce Karoq in Volkswagen plant in Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava factory of the German Volkswagen automaker could now also manufacture the Škoda Karoq sports utility vehicle (SUV). Referring to the announcement of the unions of the Slovak plant VolkswagenFactory spokeswoman Lucia Kovarovich Makay said the decision to allocate new production had not yet been made. The Volkswagen factory in

Carmakers

Kamaz is building a €14 million plant for electric buses in Moscow, production rate to start at 500 units/pa

Russian CVs manufacturer Kamaz is building a plant for electric buses and their components in Moscow, as well as an R&D innovation centre for improving the quality of electric passenger transport. Around 14 million euros will be invested in the project. The company has now signed a corresponding