Volvo has introduced an application for mobile phones which will be offered to its customers. This app will replace the physical key with a digital key. This app will use a Bluetooth enabled digital key technology. For decades, drivers ...
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A Chinese leasing firm has signed a deal worth 78 billion yuan (12 billion U.S. dollars) with a Chinese-owned Swedish vehicle company, according to National Modern Energy Holdings (NMEH) on Monday. NMEH is jointly invested and founded by ...
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German car manufacturer Volkswagen has started rolling out 3D smart glasses as standard equipment at its Wolfsburg plant in North Germany. The glasses are given to the plant logistics personnel who are using them on voluntary basis for ...
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American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) has selected LG Electronics as its partner in developing the next generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) at its Orion township, Michigan, US. As per the partnership, LG will provide ...
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The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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China-based internet entrepreneurs and financial investors, including the likes of Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, are supporting NextEV to create a competitor to US electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors. In that direction, the promoters ...
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Sports car manufacturer Porsche, an arm of German automotive giant Volkswagen, will pump in more than Eur1.1bn for modernizing its manufacturing units for launching more car variants by 2020. The initiative comes under an agreement, ...
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Automotive systems safety Autoliv has come up with a new vacuum-induced system ‘Torricelli brake’, capable of cutting braking distance with around 40% in speeds up to 70km/h for Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). With a view ...
BASF will once again be present with its polyurethane experts at the 2015 UTECH International Polyurethane Exhibition and Conference in Maastricht (NL). For the first time, the company will display a new roof module based on the PU system ...
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Volvo Cars is planning to invest $500m to build a new manufacturing facility in the US, as a part of the company's long-term plan for the market. With the new plant, the carmaker aims to exceed its volume targets in the US, with plans ...
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Luxury car manufacturer Alfa Romeo has unveiled a new Giulietta Collezione designed for 'sophisticated' customers. The company will showcase the new special editioan at the Geneva Motor Show, which will take place from 5 March to 15 ...
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According Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Google is not likely to become a mass car manufacturer despite having capability to impact the industry with its software and automated driving technology. Tech companies and auto makers have started ...
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POC, Volvo and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists for the first time ever at International CES in Las Vegas Jan. 6-9. The technology consists of a connected car and helmet prototype that ...
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Bentley Motors will expand its headquarters in the town of Crewe in England with an investment of £40m, thus increasing its total capital in the facility to £840m. The carmaker will build a new 45,000m2 research and ...
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ŠKODA wants to continue to grow in China. The highlight of ŠKODA's presence at the Auto Guangzhou (20-29 November) is the Chinese premiere of the 'KODA VisionC' show car. With its expressive, modern and young design language, the ...
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