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ArticleBeijing Auto Show
The Beijing Auto Show will take place April 25 through May 4 against a The Beijing Auto Show takes place amid continuing strong car sales growth in Chinabackdrop of continued strong sales growth in the Chinese car market.The exhibition, which alternates each year between Shanghai and Beijing, will be staged ...
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ArticleAutomotive Cyber Security Summit - Shanghai
(Illustration: Eugene Sergeev)The China Automotive Cyber Security Summit 2016 will take place January 21 - 22 in Shanghai amid growing concerns that connected cars and connected car plants will increasingly be the objects of digital attacks.The conference, which brings together automakers, suppliers, various connected-services providers and security specialists, will ...
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ArticleAchenbach is new CIO at BMW Brilliance
Thorsten Achenbach (Photo: BMW)Thorsten Achenbach ist the new CIO at BMW's Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive.The IT manager, who earlier served as vice president at consultants Capgemini, has been in his new position in China since September 1.Achenbach, who has an engineering degree, knows BMW well from his ...
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ArticleVolvo appoints new sales boss; Visser moves to Geely
Alain Visser (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars has appointed Bjorn Anwall, a McKinsey management consultant, to head its global sales and marketing. Anwall replaces Alain Visser, who is taking on a similar sales role at China's Geely, the parent company of Volvo.Visser said in a press release that he is ...
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ArticleIHS cuts China sales forecast
Volkswagen Group is heavily dependent on the Chinese market (Photo: VW)Leading market researcher IHS Automotive has reduced its 2015 forecast for new-car sales in China, predicting growth of only 1.4 pc for the year.Earlier, IHS had expected unit sales in the world's biggest market to increase 4.4 pc from ...
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ArticleContinental develops electric drive for China
Continental expects strong EV demand in China in coming years (Photo: Continental)Continental has developed an electric drive for China in anticipation of an electric-vehicle boom in the world's largest car market.The German automotive supplier said it will introduce the compact, cost-effective, and high-performance system at the Frankfurt Auto Show ...
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FeatureInterview: Daimler China CIO Marc Lampe discusses CRM
Greater China CIO Marc Lampe (Photo: Daimler) Marc Lampe moved to Beijing as regional CIO of Daimler’s operations in September of 2013. Before taking charge of the carmaker’s IT operations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, he was responsible for IT in the German company’s vans segment. Lampe’s ...
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ArticleAudi to offer Baidu CarLife connectivity in China
Audi will offer fast LTE connectivity with Baidu CarLife in China (Photo: Audi)Audi will adopt a smartphone connectivity system from Baidu in China to capitalize on the popularity of the country's biggest internet search engine.The German premium car maker said Baidu CarLife, as the system is called, will be ...
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ArticleCES Asia - Shanghai
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will hold a keynote address at CES Asia (Photo: CES)The international CES is staging an Asian version of its flagship Las Vegas consumer electronics trade show in Asia this year. CES Asia will take place in Shanghai May 25 through 27.One of the keynote speakers ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars CIO gets promotion
Volvo CIO Bendrik will report directly to CEO Hakan Samuelsson (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars CIO Klas Bendrik has been promoted to a new senior vice president position, as the Swedish carmaker acknowledges the growing importance of IT across its model lineup. The move underlines "the key role technology will play ...
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ArticleShanghai auto show
The Shanghai show alternates with Beijing (Photo: Shanghai auto show)The Shanghai auto show takes place this April as car sales in China continue to outpace other major markets. The event, which alternates with the Beijing auto show every other year, opens with two press days April 20 and 21 ...
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ArticleReport: China's Baidu researching smart car
(Photo: Baidu)Baidu, one of China's largest internet search companies, is looking into the possibility of building an autonomous electric car, according to a Bloomberg report. The news agency cites Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li as saying the company is working with automakers on the project. He declined to name ...
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ArticleGM China vehicles to feature 4G telematics this year
Fast 4G communications allow more infotainment options inside the car (Photo: GM)General Motors said a Cadillac brand model it will start selling this year in China will mark the beginning of its rollout of fast 4G telematics systems in the world's biggest car market. The connectivity will be provided ...
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ArticleGlobal 2015 car sales forecast to rise 2.4 pc
Car sales will rise in 2015, but the global picture will be mixed (Photo: Emil Frey)Global car sales are set to rise 2.4 pc to 88.3 million units, despite widespread geopolitical and economic uncertainties in many parts of the world, a leading market forecaster said this week. It would ...
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ArticleChinese robot density set to grow sharply
Robots are in demand in China (Graphic: IFR)Starting from a low base, China is set to see a sharp increase in the use of robots in manufacturing, according the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).Today's 200,000 robots in Chinese plants are set to double to more than 400,000 by 2017. ...
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Article2nd-generation QorosQloud set for launch
In China, the QorosQloud infotainment package comes with free 3G connectivity (Photo: Qoros)Qoros Auto is set to unveil the second generation of its QorosQloud infotainment system at the Guangzhou auto show November 20.The China-based car group said the launch of QorosQloud 2.0, which comes as standard with its car ...
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ArticleTRW opens tech center in Anting, China
TRW's Anting tech center is its largest worldwide (Photo: TRW)TRW is opening a technical center in China that will be its largest worldwide.The US automotive supplier group said the 66,000 square meter facility, which is located in Anting, near Shanghai, will have more than 20 scientific testing labs. Focus ...
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ArticleGM demonstrates EN-V 2.0 in test of city driving
Four of GMs small EV fit into one parking space (Photo: GM)General Motors is starting tests of its Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 electric vehicle to find out how the small networked vehicle functions in a simulated future urban environment. The tests of the fully networked EV are conducted in the ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: Qoros CIO cites greenfield advantages
CIO Grottke says Qoros can build cars cost-effectively because it has no legacy costs (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER ”“ Chinese newcomer Qoros has one advantage over all other automakers: the company started five years ago from a clean sheet of paper and didn't have to deal with antiquated plants, outdated ...
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ArticleElectric smart gets ready for China
Electric smarts will come to China before year-end (Photo: Daimler)Daimler will soon start selling the new smart electric drive in China after authorities gave the carmaker the green light to start importing the small car into the world's biggest market.The German premium car group said the electric version of ...
