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ArticleFord starts European production of electric Focus
The Focus Electric will be available from July (Photo: Ford)Ford has started production of the Ford Focus Electric, the first full electric vehicle the carmaker is building in Europe.Ford said the Focus Electric is built in Saarlouis, Germany. It will be followed in the near term by two hybrid ...
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ArticleVW supports more IT research at Stanford University
VW does research on projects such as the "mobility companion" at its California electronics lab (Photo: VW)The Volkswagen Group is making an additional 1.7 million dlrs available to Stanford University to explore new areas of automotive innovation.The grant marks a continuation of the cooperation between the German carmaker and ...
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ArticleToyota to launch big-data traffic information in Japan
Toyota says big data will provide enhanced navigation information (Photo: Toyota)Toyota is planning to launch a new traffic information service in Japan that will make extensive use of big data on vehicle locations and speeds, road conditions and other telematics-based information.The Japanese carmaker said it plans to make data ...
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ArticleStudy: German companies investing more in IT security
Hacker attacks and random cloud computing are seen as the biggest data security risks (Photo: AVG)Companies are investing more in IT security and data protection, according to a recent study.Most companies polled by Germany's National Initiative for Information and Internet Security  (NIFIS) expected to significantly increase their spending ...
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ArticleBosch CEO: EV range at least 300km by 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tests an EV charger at a Berlin summit on electric mobility (Photo: government)Electric vehicles will have a range of at least 300km by 2020, Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner predicted.If the projection becomes reality it would all but eliminate one of the big reservations car buyers ...
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ArticleBetter Place's battery-switching model meets untimely end
A Renault Fluence Z.E. exits a Better Place battery switching station at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands (Photo: Better Place)Better Place filed a motion to dissolve the company this weekend, having failed to build a commercially viable electric-vehicle battery switching infrastructure.The Israel-based company said that, despite several measures taken ...
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ArticleMercedes S-Class aims to set new premium driving standards
Mercedes introduced the new S-Class at the Airbus A380 delivery center in Hamburg (Photo: Daimler)Daimler introduced the new Mercedes S-Class to the world this week, unveiling a model it hopes will be the benchmark for tomorrow's premium driving experience.The German luxury car maker's top-of-the-line model traditionally features cutting-edge technologies ...
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ArticleVolvo cites strong sales of V60 plugin hybrid
The V60 Plugin Hybrid can cover 50km on full electric power (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is boosting production of its V60 Plug-in hybrid amid strong demand for its first diesel-hybrid model.The Swedish automaker said it will almost double production of the model at its Torslanda plant to 282 cars a ...
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ArticleNewsletter: Daimler and others flock to India for r&d
Daimler's r&d center in Bangalore is the biggest of its kind outside Germany (Photo: Daimler)BANGALORE ”“ Companies in mature markets are increasingly transferring r&d abroad and premium car maker Daimler is no exception.The company recently inaugurated a new r&d center here, underscoring the importance it attaches to the fast-growing ...
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ArticleNewsletter: Execs talk about BMW Website and "Future Retail" program
BMW has upgraded its online presence, seamlessly integrating user data with business processes running in the background. Ulrich Lenz (left) and Hartmut Wagner pay particular attention to the user experience on BMW Web sites (Photo: Claus Dick)Ulrich Lenz, head of the premium car maker's interactive marketing, and Hartmut Wagner, IT ...
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ArticleBYD to adopt Nuance speech technology software
BYD unveiled the Si Rui at the Shanghai auto show (Photo: BYD)BYD will use Nuance speech technology to operate a range of functions in its new models.The Chinese car and battery systems maker will use the software to operate functions such as radio, TV and DVD player as well ...
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ArticleUS proposes concrete steps to reduce driver distraction
The US Administration wants drivers to keep their eyes on the road (Photo: NHTS)The US administration released guidelines Monday that include concrete measures to reduce driver distraction.The recommendations, issued by the Transportation Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), call on automakers to disable manual text entry for messaging ...
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ArticleFast-charging Volvo EVs to start customer trials
Volvo hopes its electric C30 will get a boost from faster charging (Photo: Volvo)Selected customers will start driving Volvo Cars' new fast-charging electric vehicles this summer, as the Swedish carmaker tests a new technology designed to address one of the major issues facing the EV industry.Today's lithium-ion batteries used ...
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ArticlePND shipments seen falling as alternatives find favor
As PND sales slumped, navigation specialist TomTom's revenue dropped 17 pc in 2012 (Photo: TomTom)Sales of personal navigation devices (PNDs) are set to decline sharply in coming years as consumers opt for alternatives, according to a report by Berg Insight.The analysts predicted that PND sales will fall to 17 ...
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ArticleVW to start selling EVs in China from 2014
Volkswagen Group will start selling electric vehicles in China from 2014 as part of its overall strategy to become a world leader in green mobility.The German automaker also reaffirmed plans to boost its footprint in the world's biggest car market by investing almost 10 billion euros over the next three ...
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ArticlePoll: Mobile apps put corporate data at risk
Most business travelers use mobile apps (Photo: Wikimedia)Smartphone apps are endangering corporate data security, according to a poll by the German Travel Association (DRV).The association, which represents the German travel sector, interviewed 100 CEOs and 250 employees who regularly take business trips. The poll found that 65 pc of ...
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ArticleMercedes opens biggest sales training center in China
Chengdu is the biggest Mercedes sales training center outside Germany (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz has opened a new sales training center in Chengdu in southwestern China, the biggest of its kind outside Germany. It is the sixth Chinese facility operated by the premium car division of Germany's Daimler.The center is capable ...
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ArticleTRW launches scalable video camera
TRW's video camera sensor is slightly taller than a 1 euro coin (Photo: TRW)TRW Automotive, expecting strong demand for camera systems, has started production of a scalable video camera that can provide additional safety functions in the car.The US based supplier also said it is investing in an electronics ...
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ArticlePanasonic acquires Aupeo
Aupeo is available on BMW vehicles (Photo: Aupeo)Panasonic has acquired the Aupeo content and audio streaming service in a bid to enhance the Japanese consumer electronics group's infotainment offering for the global car industry"Providing connected services and mobile content delivery that both appeal to consumers and enable product differentiation ...
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ArticleBMW makes push to include EVs in business fleets
The electric BMW i3, shown here as a coupe concept, will be launched later this year (Photo: BMW)BMW's is stepping up efforts to include electric vehicles in corporate fleets.Alphabet International, the leasing and business mobility arm of the German premium car maker, is rolling out a program called AlphaElectric ...
