All Daimler articles – Page 8
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ArticleVW launches car-sharing program as new mobility initiatives increase
Hanover Mayor Stephan Weil (left) and VW sales boss Christian Klingler share one of VW’s first car-sharing vehiclesGerman auto companies are embracing car sharing. Volkswagen is the latest German carmaker to announce the launch of aprogram.Europe's largest automotive group said it is launching a project called "Quicar - Share a ...
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ArticleDaimler: 10-year agreement with Siemens PLM
Daimler has agreed with Siemens on a 10-year agreement for the use of the technology group's NX CAD software.The German premium car group decided last year to replace its Dassault CATIA software with Siemens' NX CAD system. The move came as a surprise to France-based Dassault.Daimler wants to implement Siemens ...
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Article2,000 users for Daimler's Web-based ride-sharing project
car2gether lets users book a ride using their smartphonesDaimler said that, after six months, it had registered 2,000 users for its "car2gether" ride sharing project.Car2gether was launched last September in the German cities of Ulm and Aachen. The service brings together cars that have empty seats and passengers looking for ...
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ArticleUpheaval in automotive PLM as car companies change partners
Automakers are reviewing - and changing - their PLM software (Illustration: Siemens)Upheaval in the PLM market: Daimler and Chrysler are separating from former partner Dassault Systemes and are doing development work with Siemens PLM software. On the other hand, BMW has settled on Dassault in the E/E domain. In turn, ...
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Articlecar2go continued: Vancouver is next
Vancouver is the latest city where Daimler plans to launch its car2go car-sharing programDaimler said it is launching its car2go car-sharing program in Vancouver this summer.The German premium carmaker, which has announced several new cities for car2go recently, said it is creating a new Canadian subsidiary, car2go Canada Ltd, to ...
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ArticlePorsche CIO Sven Lorenz has growing product portfolio
Lorenz isobserving "with great interest" Daimler’s CAD move from Dassault to SiemensSven Lorenz, Porsche’s CIO is a busy man. Not only does he have to manage integration with new majority owner Volkswagen, he also has to deal with the increasing role of social media, continued tight budgets andthe need to ...
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ArticleDaimler's A-Class concept features advanced telematics
SHANGHAI - Daimler's A-Class concept car, which was unveiled in Shanghai Monday, has a range of infotainment features that the carmaker hopes will demonstrate its strengths in in-car information technology.Mercedes, which suffered major electronics problems in some of its cars early in the last decade, has been conservative in ...
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ArticleDaimler, Bosch plan to build electric motors for Europe
Bosch already builds electric motors at its plant in Hildesheim, GermanyPremium car maker Daimler and Robert Bosch, confirming earlier press reports, said they intend to jointly develop and build electric motors for electric vehicles in Europe.The companies said in a press release that they have signed a letter of intent ...
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Articlecar2go heads for Amsterdam with 300 electric-drive smart fortwos
Amsterdam is next for car2go after Ulm, Austin and HamburgDaimler will move its car2go car-sharing program to Amsterdam this year, using electrically driven smart fortwo cars.The German premium carmaker said the move would allow it to combine two of its newest ventures: the car2go program and its electric-vehicle project.“We will ...
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ArticleIn Hamburg, 300 car2go smarts hit the streets
300 smarts are ready for use as car2go starts in Hamburg (Photo: Daimler)Daimler launched its car2go urban-mobility program in Hamburg last week with 300 smart fortwo cars available to users in a 65 square kilometer area.Car2go is operated in Hamburg together with car rental company Europcar, which holds 75 pc ...
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ArticlecarIT conference, Frankfurt
Following the success of its automotiveDay conference at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, automotiveIT is hosting a one-day event covering in-car information technology in September.The conference will focus on the major IT challenges and opportunities the auto industry has today. These include: electric mobility, car-to-car communication, traffic management, driver ...
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ArticleNews analysis: BMW entry moves car-sharing to the next level
With BMW’s announcement this week that it is starting a car-sharing venture with Sixt, the industry is getting serious about finding alternatives to traditional car-ownership models.BMW is the second premium car maker to venture into car sharing. For several years already, competitor Daimler has been developing its car2go scheme, which ...
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ArticleNokia hopes car connectivity group will push Terminal Mode
Nokia hopes a new Car Connectivity Consortium that was launched this week will help drive the standardization of the interface between cars and consumer electronics.The Finnish mobile telecommunications group said the consortium includes carmakers Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, and Volkswagen. On the supplier side, Alpine and Panasonic are ...
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ArticleDaimler expands car2go scheme in Austin, TX
Most of the new smarts in the Austin car2go program will have solar roofsCiting strong demand for its car-rental scheme, Daimler said it is expanding its car2go operations in Austin, Texas, increasing the area where the program operates and bringing in more vehicles.The German premium carmaker said it is replacing ...
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Gabriele Ruf to take over Daimler IT infrastructure post
Gabriele Ruf will head IT infrastructure and general operations at Daimler from July 1. Ruf, 55, will take over from Hartwig Faber, who is retiring.The new executive will report directly to Michael Gorriz, CIO of the German premium car maker.Until joining Daimler on April 1, Ruf is the deputy general ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz fuel-cell cars on grand tour around the world
Daimler hopes to show that fuel cells are technically mature and suitable for everyday useCelebrating the 125th anniversary of the automobile, Daimler-Benz is sending three fuel-cell powered Mercedes cars on a trip around the world.The three B-Class F-CELL vehicles are expected to cross four continents and 14 countries on what ...
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ArticleCAR-Symposium: Zetsche sees strong electric-motor growth
Daimler CEO Dieter ZetscheBOCHUM, Germany ”“ Two thirds of all European cars will have an electric motor on board by 2013, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche predicted Thursday.Speaking at the CAR Symposium here, Zetsche said “the monopoly of the internal combustion engine is reaching the end of the line.”But he added ...
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ArticleDaimler receives Handelsblatt IT strategy award
Daimler CIO Michael GorrizDaimler was awarded the 2011 Handelsblatt IT strategy award in recognition of the premium carmaker’s success in using IT to achieve its business goals.Michael Gorriz, Daimler CIO, accepted the award at a conference on strategic IT Â management organized by Handelsblatt, a German busy daily.The jury that ...
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Daimler expands internet offering
Daimler has expanded and improved its mobile internet offering, adding content to its mobile group Web site and providing a range of new information.The German premium-carmaker said the site ”“ www.daimler.mobi ”“ is now fully accessible for all mobile devices. Moreover, the site automatically detects whether it is accessed by ...
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ArticleDaimler wins awards for smart iPhone app
Daimler won two first-place “mobile excellence awards” for an iPhone app it developed for its smart model.The German premium car maker won the awards for best user interface and best in mobile music, at the awards, which were conveyed in Los Angeles earlier this week.The Mobile Excellence Awards honor the ...
