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ArticleHiebl to head Continental's Infotainment & Connectivity unit
Johann Hiebl (Photo: Continental)Johann Hiebl will head Continental's Automotive's Infotainment & Connectivity business unit from Dec. 1, the German automotive supplier said Thursday.Hiebl, 51, Â joined Continental's Body & Security business unit in 1985 and has held a series of management positions at the company in Europe, the US ...
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ArticleBitkom's social media checklist for small and mid-sized companies
Bitkom President Kempf says companies can get more value out of social media (Photo: Bitkom)Bitkom, Germany's high-tech industry association, has drawn up a checklist for social media implementation in small and mid-sized companies.The list aims to help companies, which increasingly use social-media tools, get more value out of them. ...
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ArticleGE: "Industrial Internet" can add $15 trillion to global GDP
GE is testing sensor-equipped "smart" batteries that transmit data from a Ford Focus Electric (Photo: GE)A new digitally connected model for industry could add as much as 15 trillion dlrs to global output, according to a report published by General Electric Monday.Researchers at the US based industrial conglomerate say ...
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ArticleReport: Renault-Dongfeng to build cars in China
Renault CEO Ghosn (center) confirmed his ambitions in China at the launch of the new Talisman at the 2012 Beijing auto show in April (Photo: Renault)Renault and its local partner Dongfeng are planning to build cars in China, according to China Business News.The news report, which was cited by ...
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ArticleVW Group to invest 50 billion euros over next 3 years
Volkswagen Group plans to invest 50.2 billion euros in the next three years to strengthen competitiveness and safeguard its future."Despite the challenging economic environment, we are investing more than ever before to reach our long-term goals,” said Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Europe's largest automotive group.The plan covers investment for the ...
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ArticleCisco plans Meraki acquisition to boost Cloud services
Cisco plans to acquire privately-held Meraki in a bid to increase its Cloud-based services offering.The US networking specialist, which is paying 1.2 billion dlrs for Meraki, said in a press release the acquisition will complement and expand its strategy to offer more software-based services aimed at simplifying network management and ...
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ArticleAudi's new computer center goes online
Audi's new computing center is cooled by outside air when outside temperatures fall below 11 degrees (Photo: Audi)Audi switched on a new computer center it says will set new standards for green IT.The center, located at the premium car maker's headquarters in Ingolstadt, southern Germany, hosts all main IT ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
More than 500 executives attended the 2012 automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)automotiveIT will host its fifth annual IT conference March 7, 2013, in Hanover.The event, which will have as its theme "IT technologies are changing the auto industry," is staged each year during the annual CeBIT high-tech fair. The ...
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ArticleFord survey finds Europeans still want to buy cars
Despite growing worries over traffic congestion, European still want to own carsEuropeans still want to buy cars, despite increasing concerns about traffic congestion, air pollution and rising fuel costs.That is one of the conclusions from a survey of 6,000 people across Europe conducted on behalf of Ford Motor by ...
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ArticleBMW invests in Embark mobility apps maker
Embark will help BMW develop multi-modal urban transportation solutions (Photo: Embark)BMW is investing in Embark, a US based maker of new-mobility iPhone and Android apps, as the German premium car maker gears up for the launch of its new i brand vehicles.Embark apps are designed to help travelers navigate ...
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ArticleOnStar prepares for Mexican business in course of 2013
Mexico will be OnStar's 4th national market when it launches there in 2013 (Photo: GM)General Motors, which is keen to broaden the geographical reach of its OnStar safety and emergency calling system, will make the technology available in Mexico from 2013.OnStar is already marketed in the US, Canada and ...
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ArticleAudi, NXP sign strategic partnership
Audi's Ricky Hudi (l) and NXP's Kurt Sievers signed the agreement at the electronica 2012 fair in Munich (Photo: NXP)Audi has signed a strategic partnership with semiconductor maker NXP to boost innovation speed and time to market of new automotive electronics applications.The areas covered range from in-vehicle networking and ...
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ArticleApple exec joins Ferrari board
Eddie Cue (Photo: Ferrari)Senior Apple executive Eddie Cue has joined the Ferrari board of directors, underscoring the importance the Italian race car maker attaches to its brand-related online activities.Ferrari, whose unit sales rose 6 pc to 5,267 cars in the first nine months of the year, said brand-related activities, ...
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CIO change at Johnson Controls Automotive
Sanjay Rishi has returned to IBM (Photo: Larry Peplin)Sanjay Rishi, who ran the IT operations of Johnson Controls' automotive division for the past two years, has returned to IBM as vice president and managing partner for global application innovation services.He will  be succeeded by Pete Panagis as vice ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Ford CEO Alan Mulally was one of the automotive speakers at the 2012 CES (Photo: CES)The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the biggest consumer-electronics gatherings worldwide, will take place in Las Vegas January 7 - 11, 2013. The first day is reserved for press-related activities.The annual event ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Moving out of the digital Stone Age
Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of automotiveIT magazineAutomakers and their suppliers are putting a lot of knowhow into the development of state-of-the-art products, but technological change at the companies themselves is slow to arrive.There is somewhat of a digital divide in many companies.Whereas products are most often of the very ...
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ArticleLMS acquisition expands Siemens' PLM offering
LMS virtual simulation software will enhance Siemens' PLM offering (Photo: LMS)Siemens has acquired Belgian simulation software maker LMS International for 680 million euros in a move to expand its offering of product lifecycle management (PLM) products.The German industrial group said the acquisition will add model-based simulation, design, test and ...
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ArticleBosch severs equity ties with Denso
"The world has changed," said a Bosch spokesman, adding that there is no longer any business justification for the German automotive supplier's equity holding in Denso.Bosch acquired a 5.4 pc shareholding in Japan's biggest automotive supplier in 1954 because it wanted to get access to the local market and do ...
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ArticleRenault inaugurates solar panels at 6 sites
New Renault vans are parked underneath a roof of solar panels (Photo: Gestamp Solar)Renault is inaugurating a large installation of solar panels at six of its French plants, in a move designed to reduce energy costs and lower the factories' CO2 emissions.The French automaker, which first announced the project ...
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ArticleVW launches online customer publication
VW's new magazine is available on a broad range of devices (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group is reaching out to digital customers with the publication of a new international brand magazine.The German automotive group is launching "Das Auto.Magazine" online in six languages at www.dasauto-magazine.com. It will appear at regular intervals and ...
