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ArticleautomotiveDAY: At Local Motors, crowd-sourcing provides a new car-building model
LM’s Rally Fighter may well be the world’s first crowd-sourced car (Photo: Local Motors)HANOVER -- Local Motors (LM) has set out to prove that, contrary to the common wisdom in the auto industry, scale is not a necessary requirement for becoming a successful carmaker.The Arizona-based upstart, which has already built ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Progress cited on open PLM standards
Continental’s Hoeflich, BMW’s Probst and ProSTEP’s Vetterman (l-to-r) welcomed progress made on PLM openness (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Automakers and suppliers reported major progress in creating common IT standards to be used in product lifecycle management (PLM)."We now have a common understanding with regard to the issue of openness in ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Daimler adopts dual end-user device policy
As business and private lives merge for many workers, Daimler needs to allow private enduser devices for business use, CTO Schneider says (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“Daimler has decided to adopt a dual approach to mobile end-user devices in recognition of the diversity of its employees.The German premium car group expects that ...
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ArticleGerman BMWs to get Vodafone SIM cards
New BMWs in Germany will be equipped with specially adapted Vodafone SIM cards from this summer as the German premium carmaker pursues its ConnectedDrive strategy.Under a five-year agreement between BMW and Vodafone Germany, new cars will be fitted with the SIM cards at the assembly plant. The cards use machine-to-machine ...
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ArticleGM, PSA, in strategic alliance, hope to save $2b a year
GM CEO Akerson (left) and his counterpart at PSA, Philippe Varin, hope to save 2 billion dlrs a year through a strategic alliance (Photo: GM)General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen on Wednesday said they are forming a global alliance that will let the two carmakers share platforms, create a purchasing joint venture ...
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ArticlePSA expands use of Dassault's Delmia to powertrain
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is extending Dassault Systemes' Delmia software to its powertrain manufacturing operations.The move means that the French carmaker now uses the same Delmia tools and methodologies for assembly simulation, painting, factory layout, stamping and powertrain.Dassault, one of a handful of global suppliers of simulation and product lifecycle management software, said ...
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ArticleVW chooses SAP for new CRM software
Volkswagen Group has chosen SAP to reorganize its customer relationship managenemt software, industry insiders say.SAP, the world's largest maker of business software, will provide CRM software for all passenger car brands belonging to the VW Group. Rollout will start in Germany in coming months and other countries, including Spain and ...
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ArticleDistracted driving: US steps up the pressure on carmakers
Though US traffic facilities are declining, the administration worries driver distraction may reverse that trend (Photo: NHTSA)The US administration is stepping up the pressure on carmakers to make in-vehicle electronic devices less distracting to drivers.US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday issued a series of proposed voluntary guidelines for in-car ...
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ArticleCeBIT 2012 - Hanover
This year's CeBIT high-tech fair will pay special attention to the growing importance of IT to the auto industry.The annual event, the world's biggest IT fair, will include a special automotive focus under the "Digital Drive" banner. Various automakers, suppliers and service providers will provide solutions that are increasingly finding ...
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ArticleCeBIT Global Conferences - Hanover
The conference center at the Hannover Messe will be the venue for the CeBIT Global Conferences program (Photo: CeBIT)Senior IT managers from Amazon, eBay, IBM, Microsoft and Siemens will be among the speakers at a series of events hosted at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover next month.CeBIT Global Conferences, ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY - Hanover
More than 400 people attended the automotiveDAY conference in 2011 (Photo: automotiveIT)The fourth annual automotiveDAY conference will focus on the role of IT in fostering growth in the auto industry.Speakers will focus on a range of topics, including the role of IT in boosting growth in the industry; how Cloud ...
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ArticleWorker motivation software takes broad view
A German institute has developed software that can help companies deploy a more sophisticated worker-incentive program.The Institute for Integrated Production (IPH), which belongs to Hanover's Leibniz University, teamed up with partners from industry to develop the software, which aims to not just reward workers for productivity, but also takes into ...
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ArticleResellers association to move seat close to SAP headquarters
One of the world's largest communities of SAP resellers is moving its main office close to the headquarters of the business software group in Walldorf, Germany.UnitedVARs, which has 20 core partner companies worldwide serving mostly small and mid-sized enterprises, was founded last year. Its aim is to deliver one-stop-support to ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM: "Unreserved support" for PLM openness codex
Chuck Grindstaff (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM Software CEO Chuck Grindstaff is a big believer in open systems. The head of the business software division of Germany's Siemens is confident his products can compete in a fully open environment.In an interview with automotiveIT, Grindstaff, a 33year Siemens veteran, also discussed Siemens new ...
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ArticleVW sets target for sustainable production
VW has installed energy-saving lights at its new Chattanooga plant in the US (photo: VW)Volkswagen wants to improve the sustainability of its car plants by 25 pc between 2010 and 2018.The German carmaker said it will conserve energy, cut down on waste volumes, lower CO2 and other emissions and reduce ...
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ArticleMaking engine control software development more efficient
VW is looking for tangible benefits from its cooperation with Clausthal University (Photo: VW)Software development for engine control units is both complex and expensive. That's why Volkswagen and Clausthal University of Technology are looking for ways to make this work more efficient.Europe's largest auto company and the smallest technical university ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz consolidates logistics, production systems
Daimler’s production and logistics consolidation started at its Rastatt plant. The whole project will be concluded globally in 2020 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz is moving ahead systematically with the modernization of its factories and that involves a consolidation of production and logistics systems.Those systems are the key to maintaining the flexibility today's ...
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FeatureInterview: TRW's Engelhardt says powerful IT needed
Rafael Engelhardt: TRW global director of information services (Photo: TRW)Rafael Engelhardt has reduced IT expenditures at US-based automotive supplier TRW by imposing a range of restrictions on, among other things, employees' use of smartphones.He also took action to curb expenses in other areas. That has helped bring down TRW's IT ...
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ArticleAutodesk introduces cloud-based PLM software
Autodesk hopes its cloud-based solution will appeal to smaller companies as well (Photo: Autodesk)Autodesk has unveiled new cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software targeted at existing as well as new users.The US based 3d design, engineering and entertainment software group said in a press release that its new Autodesk 360 ...
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FeatureLicensing hell: Companies struggle to take control
When it comes to software licensing, companies are struggling to come to grips with what are often high and unnecessary expenses.Experts say it’s actually possible for an IT department to get licensing costs under control. But the issue has to be tackled decisively and courageously.Daimler is one of the companies ...
