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  • auto china 2016.automotiveIT
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    Beijing Auto Show

    2016-03-09T07:41:23Z

    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 ...

  • automotiveIT
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    Hanover - automotiveIT Congress

    2016-03-09T07:15:10Z

    In 2015, more than 500 people attended the annual conference (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Congress, held annually during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, is set to take place March 17.With its focus on the digital transformation of the auto industry, the one-day conference brings together more than 500 ...

  • nissan.automotiveIT
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    Renault, Nissan stepping up integration efforts

    2016-03-04T13:58:34Z

    Nissan will start building a "piloted drive" version of the Qashqai SUV in Sunderland next year (Photo: Nissan)Renault and its Japanese alliance partner Nissan are stepping up their internal cooperation efforts with the goal of saving 5.5 billion euros a year by 2018.The two carmakers, which share a chief ...

  • ghosn.geneva.automotiveIT
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    "There will be regulatory acceptance for autonomous cars because they increase safety"

    2016-03-04T11:02:32Z

    Ghosn unveiled the Nissan IDS concept at the Geneva auto show (Photo: Nissan)Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke about the digital transformation of the Franco-Japanese car alliance and other matters to reporters at the Geneva auto show in early March.You recently appointed former Nokia executive Ogi Redzic to implement the ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Sandy Lobenstein, Toyota USA VP connected vehicle technology and product planning

    2016-02-17T11:15:18Z

    Lobenstein: Connectivity can one day lead to zero car accidents (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS ”“ Toyota believes connected cars will eventually lead to a sharp reduction in accidents, but before autonomous and fully connectedvehicles make this vision a reality, a lot of investment will still be needed. The Japanese ...

  • legacy software.automotiveIT
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    Auto industry addresses legacy software

    2016-02-16T20:03:51Z

    More processors mean more complexity (Photo: Daimler, Illustration: Sabina Vogel)Today”˜s driver assistance provides a whole new challenge to developers. Highly integrated processor chips are at the center of the newest technologies. But these often are incompatible with the large array of legacy software in the car.First, a look at ...

  • BMW.automotiveIT
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    "The classic sales process is a thing of the past"

    2016-02-16T19:46:46Z

    Robertson sees "plenty of room for improvement" in the Chinese market (Photo: BMW)BMW sales chief Ian Robertson wants to process future sales transactions in minutes. He’s counting on information technology to enable this speedup in what has, for decades, been a much lengthier process. In an interview in late ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    Volkswagen CEO: Europe should lead in new mobility

    2016-01-26T13:18:37Z

    VW's Mueller talks to reporters at the Detroit auto show (Photo: VW)Europe should take the lead in developing new mobility and "not leave the playing field to Silicon Valley," Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller said.In a speech at the New Year's reception of the European auto industry association - ...

  • gm.automotiveIT
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    GM's infotainment chief: It's all about the infrastructure

    2016-01-25T15:06:29Z

    GM's Abram: “If we get the infrastructure right, we can react to everything." (Photo: A. Bongard)General Motors, like most of its competitors, is embracing new technologies as customers increasingly look for new and different personal-mobility products. “The convergence of connectivity, vehicle electrification and evolving customer needs demands new solutions,” ...

  • kia.automotiveIT
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    Kia USA executive: "Automakers are willing to take more risks"

    2016-01-21T14:02:14Z

    Kia's Bzeih says CRM will be crucial in attracting customers to the brand (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Kia announced at the CES consumer electronics show that it plans to spend an initial 2 billion dlrs on advanced driver assistance systems in the next three years as it pursues a goal of ...

  • Chevrolet Unveils 2017 Bolt EV at CES
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    At CES, GM CEO Mary Barra shows Chevrolet Bolt EV

    2016-01-07T05:11:45Z

    Barra says the Bolt will go into production in late 2016 (Photo: GM)LAS VEGAS -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle here, touting the car as the perfect combination of connectivity and electrification.In a keynote address at the CES consumer electronics show Wednesday, Barra ...

  • audi.automotiveIT
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    CES: Audi focuses on car interiors

    2016-01-07T04:52:46Z

    Audi's virtual cockpit becomes a virtual dashboard (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS -- Audi is focusing its attention on the interior of its cars and will develop its virtual cockpit into a virtual dashboard with a broader array of available options for drivers and passengers."The interior of the future will radically ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    CES: VW shows e-microbus, gesture control

    2016-01-06T15:23:53Z

    VW hopes to bring its iconic microbus into the 21st century (Photo: VW)LAS VEGAS -- Volkswagen unveiled an electric van concept, the Budd-e, at the CES consumer electronics show and announced that a new e-Golf Touch will feature gesture control and other novel display and control functions."The Budd-e is ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    CES: Toyota research boss sees lots of hard work on autonomous cars

    2016-01-06T07:03:08Z

    Gill Pratt says he will address the difficult aspects of autonomous driving  (Photo: Toyota)LAS VEGAS - The new CEO of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) said there is a lot of hard work to be done before driverless cars can be commercialized."Although the industry has made great strides ...

  • valeo.automotiveIT
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    CES: Valeo shows connected innovations

    2016-01-06T00:09:36Z

    Valeo's glasses reduce glare from oncoming headlights (Photo: Valeo)LAS VEGAS -- Valeo, which is using this year's CES to boost its credentials as an automotive technology innovator, announced four new driver-assistance systems at the world's biggest consumer electronics show.The French automotive supplier presented a pair of smart anti-glare glasses ...

  • ford.automotiveIT
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    CES: Ford expands fleet of autonomous test vehicles

    2016-01-05T18:55:25Z

    More autonomous Ford Fusions will be tested this year (Photo: Ford)LAS VEGAS -- Ford Motor will put more fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles on the road this year as it accelerates its driverless-driving programs.The carmaker's CEO, Mark Fields, said at the CES consumer electronics show that Ford ...

  • FF.automotiveIT
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    CES: Faraday Future unveils electric race car concept

    2016-01-05T13:57:59Z

    FF's race car concept is built on a new modular platform (Photo: FF)LAS VEGAS -- Automotive newcomer Faraday Future (FF) unveiled an electric sports car concept and said it would be the basis for a production car scheduled for launch in 2018.The FFZERO1 is an electric 1,000 hp race ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    At VW, Eichhorn becomes head of R&D

    2015-12-18T09:29:27Z

    Eichhorn, current a director at Germany's VDA, returns to VW as head of R&D (Photo: VDA)Volkswagen turned to a company veteran, Ulrich Eichhorn, to head its group research & development operations, as the German carmaker continues to revamp its management ranks.Eichhorn, a managing director at the German Auto Industry ...

  • china.automotiveIT
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    Chinese market expands lead

    2015-12-17T08:05:47Z

    China's share of the global car market has soared in recent years (Photo: Wikimedia)China looks set to solidify its position as the world's biggest car market, as vehicle demand in second- and third-tier megacities offsets the negative impact of growing political and economic risk.According to Germany's Center of Automotive ...

  • siemens.infineon.automotiveIT
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    Demand for automotive semiconductors grows

    2015-12-02T20:27:54Z

    (Photo: Siemens)Global demand for automotive semiconductors is set to grow 4.5 pc annually in the next five years, according to a forecast by Germany's Association of Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers (ZVEI). In 2014, global demand stood at almost 35 billion euros, the association said.Speaking at a ZVEI conference on ...