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ArticleEU car sales plunge 10.2 pc in March
European sales are hurt by continuing economic uncertainty (Photo: EIB)Passenger car sales in the European Union fell 10.2 pc in March, posting the 18th consecutive monthly decline, the European auto industry association, ACEA, said Wednesday.Unit sales fell to 1.307 million in March from 1.455 million a year earlier. Sales ...
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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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Article2015 still target for eCall in European new cars - Kroes
Kroes says IT solutions for traffic and infrastructure are already available but need to be deployed (Photo: EU)The European Commission still targets 2015 as the date to equip all new cars sold across its 27 member states with the eCall emergency warning system."Our goal is for this life-saving technology ...
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ArticleTELEMATICS UPDATE: No role for smartphones in Europe's eCall
eCall emergency calls need to reach call centers without delay (Photo: EU, ADAC)MUNICH --Smartphone integration may be one of the hottest issues in automotive infotainment, but the ubiquitous end-user device will not play a role in Europe's eCall initiative.The EU Commission wants the Europe-wide emergency calling system to be mandatory ...
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ArticleToyota, SNAM in sustainable battery recycling pact
Some 370,000 European hybrid Toyota and Lexus models are equipped with NiMH batteriesToyota Motor Europe (TME) has signed a three-year framework agreement with France's Societe Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM) for the European-wide take back and sustainable recycling of high-voltage industrial nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.Toyota has sold around 370,000 Toyota ...
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ArticleFrost & Sullivan: Europeans' in-car use of apps is low
Europeans' awareness and usage of smartphone applications in the car is lower than many people think.Market researchers Frost & Sullivan found in a survey of 1,911 customers in Germany, Italy, Britain and France, that the most popular smartphone apps are navigation and live traffic information."Yet they are used less than ...
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ArticleSuccessful eCall field trial ends
A two-week trial of Europe’s planned eCall mobile emergency warning system ended successfully this week, with three test cars transmitting 15,000 calls across sixteen EU member states.One of the goals of the test was to see whether the technology can function across borders, regardless of the mobile-connection technologies used in ...
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Article400 New automotive ideas
The connected car: 1. Human machine interface and application 2. Multi-standard radio gateway 3. Radio transmission technology 4. Vehicle sensors and vehicle buses 5. Car-to-car (C2C) communication 6. Car-to-infrastructure (C2I) communication 7. C2I satellite communication and navigation 8. C2I short-distance radio and 9. C2I Mobile phoneA competition to identify the ...
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EU’s Kroes: Connected cars, E-vehicles top European priorities
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Tuesday that connected cars, electric vehicles and the future of manufacturing are top priorities for Europe.The commissioner, who is in charge of Europe’s digital agenda, also said the region needs dedicated automotive r&d programs to meet the challenges of sustainable mobility.Kroes said the automotive sector ...
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Study: European IT providers well-positioned for growth
European IT providers are better-positioned than their US competitors for long-term sales and earnings growth, according to a study conducted by German strategy consultants Roland Berger.According to the study, European IT providers outperformed US rivals in both sales and earnings growth in the 1998-2007 period. They also compared favorably to ...
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