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ArticlePorsche CIO: Digital experience will grow in importance
Customers’ digital experience will equal vehicle design in importance in coming years, Porsche CIO Mattias Ulbrich said in Berlin on Thursday speaking at the automotiveIT Congress.
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ArticleDaimler CIO: Speed is a top priority
Daimler is counting on faster IT, better customer interaction and the digitalization of development and production as tools to improve efficiency and profitability.
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ArticleVW digital chief: Digital transformation works better with more responsibility for functional departments
VW’s digital transformation chief Falk Bothe BERLIN – Digital transformation at Volkswagen Group has for years been a core part of the carmaker’s strategy, but executives are constantly adapting the way the changes are implemented. “A few years ago we created a central department for the digital ...
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ArticleDigitalization set to help BMW cut costs
BMW’s CEO is pointing to digital technology, including virtual simulations, as a means to save huge amounts of money.
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ArticleVW, FAW to jointly develop digital services for China
Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner FAW-Volkswagen will together develop new digital services for VW brand models that are increasingly expected to have full connectivity on board.
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ArticleVW calls for more decisive German government intervention to boost electric mobility
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is calling on the German government to act decisively to adopt an extensive package of measures that will make electric vehicles more popular.
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ArticleKlaus Bluem is new Skoda CIO
New Skoda CIO Klaus Bluem Klaus Bluem, until recently CIO at MAN Energy Solutions, is the new chief information officer at Czech carmaker Skoda. Bluem succeeded Ralf Brunken, who is assuming other responsibilities within the Volkswagen Group. Both Skoda and MAN are subsidiaries of Volkswagen. Earlier in ...
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ArticleHyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in Indian mobility service provider
The Hyundai i20 is among the 10 top-selling cars in India (Image: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group will invest $300 million in Indian ride-hailing platform Ola, using the country’s fast-growing market as a springboard for global new-mobility intiatives. “India is the centerpiece of Hyundai Motor Group’s strategy to ...
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ArticleGerman auto industry debates its electric future
Electrification, driverless-car technology, environmental strategies and new business models are among the top priorities of the German auto industry, but executives, in town for a two-day meeting last week, emphasized vastly different priorities.
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ArticleAt Renault, CIO joins top management ranks
The French carmaker’s IT chief, Frederic Vincent, will be part of Renault’s Executive Committee
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SMMT publishes list of Brexit "myth busters" as deal decision goes to the wire
The UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published what it says is a rebuttal of 13 arguments used about the automotive sector over Brexit. The SMMT says that a ‘no deal’ Brexit would have a devastating impact on the sector and the hundreds of thousands of jobs ...
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ArticleDiess: Volkswagen's new 10 year plan is 70 electric models by 2030, MEB platform open to third parties
Volkswagen CEO, Herbert Diess, told reporters at the company’s annual media conference in Wolfsburg that the group would expand its target of electric vehicles to 70, up from the 50 previously announced.
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ArticleBack to the future as electric concept cars dominate at Geneva Motor Show 2019
Geneva Motor Show saw a rash of new electric vehicles and concepts from Honda, Nissan, Fiat and Volkswagen, as auto industry enters the era of mass electrification.
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ArticleGerman OEMs in 68 billion euro push to take control of EV market
Reports in German media suggest that BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen are set to invest 60 billion euros ($68 billion) over the next three years on electric cars and automated driving.
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ArticleTesla to close showrooms and move sales online
Tesla is closing its showrooms globally and moving to an online sales model to reduce overheads across the business. The carmaker hopes this will deliver its Model 3 at a lower price of $35,000.
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FeatureThe wind of change blowing through car retail
In recent years, a number of shifts in the industry have begun to affect traditional dealership models, changing the types of relationships that exist between dealers, OEMs and customers.
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Waymo leads the autonomous pack in California
Waymo has logged more than double as many autonomous miles as its nearest rival
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ArticleMercedes-Benz to boost visibility via blockchain
Mercedes-Benz Cars has announced a partnership with contract management software provider Icertis to improve transparency in its supply chain and procurement via the use of blockchain technology.
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ArticleBMW and Daimler €1 billion mobility joint venture unveiled
BMW and Daimler make public details of their mooted joint mobility venture. The two companies are investing more than €1 billion to develop and integrate offerings for car-sharing, ride-hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport.
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ArticleDaimler joins VW in making Berlin its digital home
Daimler has opened a Berlin office for its MBition digital subsidiary, making it the latest carmaker to make the German capital a digital innovation center
