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ArticleFord, St Petersburg University develop robust connectivity
Ford is looking at space technology to build robust connectivity (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor Company and Russia's St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University are in the final phases of research on advanced automotive connectivity. The project uses telematics expertise gained in space robot communications.“The challenge of creating a robust wireless ...
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ArticleNewspaper: Russia mulls car import restrictions
Expanded sanctions may depend on new western moves, Moscow officials say (Photo: Azov/Wikimedia)Russia may impose import restrictions on foreign-made cars if European and US sanctions are expanded further, according to a local newspaper.The newspaper, Vedomosti, said it had been told by two government officials that Moscow could resort to ...
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ArticleFord looks into space to find connected car improvements
St. Petersburg Polytechnic Associate Professor Vladimir Mulukha shakes hands with a mobile humanoid used in Ford's space research (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor hopes to learn from space robots how it can further improve car connectivity.The US-based automaker is embarking on a three-year research partnership with Russia's St. Petersburg Polyechnic University ...
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ArticleBosch in bid to grow Russian business
Robert Bosch plans to build a new factory in Russia on the expectation that the country's car market will continue to grow rapidly in coming years.The German automotive supplier, the world's largest, said it would invest some 40 million euros in the plant in the next three years. Construction will ...
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ArticleRenault sells remaining stake in truck maker Volvo
Renault is selling its remaining stake in AB Volvo and will use the proceeds to reduce debt and make investments both in France and internationally.The French carmaker said the 6.5 pc shareholding in the Swedish truck maker is being sold through a private placement in Sweden and elsewhere. The stake ...
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ArticleRussia to overtake Germany as biggest European car market
Russia is set to become the world’s 5th largest national market(Photo: Dmitry Azovtsev, wikimedia)Russia is set to overtake Germany as Europe's biggest market this year, according to the Center of Automotive Management (CAM).The German automotive think tank predicted that sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia ...
