FUTURE-PROOF – AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURING CENTRE The opening of the state-of-the-art Engine Manufacturing Centre is a seminal moment for Jaguar Land Rover as it embarks on manufacturing engines in-house for the first time in a generation, confirming its position as the UK’s most significant automotive investor. The Engine Manufacturing Centre will be home to the ‘Ingenium’ engine[Read More…]
Record third quarter segment operating income of $520 million, up 21% Record North America third quarter earnings up 30% to $210 million Europe, Middle East and Africa third quarter earnings up 57% to $181 million Year-to-date segment operating income of $1.4 billion, up 17% Company expects 2014 earnings growth near high end of 10% – 15% range Company reaffirms 2014-2016[Read More…]
SKF is supplying Daimler with wheel hub bearing units, for front and rear wheels, to their new small SUV Mercedes-Benz GLA. Tryggve Sthen, President, SKF Automotive says, “We have been delivering solutions to Daimler for many years now. It is always great to see new vehicle models, equipped with solutions from SKF. This latest crossover is an appealing model for[Read More…]
Text & Photo: Bhargav TS The third edition of Auto Ancillary Show 2014, which recently concluded at the Auto Cluster Exhibition Complex, Pune, drew more attraction from the auto industry, both from vehicle and component manufacturers. The show focused on the theme ‘Lightweighting,’ to highlight to the auto industry the importance of polymers, composites and other advanced materials in reducing[Read More…]
Effective November 1, 2014, ESP will be mandatory for all newly registered passenger cars and light commercial vehicles Since its introduction, ESP has prevented 190,000 accidents and saved more than 6,000 lives across Europe Bosch has manufactured 100 million ESP systems since series production began in 1995 While 84 percent of all new vehicles in Europe were equipped with[Read More…]
Visteon’s HMeye cockpit concept uses eye gaze, head direction and image attribute tracking to make vehicle control selections Visteon Corporation recently unveiled an automotive cockpit concept demonstrating how drivers can select certain controls through eye movement and head direction. Hidden eye-tracking cameras capture this data to deliver an advanced human-machine interaction (HMI). This concept has received interest from auto manufacturers[Read More…]
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on 30 October the difference between its consolidated earnings forecast previously announced on July 30, 2014 and the actual results for the first half of the current fiscal year, from April 1, 2014 ended September 30, 2014. The company has also revised its consolidated earnings forecast for fiscal 2015, from April 1, 2014 ending March 31,[Read More…]
The Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc (the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles O. Holliday as Chairman with effect from the conclusion of the 2015 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’), subject to his re-appointment as a Director of the Company by shareholders at the AGM. Holliday will succeed Jorma Ollila who will step down from[Read More…]
BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and TODA KOGYO CORP., an industry leader in the development and manufacture of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, have agreed to form a joint venture for cathode active materials (CAM) in Japan. Under terms of the agreement, BASF will acquire a 66% ownership stake in the new venture, with TODA KOGYO CORP. holding a[Read More…]
