If companies want to remain competitive in the labor market of the future, they must meet the needs of both younger and older employees,” said Christoph Kübel, member of the board of management and director of industrial relations at Robert Bosch GmbH, during a presentation to members of Stuttgart’s business and political communities. In a keynote speech on the working[Read More…]
Bosch has produced 100 million ESP systems since the start of series production in 1995. In the process, the company has made a significant contribution to making driving safer. Especially on slippery roads, but also in instances where vehicles drive into bends too quickly, the electronic stability program helps keep vehicles on course and prevent skidding accidents, which often have[Read More…]
Istanbul, the commercial and financial hub of the Turkish republic, is once again in the focus of the automotive industries with Automechanika Istanbul. The event, which is the region’s most comprehensive show for the automotive industry opens its doors from 10th to 13th of April, 2014, at the TUYAP Exhibition Center in Istanbul. The Automechanika Istanbul fair opens with[Read More…]
Visteon Corporation today announced that the company has reached an agreement to sell its 50 percent ownership stake in a Korean automotive interiors joint venture, Duckyang Industry Co., Ltd in support of its previously announced intentions to divest its interiors business. Based in Ulsan, South Korea, Duckyang manufactures and develops original equipment interior components for vehicles. The sale to certain[Read More…]
In the coming years, the automobile will undergo major changes with the traffic of the future being electric, automated, and connected, said Volkmar Denner, the chairman of the Bosch board of management. During his presentation at ‘Automotive and Engine Technology,’ the 14th Stuttgart International Symposium, he said, automated driving can drastically reduce the number of accidents, and thus significantly increase[Read More…]
Headlights featuring LEDs (light-emitting diodes) as the sole luminous source are currently taking our roads by storm. Used so far in the exterior lighting primarily for daytime running lights, tail lights, indicators and the like, LEDs now provide sufficient luminosity to function as low-beam or high-beam lights as well in irradiating the vehicle surroundings. They require, however complex control electronics[Read More…]
Dr. Rolf Bulander: “We are seeing a sea-change in North America” – engines are becoming smaller, and efficiency ever more important Dr. Rolf Bulander: “Electric cars are about the wow factor, not pure economics” Gasoline direct injection saves fuel yet delivers high torque and agility in every vehicle class Big-block and V8 are not the only engines – American attitudes[Read More…]
Automechanika Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s leading regional trade fair for the automotive industry targeting trade visitors from ASEAN is expected to attract more than 6,000 visitors when it is held 19 – 21 March 2015 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ninth edition of the 7,500 sqm show will be organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and[Read More…]
Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation, a full-line automotive supplier of climate systems and components, has been honored by Volvo Cars with a Quality Excellence Award (VQE Award). Representatives of three European plants of Halla Visteon Climate Control received the awards during a recent ceremony in the Volvo hall in Gothenburg, Sweden. “We are honored to receive the VQE certification[Read More…]
Bosch’s latest generation of acceleration sensors makes developing airbag systems easier. With versions for use in the airbag control unit and versions for peripheral use in the vehicle’s front, sides, and rear, the SMA6xy sensor platform simplifies the release approval process by giving sensors a common housing design whatever the application. All the sensors in the new SMA6xy product family[Read More…]
