All articles by Peter Murphy – Page 2
-
NewsBMW opens digital upskilling, future technologies training centre at Spartanburg
Automakers and component suppliers are increasingly turning to internal training to match skills to the rapid pace of automotive’s digital and electric transition.
-
NewsStellantis signs non-binding deal for nickel, cobalt supplies for EV batteries
The automaker would gain access to increasingly-coveted nickel and cobalt after reaching a long-term deal earlier in the year to lock in lithium hydroxide supplies.
-
ArticleGM benefits from EV plant upgrades across North America in pick-up truck battle
General Motors’ investments in EV trucks and pick-up manufacturing position it to capture growth in what is a fiercely contested segment in North America.
-
NewsMartin Goede takes over VW production in Dresden as Danny Auerswald leads on key models in Bratislava
Goede will take the reins at VW’s EV plant in Dresden, knows as ‘the Transparent Factory’ while outgoing manager, Danny Auerswald, will run production of Audi and VW models at the group plant in Slovakia.
-
NewsNissan promotes Brian Crockett to vice-president of manufacturing at Smyrna, US plant
Crockett will move to the vice-president of manufacturing role from senior director, overseeing productivity and quality.
-
NewsHertz turns to GM and Sixt to China’s BYD for nearly 300,000 electrified rental cars
Hertz will place orders for up to 175,000 electric cars from General Motors over the next five years and Sixt will order around 100,000 BEVs and PHEVs from BYD.
-
ArticleSuperminis to supercars – AMS takes a spin in automakers’ latest at UK test drive event
Petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric under the hood and analogue or digital inside - has the automotive industry hit ‘peak complexity’?
-
NewsVW’s PowerCo and battery recycler Umicore form JV for EV cathode materials
The JV will produce materials from 2025 to make cathodes, a component which accounts for roughly half the cost of a battery cell.
-
NewsToyota to close sole manufacturing plant in Russia, expects more semiconductor disruption globally
The Japanese automaker said that after a shut-down of more than six months, there was no sign it would be able to re-open.
-
ArticleEurope’s carmakers dim lights, turn back to coal, oil, on approach to bleak winter
Automakers crimp energy use and reluctantly turn to coal and oil but options may be more limited for component and material suppliers upstream.
-
NewsMercedes-Benz to build wind farm to supply 15% of German factory power
The turbines with a combined output of more than 100 megawatts (MW) will be installed at the automaker’s Papenburg, northern Germany test track.
-
NewsChinese battery maker SVOLT to open third cell factory in Germany
The battery producer will open a new production facility which it has acquired from wind turbine producer Vestas.
-
NewsBMW to use round battery cells in future EVs, cutting costs by close to half
Developments in the new generation of cells include higher energy density, faster charging and lower CO2 in manufacture as well as lower cost.
-
NewsMercedes-Benz and Rivian to join forces on European EV van factory
The joint plant will offer cost savings to both automakers and speed start-up Rivian’s establishment of a presence beyond North America.
-
ArticleKeeping it simple: Volta Trucks, ArcelorMittal on keys to start-up success
Volta Trucks has stuck to innovating only where it counts to launch on time while upstream ArcelorMittal is seeking to simplify steel component procurement.
-
NewsRenault Trucks to recover, resell parts from used vehicles in circular economy push
The recovery of used parts suitable for re-sale builds on the company’s existing initiative to refurbish and modernise second-hand trucks to extend their life.
-
NewsHankook to start bus, truck tyre production in US as part of $1.6bn Tennessee expansion
The South Korean tyre maker will double output of passenger car and light truck tyres to 11 million on completion of the investment around 2026.
-
NewsRenault drop in energy use since early 2021 equivalent to closing a factory
The reduction in energy use includes an even higher cut in the automaker’s consumption of currenlty-scarce natural gas.
-
NewsToyota to invest $5.2bn to expand EV battery manufacture in Japan, US
The investment in battery production is a significant step forward for the global automaker whose emissions-cutting efforts have focused on hybridisation over EVs.
-
NewsVolkswagen signs preliminary deal for MEB EV parts supply to India’s Mahindra
Mahindra plans to use the MEB electric drivetrain, battery system and VW-specification battery cells in its forthcoming EV SUVs.