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•  To survive, OEMs and software suppliers will need to rationalise or reallocate R & D expenses The COVID-19 outbreak has caused global new vehicle sales to contract by 19 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain disruption, factory shutdowns, and the automotive vertical’s high dependence on ...

BMW Group South Africa achieved another landmark this week as it dispatched almost 2000 proudly South Africa-built BMW X3 vehicles to European markets. The export, put at an approximate value of R1.5 billion, is the first overseas shipment since Plant Rosslyn resumed operations, in one shift, on 18 May after ...

  Groupe PSA on Wednesday reaffirmed the strategic importance of a win-win partnership with its suppliers. This was demonstrated at the “2020 Supplier Awards” which took place via a video conference from Poissy. At the ceremony, 12 suppliers were rewarded for their commitment and their excellence in building the QCD ...

The President and CEO of the Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, has officially joined the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Class of 2020 along with 46 other exceptional entrepreneurs from 41 countries across the globe. Maduka was formally accepted into the 2020 Class of the prestigious awards on Thursday, June 4, ...

  As the electric car movement continues to gather momentum, one question that easily comes to mind is  whether there will still be a future for mechanics. Electric cars are not the only threat to traditional mechanical skills, however. As cars become ever more sophisticated, technological ability becomes a necessity ...

  H.R. Owen Bugatti London has played host to the UK’s only customer previews of the purest Bugatti ever: the all-new Chiron Pur Sport.  H.R. Owen is Britain’s leading luxury motor dealer group, dealing with some of the world’s most sought-after premium car brands. Opened in 2016, the H.R. Owen-operated ...

The Volvo Group has appointed Heléne Mellquist as the new President for Volvo Penta as well as a new member of the Volvo Group Management. Mellquist, who is currently the President for the European Division at Volvo Trucks. will replace Björn Ingemanson, who after a long and successful career, will retire. ...

Around the globe, the take-up of electric cars is expected to accelerate rapidly in future, driven by consumer demand and government policies aimed at tackling climate change. The future of mobility is clearly electric, but the transition will lead to a fundamental change in risk for manufacturers, suppliers and insurers ...

  A new report titled, Opportunities of Autonomous Delivery Robots in Warehouse Management, released by Frost & Sullivan, says the global warehouse automation market is expected to witness a boom and  nearly double its size, expanding from $14 billion in 2019 to $27.2 billion by 2025. According to the analysis, ...

Toyota has boosted the intrinsic driving pleasure of RAV4 with the launch, Monday, June 8, 2020, of the new model RAV4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) through dealerships in Japan. Since its debut in 1994, RAV4 has pioneered the crossover SUV market, and remains the market leader. The fifth generation ...