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Tesla gets a boost
- July 4, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tesla founder Elon Musk has said its new Model 3 car will be ready two weeks ahead of schedule, boosting the value of its shares. A tweet from Musk on Sunday (2/07/17) said, ‘Expecting to complete SN1 on Friday,’ referring to the first car off the production line. The five seater vehicle, its lowest cost [...] -
AkzoNobel makes double acquisition
- July 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
AkzoNobel has made a double acquisition to strengthen its Performance Coatings division. The move includes the acquisition of UK-based Flexcrete Technologies Ltd and an agreement to acquire French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech). Disatech supplies innovative adhesive films used in the aerospace, transportation and industrial equipment sectors. Headquartered in Limoges, the company specialises in the manufacture [...] -
Brand ownership sparks dispute
- June 30, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
A battle appears to be heating up over the Fix Auto brand name in the US following Fix Auto World revealing plans to enter the market which is currently under licence with independent company, Fix Auto USA. Fix Auto World, which owns the Mondofix holding company controlling the trademark application for the brand name ‘Fix [...] -
Industry adopts NVIDIA AI tech
- June 29, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
NVIDIA has announced a series of new automotive collaborations which will help bring artificial intelligence to the automotive market. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who described AI-based deep learning technology as ‘spectacular’ for autonomous driving, has announced that Volvo Cars and Swedish tier 1 supplier Autoliv plan to put NVIDIA AI-based cars into production [...] -
Axalta opens international conference
- June 29, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Axalta Coating Systems delivered the opening address at the 24th annual DFO European Automotive Coating conference, held recently in Braunschweig, Germany, for automotive and paint industry experts. Sven Radek, application technology manager for Axalta Coating Systems in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, described Axalta’s selection of Harmonized Coating Technologies as a line [...]