• Samsung given self-driving green light

    • September 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Samsung has been given the go ahead allowing it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in California. The BBC reports that the firm has no plans to make its own driverless cars, but instead will make control systems for autonomous vehicles. In May, Samsung got permission to test self-driving cars in South Korea fitted [...]
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  • Symach painting a bright future

    • September 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Since its official opening in March 2017, Symach’s Future Center in Bologna has seen AkzoNobel, BASF and Sherwin-Williams all test their products using Symach’s equipment. AkzoNobel used the centre March to introduce Symach’s DryTronic technology to its Canadian customers. The result is that Symach technology is now spreading in the Canadian market. In July, the [...]
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  • New JLR models to be electric from 2020

    • September 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Jaguar Land Rover have announced plans to only produce new models that are fully electric or hybrid from 2020. Following in the footsteps of Volvo, who in the last couple of months promised to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars, JLR have committed to putting the brakes on the manufacturing of new vehicles [...]
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  • AkzoNobel announces new acquisition

    • September 4, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    AkzoNobel has finalized the acquisition of French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech), a leader in aerospace technical marking systems which specialises in the manufacture of self-adhesive vinyl, polyester and polycarbonate films used on aircraft, vehicles, agricultural machinery and other equipment. The acquisition strengthens AkzoNobel’s position in supplying innovative industrial coatings and aerospace and automotive coatings, bringing [...]
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  • Toyota grabs ride-hailing share

    • August 31, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Toyota Motor Corp’s trading arm is the latest participant in ride-hailing firm Grab’s current financing round expected to raise $2.5bn. Led by Chinese peer Didi Chuxing and Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, Reuters reports that Toyota Tsusho Corp, in which Toyota Motor is the biggest stakeholder, has invested an undisclosed sum in the business. Toyota Motor [...]
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