Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recorded an eight per cent upturn in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year. It delivered 121,800 vehicles to customers worldwide, setting a new quarter-one record for the brand. In addition, the 53,600 units delivered in March is a new monthly record. Bram Schot, member of the [...]

Cloud and mobile technology specialists Car Delivery Network (CDN) has won the Automotive Global Award for IT innovation for a third time. This year, CDN’s success was based on the roll out of eOUTGATE, a solution for rail in the US, designed to facilitate the electronic release of vehicles from Railyards for onward delivery to [...]

A GYS welder has been granted approval from Tesla for aluminium welding on its Model S and Model X cars. The Neopulse 300-T2 pulse MIG welding machine has been approved for aluminium welding for structural repairs to Tesla’s Model S and Model X cars. Neil Pulsford, GYS UK commercial director said, ‘We are delighted to [...]

Audi has written a new chapter in its lightweight design success story with its next generation Audi A8 featuring a mix of four materials being used for the first time in the weight-bearing body structure. With a mix of aluminium, steel, magnesium and carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) Audi has  established a new stage in multi-material construction [...]

Axalta Coating Systems has been named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors. GM recognised 118 of its best suppliers from 15 countries during its 25th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida, USA. It represented the most suppliers GM has recognised since debuting the Supplier of the Year event [...]