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A new 122-year high
- April 13, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
ŠKODA sold more cars in the first quarter of 2017 than ever before. Between January and March, the brand delivered 283,500 vehicles to customers, up from 276,600 in the same period last year. Its March figures were also a record high for a single month in its 122-year history. ‘ŠKODA successfully continued along its path [...] -
VW sets new Q1 benchmark
- April 12, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
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 [...] -
CDN still top of innovation
- April 7, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
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 [...] -
GYS win Tesla approval
- April 6, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
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 writes new design chapter
- April 6, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
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 [...]