• Former VW boss charged over dieselgate

    • April 16, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Five senior officials at Volkswagen during the emissions scandal, including former chief executive Martin Winterkorn, face prison after being charged in Germany with fraud. Martin Winterkorn has been accused of not telling authorities or drivers about the manipulation of diesel emissions, as well as approving software updates designed to conceal the true reason for higher [...]
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  • Renault and Nissan confirm R&D joint venture

    • April 15, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Renault and Nissan have established a new joint venture in Shanghai, China, to develop autonomous, connected and electric vehicles. The Alliance Automotive Research and Development will be referred to as Alliance Innovation Lab Shanghai (AIL-SH). Renault and Nissan will each hold 50%. Takao Asami, Alliance SVP, research and advanced engineering, said, ‘China is not only [...]
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  • Hod Lipson – Professor of Engineering & Data Science, Columbia University

    • April 12, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Hod Lipson – Professor of Engineering & Data Science, Columbia University
    Hod Lipson is a professor of Engineering and Data Science at Columbia University in New York, and a co-author of the award winning book “Fabricated: The New World of 3D printing”, and “Driverless: Intelligent cars and the road ahead”, by MIT Press (translated into 7 languages). Before joining Columbia University in 2015, Hod spent 14 [...]
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  • Dr Annette Winkler – former head of Smart, Daimler AG and Supervisory Board Member of Mercedes-Benz South Africa

    • April 11, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Dr Annette Winkler – former head of Smart, Daimler AG and Supervisory Board Member of Mercedes-Benz South Africa
    As the former head of the smart product division within Daimler AG, Dr Winkler had total overall responsibility for the smart brand. She also holds an advisory board position at Air Liquide S.A. After training as an industrial clerk, Dr Winkler studied Business Management in Frankfurt, where she obtained her Doctorate in 1986. In 1995 [...]
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  • Jeff Smith – Best selling Author

    • April 11, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Jeff Smith – Best selling Author
    Jeff Smith is a motivational conference speaker, trainer and business strategist. He’s also a #1 international best-selling author and with book sales in excess of 100,000 copies, he’s cited as the most successful author of all time on KPI and Business Strategy. He’s worked in the automotive industry for more than 35 years winning numerous [...]
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