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Nissan investing $900m on plant
- August 22, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
According to Reuters, Nissan plans to spend about $900m to build a new auto assembly plant in China which will increase production by 30%. Although the final talks are still being conducted, the plans are to build the new plant in Wuhan (Hubei province), with help from Nissan’s partner Dongfeng Motor Group. The total amount [...] -
Autopromotec Conference 2018
- August 21, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Organisers gathered representatives of institutions, universities and car, components and equipment manufacturers for the second edition of Autopromotec Conference – State of the Industry 2018. The event aimed at outlining the future reality that the automotive aftermarket will have to face in light of the new needs of mobility, the evolution of online life, technology [...] -
I-CAR joins IBIS USA steering group
- August 20, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
John Van Alstyne, CEO and president of I-CAR, has joined the steering group for IBIS USA 2019 that will be held in California next February. John, a speaker at the IBIS Global Summit 2018, stated, ‘I-CAR is honoured to have been invited to represent the industry as an IBIS US steering group member.’ Moreover, John [...] -
VW plans production increase
- August 20, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen plans for production volumes at its main plant in Wolfsburg to rise to around one million. Higher productivity will enable higher capacity utilization. The groundwork is being laid in Wolfsburg in order to bundle Golf production at one location. Coinciding with the launch of the Golf 8, Golf production in Zwickau and Puebla is [...] -
Self-driving fleet goes live
- August 17, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
A fleet of self-driving vans has gone into service in Texas, USA, in the world’s first full-scale fleet trial of fully autonomous technology. The vans, based on the Nissan e-NV200 electric vehicle, are operated by technology company Drive.ai and include information boards on the vehicles that explain to other road users what they are doing [...]


