• Kia hits sales milestone in Europe

    • January 17, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Kia Motors has achieved annual sales of more than half a million cars in Europe for the first time. This is according to new data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Kia’s total annual sales of 502,845 units in Europe represents a sales increase of 1.7 per cent, and the brand’s 11th consecutive [...]
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  • Vitali Bielski, Principal Consultant, Mobility Practice at Frost & Sullivan

    • January 16, 2020
    • Posted by: Salih Tahir
    • Category: Content Updates
    Vitali Bielski, Principal Consultant, Mobility Practice at Frost & Sullivan
    Vitali Bielski has been tracking the automotive industry in Europe and MENA for around 10 years. He is responsible for leading and executing consulting projects across multiple sub-sectors of the automotive industry including passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles within both OE and aftermarket channels as well as distribution and retail networks. Vitali provides a deep understanding [...]
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  • Chadi Hayek, Business Development Director, Hella Gutmann Middle East

    • January 16, 2020
    • Posted by: Salih Tahir
    • Category: Content Updates
    Chadi Hayek, Business Development Director, Hella Gutmann Middle East
    Chadi Hayek was appointed by Hella Middle east as business development director for Hella Gutmann Solutions in August 2019. He is responsible for leading the business development function which develops and implements strategies to acquire new business. Chadi has worked in sales and marketing for 20 years. Working in the automotive industry, he gained vast [...]
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  • VW records high deliveries for 2019

    • January 16, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Despite shrinking overall markets, the Volkswagen Group grew its worldwide deliveries by 1.3 per cent to 10,974,600 vehicles in 2019. Market shares were expanded in all regions, in some cases significantly. Volume growth was achieved in Europe (+3.9 per cent) and South America (+3.2 per cent) while there were slight falls in North America (-0.5 [...]
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  • Volvo developing 5G tech with Chinese giant

    • January 16, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo Cars is working with a leading Chinese telecom provider to develop 5G and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. It has agreed with China Unicom to work together in researching, developing and testing new automotive applications in areas such as safety, sustainability, customer convenience and autonomous driving. Henrik Green, chief technology officer at Volvo Cars, said: “Volvo [...]
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