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Price pressure in autmotive supply chain will continue, study says July 28, 2010 For automotive suppliers, price pressure is a known phenomenon. And they already suspected that it won't go away anytime soon. A study from consulting company Oliver Wyman says who is hit hardest. No surprise: electronics equipment. Read more PSA secures loan to finance plug-in hybrid development July 27, 2010 The European Investment Bank (BEI) announced it has awarded a 200 million euro ($258 million) loan to PSA Peugeot Citroen to finance the carmaker's program to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. The program, totaling 400 million euros ($516 million), is part of the group's ongoing R&D investment strategy ... Read more TRW to license slip control systems to Indian partner July 15, 2010
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has enhanced its technology relationship with its joint venture, Brakes India Limited (BI), a manufacturer of automotive braking systems in India. TRW intends to license slip control systems (SCS) technology to BI.
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Nissan blames IC vendor for abrupt production halt
July 14, 2010
Nissan Motor's unexpected production halt sure looks like the ultimate supply chain screw-up, resulting in nightmares for OEMs.
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Renault opens powertrain test center
June 30, 2010
In line with its powertrain strategy, French carmaker Renault announced it has invested 60 million euros ($74.19 million) in new test facilities dedicated to combustion engines.
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Daimler selects SMSC Kleer technology for infotainment system
June 25, 2010
Chip vendor SMSC announced that its Kleer wireless audio technology has been selected by Daimler AG as part of the rear seat entertainment system for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and S-Class models. The two Mercedes-Benz models are the first automobiles to implement Kleer technology.
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NXP's Mifare Plus selected for Turkey's road tolling system
June 24, 2010
NXP Semiconductors announced that its contactless microcontroller IC, Mifare Plus, has been adopted by the Turkish highway card-based automated toll scheme, Kartlı Geçiş Sistemi (KGS). This volume rollout implemented by the Turkish system integrator Aselsan will see NXP supplying over two million ...
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Dassault takes over automotive design software vendor Geensoft
June 22, 2010
French design and PLM software vendor Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced a new step in its systems strategy with the acquisition of Geensoft, a provider of automotive and embedded systems development solutions, for 5.5M€. Dassault's V6 portfolio is expanded by adding the capacity to model and generate ...
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MOST Forum 2011: Call for Papers
June 17, 2010
International MOST Conference invites automotive professionals to report on latest and future technology insights and research results.
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OpenSynergy gets funds to expand
June 10, 2010
OpenSynergy, developer of an Autosar-compliant Linux-based operating system for infotainment applications, has announced the completion of a third financing round. Investors are the Hasso Plattner Ventures and the VC Fonds Technologie Berlin, managed by the IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH.
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