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Mercedes-AMG Presents Hybrid Show Car in its 50th Anniversary

Geneva/Affalterbach, 09-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its 50th anniversary Mercedes-AMG is this year celebrating not only the successful past and present; above all it is looking forward. With the show car Mercedes-AMG GT Concept the sports car and performance brand … Read the full press release

Meet Mercedes: The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Makes Its Advance Premiere in Geneva

Mercedes-Benz E 300 Coupé + E 400 4MATIC Cabriolet: Fuel consumption combined: 8.3 – 6.4 l/100 km; Combined CO2 emissions: 187 – 147 g/km GENEVA, 08-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The motto was “Meet Mercedes”: Journalists already had the opportunity to … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz Takes New Approach to Marketing Communication with Campaign “Grow Up”

With “Grow up.”, Mercedes-Benz is taking a new approach to marketing communications. The most extensive content creation in the history of the brand has been realised for the five models of the compact-car family. With more than 100 moving-image sequences … Read the full press release

Setra Presents its Exclusive Luxurious Coach at US Trade Fair in Missouri

Bus brand presents S 417 TC at the UMA Motorcoach Expo in St. Louis Revised US variant of the TopClass with new design features Setra coach is on display at the stand of sales partner MCI Stuttgart / St. Louis, 08-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

Daimler becomes the latest adopter of Ricoh’s Additive Manufacturing Innovation

LONDON, 08-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the world’s leading car manufacturers has become the latest adopter of Ricoh’s first branded Additive Manufacturing (AM) printer. Renowned for its use of innovative 3D printing solutions, Daimler has chosen the RICOH AM S5500P … Read the full press release

PSA Group Welcomes Opel/Vauxhall

Establishes PSA Group as #2 in Europe. This strong and balanced presence in its home markets will serve as the basis of profitable growth worldwide Joint venture in auto financing with BNP Paribas to support development of Opel/Vauxhall brands €2.2 … Read the full press release

Autonomous Vehicles to Benefit from New Project of TomTom and QualComm

Qualcomm-generated data to feed TomTom’s HD Map offering BARCELONA, 06-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2), a global leader in navigation products, and Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced a new project to crowdsource high-definition map … Read the full press release

New comprehensive monitoring and analytical system for fleet owners and drivers launched at the Mobile World Congress

Scania today (27 FEBRUARY 2017) at Mobile World Congress launches Scania One, which provides a single digital environment to a host of connected services for fleet owners and drivers. With one-quarter million connected Scania vehicles, Scania One provides coherent and … Read the full press release

Scania – Ericsson collaboration enhances wireless communication between heavy vehicles

Connectivity is an integral part of Scania’s customer offering since many years. As Scania now launches a new connectivity offering, the number of connected Scania vehicles has reached a quarter million. This amounts to two thirds of Scania’s 5-year rolling … Read the full press release

Resilient U.K. Automotive Sector Looks To The Future With Caution

Automotive manufacturers’ investment plans on track despite ongoing uncertainty EU exit still seen as biggest threat to sector Manufacturers to focus investment in R&D in low carbon or electric vehicle technology Automotive firms determined to pursue new international opportunities LONDON, … Read the full press release

Nor-Tech Offers European Organizations Free Simulation Tests on a High Performance Computer Cluster for CAE, CFD, FEA Software

Nor-Tech, the top provider of powerful, user-friendly computers, just announced a free simulation test on a high performance computer cluster for CAE,CFD,FEA software MINNEAPOLIS, U.S., 01-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Nor-Tech, the top provider of powerful, user-friendly computers, just announced a … Read the full press release

Continental calls for international legal framework for automated driving; recommends development of reliable radio networks

Highly automated driving on the interstate highway technically feasible by 2020, but the international legal framework and specific radio channels are lacking Technology company Continental calls for the next steps to be implemented in developing the legal framework for taking … Read the full press release

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) presented the 2017 Innovation Award for the Volvo Penta Joystick for Inboard

Volvo Penta wins 2017 Innovation Award for Joystick for Inboard at the Miami International Boat Show.  GOTHENBURG, 24-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) presented Volvo Penta with a 2017 Innovation Award for … Read the full press release

SEAT to give insight into the trends in future mobility at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Cars will increasingly become an extension of the mobile phone, enabling permanent, safe connection Promoting sustainable mobility and anticipating driver needs are two future challenges  Carsharing and shared use fleets are models of collaborative economy that will become trends in … Read the full press release

Bosch to showcase smart IoT solutions at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, February 27 to March 2, 2017

Connectivity is turning the car into a third living space, Bosch’s sensor technology enables connectivity beyond mobility Connected mobility: concept car as the third living space Connected capabilities helps increase Two wheeler safety Sensor technology: tiny sensors enable connectivity solutions … Read the full press release

TomTom Telematics surpasses 700,000 subscriptions to its connected car and fleet management solutions

TomTom Telematics consolidates position as leading European fleet management solution provider, and looks ahead to future growth AMSTERDAM, 17-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom Telematics today announced that it has surpassed 700,000 subscriptions to its connected car and fleet management solutions (FMS). … Read the full press release

Road Event Reporter: TomTom launches new traffic cooperation tool to share traffic data to millions of connected road users

AMSTERDAM, 17-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announces the launch of a new traffic cooperation tool to exchange traffic data with cities, road authorities and other mobility stakeholders. Designed with ease-of-use in mind, the Road Event Reporter tool will allow … Read the full press release

Versalis and Genomatica bio-butadiene wins Tire Technology International Award for Excellence and Innovation

San Donato Milanese (Milano), 16-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The bio-butadiene (bio-BDE) technology developed by Versalis (Eni) in partnership with Genomatica has been named winner of the Environmental Achievement of the Year within the “Tire Technology International Awards for Excellence and Innovation”, … Read the full press release

ZF strengthens leadership in steerable rear axles with production milestone of 100,000 Active Kinematics Control systems

The 100,000th AKC system (Active Kinematics Control) rolls off the line just four years after starting production of active rear axle steering. Production milestone strengthens ZF’s leadership in steerable rear axles, an increasingly common feature in passenger cars worldwide. AKC … Read the full press release

Mobility and Industry 4.0: ZF Friedrichshafen AG becomes new partner of STARTUP AUTOBAHN platform

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is new partner of the growing network platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN 13 start-ups of the innovation platform for mobility present first ideas at EXPO Day in Stuttgart Friedrichshafen/Stuttgart, 15-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — STARTUP AUTOBAHN was founded in May … Read the full press release