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Automotive Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Volkswagen: EU research project ‘V-Charge’ points the way to the future of automated parking

Parking spaces driven to fully automatically Electric vehicles charged automatically V-Charge places only minor demands on car park infrastructure Intelligent form of valet parking Wolfsburg, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen aspires to holding the leading position in the field of automated parking. … Read the full press release

Volkswagen announced the first Volkswagen plug-in hybrid in the high-volume segment of large family cars – the new Passat GTE

Volkswagen continues e-motoring offensive with plug-in hybrid Passat GTE delivers 218 PS and travels up to 50 kilometres on all-electric power First Volkswagen plug-in hybrid in the high-volume segment of large family cars Wolfsburg / Amsterdam, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Volkswagen AG works on an automated direct-current charging system – so-called automated e-filling station “e-smartConnect” – for the next generation of electric vehicles

Automated direct-current charging with robot assistance Intelligent combination with automated parking (Valet Parking) High-capacity traction batteries enable a range of 500 km Wolfsburg, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen AG is once again underscoring the leading role it plays in electric and automated … Read the full press release

Europe’s leading provider of cables and cable systems Leoni Cable Inc. awarded Green Supplier of the Year by Yazaki

Recognition of continuous improvement in environmental initiatives Rochester (MI, USA) / Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) / Nuremberg (Germany), 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leoni Cable Inc., a North American branch of Leoni Group, Europe’s leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive … Read the full press release

Voith Industrial Services’ managing director Przemysław Pendrowski named “Manager of the Year 2015” by the Polish Chamber of the Automotive Industry PIM

11th Auto Event of the Polish Chamber of the Automotive Industry (PIM). First award for a service provider. Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Przemysław Pendrowski, Managing Director of Voith Industrial Services Sp.z.o.o. in Gliwice (Poland), was … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce: China National Offshore Oil Corporation takes delivery of Asia’s first LNG-powered tugboat Hai Yang Shi You 525

Derby, England, 8-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of Asia’s first tugboatHai Yang Shi You 525, designed to operate solely on liquefied natural gas as ship’s fuel. Hai Yang Shi You 525, the … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce to lead €6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships

Derby, England, 8-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce is to lead a new €6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships. The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative will produce the specification and preliminary designs for the next generation … Read the full press release

Versalis, Ecombine and EVE Rubber Institute to develop an innovative technology for high performance green tires

Versalis, Ecombine and EVE Rubber Institute announced a Joint Technology agreement to develop an innovative technology for high performance green tires San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy; Quindao, China,  6-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Versalis (Eni), a major producer in the polymers and … Read the full press release

Arkema completes its range of impact modifiers with the launch of Lotader® AX8820 copolymer

COLOMBES, France, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lotader® AX8820 copolymer has been designed to complete Arkema’s range of impact modifiers, especially for high fluidity PPS enabling easier injection molding. PPS compounds are high temperature resistance and high stiffness thermoplastics mainly used … Read the full press release

Scania signs transparency and anti-corruption declaration with Colombia as part of a new Swedish CSR Network

Södertälje, Sweden, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swedish Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network has been established by the Swedish Embassy in Colombia and developed with the South American country’s Secretariat of Transparency, part of the Presidency of the Republic. Sweden is … Read the full press release

Bentley to debut seven limited edition Continental GT Speeds inspired by Breitling Jets at Boeing Seafair Airshow, Seattle, July 31

Seven limited edition Continental GT Speeds inspired by famed jets Handcrafted models take Mulliner customisation to new heights Continental GT Speed is fastest production Bentley ever Models to debut at Boeing Seafair Airshow, Seattle, July 31 Crewe, 2-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom and Salesforce joint solution CEM Automotive already in use at the two largest Mercedes dealerships in Germany

First joint product of Deutsche Telekom and Salesforce successfully launched in automotive trade Growing demand from Asia, Latin America and the USA Software to be developed further for retailers BONN, 2-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Shortly after its launch, Customer Experience … Read the full press release

Students from The Kings School, Worcester, England win Land Rover’s new global education challenge

Students from Worcester, UK, celebrate after beating 100 young people from 11 countries in the inaugural World Final Land Rover 4X4 in Schools Technology Challenge helped Jaguar Land Rover engage 300,000 young people in 2014 Brand new Virgin Galactic towing … Read the full press release

Airbus Group signs agreement with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities at the Paris Air Show

Le Bourget, 23-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group has signed partnership agreements with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities to ensure students graduate with the skills required by industry to face future challenges generated by a more complex and competitive … Read the full press release

ŠKODA works driver Jan Kopecký (CZ) celebrated his third win in the third event of the Czech Rally Championship (MČR)

​ŠKODA works driver remains unbeaten in the Czech Rally Championship Table leader Kopecký reduces large deficit after tyre damage and wins seven special stages in a row Michal Hrabánek: “Potential of the Fabia R5 proven” Hustopeče, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

The Volkswagen brand’s design team honoured with the Plus X Award

Passat Variant and Golf Sportsvan crowned ‘Best Product of the Year’ Plus awards for ‘High Quality, Design and Ease of Use’ given to Passat Saloon, Passat Variant and Golf Sportsvan Wolfsburg, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen brand’s design team was honoured … Read the full press release

Volkswagen: Apple and Google on board the new Sharan; 14.3 per cent more efficiency in the new engines

TDI and TSI: new engines in the Sharan up to 14.3 per cent more efficient Wolfsburg / Hannover, 19-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — App-Connect: new infotainment systems bring Apple and Google on board Ten key facts about the new Sharan: 1. New TSI … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group China and YUZ Museum Shanghai present Rain Room by the British-German artist group Random International

Opening in September 2015 at the YUZ Museum Shanghai China is an integral part of Volkswagen’s global cultural engagement Wolfsburg / Shanghai, 19-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The YUZ Museum Shanghai in partnership with Volkswagen Group China will present Rain Room, a large-scale … Read the full press release

Czech Rally Championship: Two wins from two starts for the new ŠKODA Fabia R5; Jan Kopecký number three after home win

Two wins from two starts so far in the Czech Rally Championship Michal Hrabánek: “Our aim is to follow on from good results so far” New ŠKODA Fabia R5 proves to be both fast and reliable ​Mladá Boleslav, 19-6-2015 — … Read the full press release

Boliden: Gävleborg becomes the first place in the world to introduce electric roads for trucks on a public road

Gävleborg is the first place in the world to introduce electric roads for trucks on a public road. Boliden is participating in the project, which aims to make transport cleaner and cheaper. STOCKHOLM, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Electric road transport … Read the full press release