Rockwell Automation, a leading provider of automotive solutions and services, today opened a new Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles (EV) in the automotive sector. 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its IT Solutions Development Center. The center will feature live manufacturing demonstrations, hands-on labs using new technology, and events showcasing collaboration with industry experts and Rockwell Automation partners. Based on augmented and virtual reality

Nexen Tire, a leading global tire manufacturer, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Plug and Play, the world's largest corporate innovation platform and startup accelerator. As a part of its effort to build an infrastructure for future technology development and new business initiation, Nexen Tire has decided to join forces with Plug and Play. As a market leading accelerator, Plug and Play was an early investor in Silicon Valley's most renowned firms in

The Volvo Group has signed an agreement with NVIDIA to jointly develop the decision making system of autonomous commercial vehicles and machines. Utilizing NVIDIA's end-to-end artificial intelligence platform for training, simulation and in-vehicle computing, the resulting system is designed to safely handle fully autonomous driving on public roads and highways.   The solution will be built on NVIDIA's full software stack for sensor processing, perception, map localizat

General Motors Co.  today announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, which begin shipping to dealers this week. This news follows GM’s announcement last month to expand light-duty, full-size pickup production capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in response to strong customer demand.  

Wallbox, Barcelona-based electric vehicle (EV) charging station manufacturer, announced today that it will enter the U.S. market, hosting an official launch at the 2019 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York City July 12-13. Four-year-old Wallbox, which has installed over 20,000 of its charging units in 30 European markets and overseas as far as New Zealand and China, offers versatile universal charging solutions with proprietary technology, such as facial recognition, smart sen

HAAH Automotive Holdings and Zotye USA, the distributor of Zotye Automobiles of China, have opened their new, joint headquarters in the Orange County, California city of Irvine.  HAAH is co-locating the headquarters of its wholly owned subsidiary, Zotye USA, in the same building. Zotye USA will begin selling its first model, the Zotye T600 CUV at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021.  The company is currently preparing for the sales launch as it builds out its franchis

Newsight Imaging Ltd, an Israeli developer of advanced CMOS image sensor chips for machine vision geared to the robotics, automotive, Industry 4.0 and mobile devices markets, today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with ZKW Group, a leading premium lighting systems and electronics specialist, headquartered in Wieselburg Austria. ZKW’s affiliation with LG gives the company access to resources and key technologies to develop intelligent lighting for the future and autonom

Maxion Wheels, the world's largest wheel manufacturer, and its new joint venture partner, Dongfeng Auto Parts Group, on June 6, 2019 in China Suizhou held a groundbreaking ceremony for their future 22,000 square meters factory. The new company, Dongfeng Marcox Wheel Co., Ltd. is proud to have witnessed this important milestone with distinguished guests, including government officials and company executives, customers, suppliers and partners. "The plant, together with our ne

FCA US and Aurora announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding laying the groundwork for a powerful partnership to develop and deploy self-driving commercial vehicles. The Aurora Driver is Aurora's self-driving platform that comprises the hardware, software, and data services that guide vehicles powered by it safely through the world. Delivering level 4 autonomy, Aurora Driver is composed of technology that is able to sense and navigate the environment wit

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has decided to establish Toyota Myanmar Co., Ltd., (TMY) as its first vehicle production company in Myanmar where it will locally produce the Hilux from February 2021. The automotive market in Myanmar, in accordance with the growth of the economy, the demand for new vehicles has soared in recent years (2018 market: approx. 18,000 units, 2.1 times more than the previous year). Toyota currently sells the Hilux, Vios, Rush, and other vehicles in Myanma

To meet the need to increase the driving mileage of Electrical Vehicles (EVs), Aluminium China and its sister show Lightweight Asia in July, held in Shanghai by Reed Exhibitions, will showcase leading auto-aluminum brands committed to reducing the weight of next-generation EVs. While it is predicted that by 2020, the annual outputof EVs in China alone will reach 2.42 millionwith 244 different models, representing an annual growth rate of 41%,‘mileage concern’still puts o

Southern California-based Karma Automotive will bring its luxury electric vehicle niche and VVIP ownership experiences to 13 new cities in the U.S. and 19 new countries by 2020 to support its plans for rapid product expansion. "Karma was born and is deeply rooted in California but we are a global company," says Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou. "We are continually evaluating growth opportunities for the brand as we make a measured rollout of our products to additional export

Telenav, Inc., a leading provider of connected car and location-based platform services, announced today that it will be powering the mapping function for the Mercedes-Benz® COMAND Touch by Mercedes-Benz® iOS app that remotely controls the COMAND Rear Seat Entertainment System. Using this system, passengers will be able to view navigation and route information as well as explore their surroundings on a map on iPad tablets. This mapping experience will be available globally and will be

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today its franchisee, Ivy Lane Corporation, has acquired another quick-lube location in the Chicago market that is now operating as a Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center. A core element of Valvoline's strategy is to accelerate the growth of its industry-leading quick-lube model, which is all about delivering a quick, easy and trusted experi

PPG today announced that it has opened a new, nearly 450,000-square-foot (41,800-square-meter) facility in Flower Mound, Texas, making it the largest distribution center for architectural paints and coatings in the company’s U.S. and Canadian network. “PPG is committed to making significant strategic investments in the architectural coatings business,” said Tim Knavish, PPG senior vice president, global architectural coatings and president, Europe, Middle East and