OCTOBER 25, 2017

Continental: Speaker-less Audio Saves Weight

The German supplier has devised a way to take as much as 90% of the weight out of a traditional audio system.

Change driven: First-tier auto-industry supplier Rheinmetall Automotive with its brands Kolbenschmidt and Pierburg is addressing the challenge of increasing driveline electrification with developments including a new kind of modular battery pack and a 90-kW electric traction unit. The company’s booth at 2017 IAA (Frankfurt, Germany) highlights a large exhibit dedicated to electric mobility. Visit Rheinmetall Automotive at booth F26, Hall 8.

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BMW Engages in Compact-CUV Combat With New X2

The X2, set for a Los Angeles auto show debut in late November, bolsters BMW’s dedicated CUV lineup to no fewer than six models, with a seventh, the range-topping X7 previewed by the Concept X7 at September’s Frankfurt auto show, due out this time next year.

Autoneum is the global market and technology leader in acoustic and thermal management for vehicles and is partner to vehicle manufacturers around the world. Autoneum develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight components for optimal protection against noise and heat. Autoneum’s innovations make vehicles quieter, lighter and safer and help to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

GM Korea Chief Mum on Embattled Automaker’s Future

GM Korea President Kaher Kazem’s failing to directly respond to specific questions about a possible pullout has only intensified speculation that GM indeed may decide to withdraw its operations.

VW CEO Denies German Automakers Fixed Prices

Volkswagen's chief executive, Matthias Mueller, says he has "no knowledge of price fixing" by German automakers targeted by a European Union antitrust investigation.

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Toyota Seeks Clarity on UK's Post-Brexit Access to EU Markets

The Japanese automaker has said it will build the next-generation Auris hatchback at its Burnaston, U.K., plant, but Executive Vice President Didier Leroy says continued tariff-free access to the European Union's single market is "absolutely key."

Smart Headlight Meant to Make Night Driving Safer

When Eviyos is in use, the appropriate pixels are automatically switched off as soon as oncoming traffic is detected to prevent drivers of oncoming vehicles from being blinded, developer Osram Opto Semiconductor says.

External Airbags Protect Concept Car at Tokyo Show

The Flesby II ultra-compact vehicle on display at the Tokyo auto show has airbags designed to absorb the impact of a collision on its exterior.

EV Charging Infrastructure Chaotic, U.K. Group Says

“Almost every day companies are announcing their latest foray into the electric car market, but the charging network threatens to be the weak link,” says Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation.

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