NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hyundai: Electrical Consumption, Cost to Slow AV Rollout

On the market in Korea since 2015, Hyundai plans to bring its Highway Driving Assist feature to the U.S. in 2019, on a refreshed G90 and the next-generation Sonata.

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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Renault Sets Goals for Growing Russian Market Share

Renault believes the Russian market has considerable potential for growth. The automaker estimates there are 288 cars per 1,000 residents, compared with 498 per 1,000 in European Union countries.

Brembo’s Mexico Foundry Passes First-Pour Test

The cast-iron foundry joins Bremboʼs adjacent aluminum foundry where the company has been making aluminum brake calipers for more than a year. Customers are OEMs that are or will be manufacturing vehicles in Mexico.

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Australian Vehicle Crash-Test Labs Get Upgrades

Upgrades include the introduction of new crash tests and improvements to existing ones, as well as the first-ever performance testing of automated safety technologies such as autonomous emergency braking and active lane-support systems.

Shell Joins Automakers in Plan to Deploy Ultra-Fast EV Chargers

Royal Dutch Shell says its partnership with IONITY, a joint venture among BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, intially will place high-powered vehicle-charging stations to 80 European locations in 2019.

WardsAuto Flashback – November 2017

Automakers Optimistic; Steel Strike Losses; New Tire Design; No Cadillac Small Car; Some '60 Cars too Wide; Truck Output Strong; VW Losing Share; Chrysler Cuts Dealers; New GMC Engines; GM Employment Rising; Mazda R100 Due; Federal Loan for Chrysler; Pacer Bites Dust.

Volkswagen May Form Second JV With China's JAC

The German automaker says it and JAC, which already are forming a joint venture to make electric vehicles, may create a 50-50 JV for research and development of multifunctional, or light-commercial, vehicles.

Australian Scientists Produce Homespun Carbon Fiber

Carbon fiber, used in everything from aviation, defense and aerospace to car manufacturing, is made only by a handful of manufacturers globally, each of them using their own secret, patented formulas.

PSA Targets Early 2018 for Russian Van Production

The French manufacturer will add production of Citroen Jumpy and Peugeot Expert commercial vans to its Kaluga, Russia, plant as it seeks to triple sales volumes outside its primary European markets.

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