The automotive industry is focused on making the most of global operations‚ globalizing products and brands and changing the mix of capabilities‚ knowledge and assets. The idea of using cloud-based services in the automotive industry is inspiring innovations in vehicle design‚ manufacturing‚ marketing and sales. But as automotive companies add new capabilities and enter new market segments‚ they face increasing challenges related to the ever-growing barriers of time‚ cost and risk in aligning IT
Premium Cloud computing Automotive industry
COUNTRY REPORT Germany At a glance: 2001-02 OVERVIEW The Social Democrat-Green coalition government led by the chancellor‚ Gerhard Schröder‚ looks likely to be stable until the next election‚ due in September 2002‚ despite the vulnerability of the foreign minister‚ Joschka Fischer‚ to allegations related to his militant past. The CDU/CSU opposition has yet to decide on its chancellor-candidate for the election. After the introduction of a tax reform which has been welcomed by the business
Premium Gross domestic product Inflation Germany
Automotive design Automotive design is a complicated discipline. Although primarily concerned with the appearance of a vehicle‚ it is governed by various factors including security‚ safety and engineering - all of which have their own set of specialists. This means that as well as designing to very high standards‚ automotive designers must have excellent teamworking and communication skills‚ say Chris Clements and Dr Samantha Porter. Automotive design encompasses almost every aspect of a vehicle’s
Premium Design Automotive industry
Executive Officer‚ Ford. Key Statistics The production of passenger vehicles in India was recorded at 3.23 million in 2012-13 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent during 2012-2021‚ as per data published by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA). Passenger car sales stood at 1.89 million units in 2012-13. Additionally‚ share of luxury cars to the total passenger car market of India is expected to increase to four per cent by 2020. The
Premium Automotive industry Automobile Volkswagen Group
z Automotive Suppliers - World Market Analysis – 2014-2019 Trends – Corporate Strategies Report code: 3XMTR04 Analyst: Kathryn MCFARLAND Publication date: February 2014 Global Markets And Competition The 5 phases of Xerfi Global’s Global Markets And Competition reports Identification of the playing field At Xerfi Global‚ we believe that international classifications are not the only valid definition of a market. It is the companies that make the sector and not vice-versa. During our first
Premium Automotive industry Automobile General Motors
mainly focusing on fuel whether it is gas‚ electric‚ ethanol‚ or vegetables. Cars are being accommodated for the every day soccer mom or the younger speed craving youth driving America today‚ there may be a category for a mid-life crisis in there. Automotive engineers design‚ test and develop vehicles or components from concept stage all the way to the production and are involved in improving the Automobile in response to customer feedback once on the market. Specializing in areas like aerodynamics
Premium Automobile Vehicle dynamics Automotive engineering
The automotive industry is compassed to six different manufacturers‚ General Motors‚ Ford‚ Toyota‚ Honda‚ Volkswagen and DaimlerChrylser. All six of these companies operate in the global competitive market place. Globalization in the automotive industry has moved fast or accelerated during the late 1990’s‚ because of the building of the important overseas companies and all the mergers between the companies. The specialists would to have indicated that the expansion of the foreign commerce in the
Premium General Motors Automotive industry Ford Motor Company
volumes along with systems that are Smaller‚ Lighter and low cost‚ coupled with reduced product life cycles. ITT-Teves held ~27% worldwide ABS sales and market shares were slow to change; Margins were decreasing due to increased competition. MK-20 Project targets System cost must be half the price compared to the latest MK4-Gi. Only two years of development time (concept Market)‚ reduction in lead time by ~40%. Smaller and lighter than ever before. Challenges Need for Innovations in product design
Premium Business terms Management Production and manufacturing
Setco Automotive is not the type of company that gives out incentives to their employees. The only items is a twenty-five dollar gift card on Thanksgiving and Christmas it is all about work. However‚ this company the only worry is about was making money no matter what it takes. These new people that have taken new ownership of Haldex Brake System. Furthermore‚ Setco Automotive management team only care about the company interest and not the employees. We never receive thank you or job well done from
Premium Management Employment Marketing
Wireless Automotive Communications Thomas Nolte and Hans Hansson MRTC‚ Department of Computer Science and Electronics M¨ lardalen University a V¨ ster˚ s‚ SWEDEN a a Lucia Lo Bello RETISNET Lab‚ Department of Computer Engineering and Telecommunications University of Catania Catania‚ ITALY Abstract This paper presents an overview of wireless automotive communication technologies‚ with the aim of identifying the strong candidates for future in-vehicle and inter-vehicle automotive applications
Premium Bluetooth Wireless