Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - EUR 48 million environmental loan for new casting facility (replacement investment) - Reduction of pollutant emissions - Financing including funds from the KfW Environmental Programme With a loan in the amount of EUR 48 million, KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting a project carried out by Swiss company Georg Fischer in Germany. The loan will be used ...
Eberbach, Germany (ots) - With its latest invention, GELITA AG is paving the way for the production of high-performance, oil-free cooling lubricants, which are completely free from allergens and toxic substances. Instead of conventional oil, functional proteins ensure that metal-processing can be carried out ...
Ingolstadt/Hockenheim (ots) - Audi has developed the world?s sportiest piloted driving car. At the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) season finale, the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept car will demonstrate its dynamic potential and driving capabilities for the first time on the Hockenheimring - at racing speed, without a driver. "We are pressing forward with one of the ...
Göteborg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - Volvo Car Group joins the Open Automotive Alliance Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has joined the Open Automotive Alliance to make the Android smartphone platform available to drivers through its new ground-breaking user interface. This move brings together one of the world's most progressive car companies and the world's most popular smartphone platform, developed by Google. To view the ...
München (ots) - Rohde & Schwarz is strengthening its commitment to machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and the Internet of Things (IoT) by joining the M2M Alliance. On April 1, 2014, Rohde & Schwarz joined the M2M Alliance, the largest association for the machine-to-machine sector. Jörg Köpp, who is responsible for the M2M/NFC market segment at Rohde & Schwarz, says, "The advanced networking between people and machines and among machines themselves is completely ...
Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - Volvo Car Group and Apple Inc. are joining forces to make Apple's widely-used and hugely admired operating system available to drivers, bringing together one of the world's most progressive car companies and the world's most famous technology company. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/65022-volvo-and-apple-forge-global-alliance The alliance ...
VDA - Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V.
Frankfurt/Berlin (ots) - The IAA ends on Sunday at 7 p.m. But today we can already establish that this IAA is a total success! The world's most important trade fair for mobility has sent out two very strong signals for innovation: electric mobility and the connected vehicle! These two drivers of innovation dominated ...
Gothenburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Volvo Car Group reveals the Concept Coupe, the first of three concept cars launched over a seven month period which will outline the future design direction of the Swedish car brand. The unveil of the new design vision marks a key moment in the rapid transformation of Volvo where the new design language will focus on injecting more emotion into the brand. The culmination of the three concept ...
Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - Volvo Cars' new Drive-E range of powertrains takes efficient driving pleasure to a new dimension in which the number of cylinders is no longer important to describe power and drivability. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: ...
Wiesbaden (ots) - Panasonic Corporation of North America and its division company Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America today announced the acquisition of Aupeo GmbH, a leading content and audio streaming service and technology platform provider, based in Berlin, Germany. Aupeo has global reach providing ...
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG
Zürich (ots) - The leading Slovakian internet portal Azet.sk, in which Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia holds the majority, acquired 100 percent of the shares of Autovia.sk from Alma Media. Autovia.sk is the third most visited online car market place in Slovakia. Launched in 2001, Autovia.sk reaches 280,933 real users (source: Gemius Explorer, 01/2013) on a monthly ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Worldwide sales climb by 11.7 percent - Sales chief Luca de Meo: "New record highs in all regions of the world" - SUV models and A6 family the strongest growth drivers A new record-breaking year for AUDI AG: In 2012 the company sold around 1,455,100 premium automobiles worldwide, 11.7 percent more than in the previous year. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker thus clearly surpassed its annual target ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - Around 136,600 deliveries worldwide - up 13.6 percent Sales Chief Luca de Meo: "Deliveries have reached one million mark after just nine months for first time" Continuing expansion in China, United States and Europe Audi sales figures continue to rise at a double-digit rate: In September the company delivered around 136,600 automobiles to customers worldwide. This represents an increase of 13.6 percent. ...
VDA - Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V.
Hanover/Berlin (ots) - Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you most cordially to our final press conference at the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles. Please allow me to start with my conclusion: never before has an IAA been as exciting as this one! Never before have we had so many new commercial vehicles - ...
VDA - Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V.
Hannover (ots) - The world's largest trade fair for mobility, transport and logistics has begun. At the opening ceremony for the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles, Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), told an audience of around 700 high-ranking guests from politics and ...
VDA - Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V.
Hanover/Berlin (ots) - "This 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles stands for a new quality. Altogether 533 innovations, including 354 world premieres, underscore the innovative force within the industry. The figures are higher than ever before. The media interest in the world's most important leading exhibition for ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Deliveries worldwide reach around 119,600 in July - up 12.9 percent - Audi boss Stadler: "We expect extra lift from new A3" - United States powerhouse of growth with 28 percent gain AUDI AG carried over the double-digit growth of the first half of 2012 into July, when the Company delivered some 119,600 automobiles worldwide, an increase of 12.9 percent. This strongest-ever July performance was boosted ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Deliveries target of more than 1.4 million for 2012 confirmed - CFO Axel Strotbek: "The high demand in the first half is a testament to the success of our model strategy." - New Audi A3 at dealers from end of August E25.0 billion revenue, an operating profit of E2.9 billion, and an 11.5 percent operating return on sales. These figures demonstrate how the Audi Group succeeded in adding yet another ...
Ingolstadt/London (ots) - - First digital Audi showroom opens in the centre of London - Sales chief Schwarzenbauer: "Visitors can expect a previously unheard-of level of personal customer service." - More than 20 locations in major international cities by 2015 Audi is preparing automotive retail for the future and complementing its dealer network with a new format - Audi City. The first location opens today in London ...
Reifnitz/Ingolstadt (ots) - - Like in motor racing: fully focused on peak performance - Frame, swinging arm and wheels made of carbon in line with the Audi ultra lightweight design principle - Head of Design Wolfgang Egger: "Stringent functionality and extreme sportiness as the foremost principles for the design." Starting May 16, ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Sales chief Schwarzenbauer: "16th record month in a row in the United States" - Around 125,200 cars delivered worldwide in April, up 14.4 percent - Strong growth in Germany and France AUDI AG sustained its high growth rate from the first quarter in April, with around 125,200 cars delivered and a 14.4 percent increase over the prior-year month. ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - The brand is developing new sound signatures for its future e-tron models - A control unit generates sound based on signals from the car - A loudspeaker broadcasts the sound signature Audi's future e-tron models will cover long distances powered by ...
München (ots) - - Sales: 4.24 bn. EUR (previous year: 3.71 bn. EUR) - Incoming orders: 4.07 bn. EUR (previous year: 4.04 bn. EUR) - Net income: 329 mn. EUR (previous year: 239 mn. EUR) - All regions above 1 bn. EUR in revenues for first time Knorr-Bremse Group The Knorr-Bremse Group increased sales during the 2011 fiscal year by more than one-half billion euros (14%) to 4.24 bn. EUR (previous year: 3.71 bn. EUR). The ...
