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SimScale GmbH announced today newly released AI-powered real-time automotive design features. SimScale, a fully cloud-native simulation platform, works with leading manufacturers, suppliers, and OEMs to ship better products faster while reducing R&D costs and increasing engineering innovation in a globally competitive landscape. Automotive companies use SimScale to design and optimize their products using a broad spectrum of analysis capabilities, including mechanical,

Marelli, a leading mobility technology supplier to the automotive sector, will showcase its latest innovations at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, in booth W1-W01 of the temporary hall, in Beijing, China, April 25 – May 4, 2024. The company will offer an invitation-only, curated experience that will introduce guests to Marelli’s approach to Design-Led Innovation. Marelli will showcase its latest technologies, with a particular focus on China market, where the compa

EVB, a sub-brand of Beny dedicated to smart EV charging solutions, showcased its latest products and technologies at the Nordic EV Summit held in Oslo, Norway. At this summit, EVB emphasized its integrated solutions for both AC and DC charging, along with solar and energy storage, aimed at advancing the development of electric vehicles in the Nordic region. To meet the rapidly growing demand for EV charging in the Nordic region, EVB has developed products tailored to market needs, c

TIER IV, a pioneer in open-source software for autonomous driving (AD), Autoware*, is excited to announce the launch of the TIER IV Autoware Partner Program. This new initiative aims to equip partners engaged in autonomous driving with essential training to effectively utilize Autoware, culminating in official certification. Certified partners can benefit from business collaboration opportunities in TIER IV's projects as well as expedite their own ventures leveraging TIER IV's solutio

Sheffield Financial, a division of Truist, and Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki), are excited to announce the extension of their long-term retail financing partnership. Since its inception in 2009, this partnership has empowered Kawasaki dealers and enthusiasts nationwide with streamlined retail financing solutions, facilitating countless adventures on both land and water. The extension of this partnership highlights the strong collaboration and commitment that exists between

Argus Cyber Security, a world leader in automotive cyber security, today announced the opening of its new penetration testing lab in Detroit, Michigan. This innovative test center enables Argus to meet the growing demand from North American OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers for local cyber security penetration testing services. As today's vehicles become ever more connected and software-dependent, vehicle manufacturers are taking steps to meet the regional regulation requirements and en

Artelys, an independent company specializing in numerical optimization, modeling, and decision support, has used FICO optimization technology to build a solution that optimizes post-production activity in Toyota Motor Europe’s vehicle distribution hubs, organizing tens of thousands of operations on thousands of vehicles a day. The manual scheduling that used to take three hours per day for each hub is now done in 20 minutes. A customer buying a vehicle from a Toyota retailer c

EVPassport, the most reliable EV charging network in the United States, and Associa, the leading provider of community management services throughout North America, today announced a strategic partnership to provide next-generation electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at Associa-managed communities throughout the United States. Under the agreement, Associa will implement EVPassport's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform across its national portfolio of managed communities, deliv

Discount Tire, a leading independent retailer of tires and wheels, acquired the retail tire and automotive maintenance operations of Suburban Tire Auto Repair Centers in a transaction that included six locations and closed March 31, 2024. Suburban Tire offers customers throughout the Chicago area alignments, services for brakes, batteries, and steering and suspension, as well as a tires and wheels business. Founded in 1960 by Bruce T. Halle, Discount Tire is the largest family-owned

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. high-pressure hydrogen tanks are being used on a passenger ship* powered by hydrogen and other environmentally-friendly energy. These large hydrogen tanks employ the hydrogen storage technology developed by Toyoda Gosei and Toyota Motor Corporation for the MIRAI fuel cell vehicle, which previously have used mainly on trucks and other commercial vehicles. This latest use on a vessel operated by MOTENA-Sea, a company in which Mitsui OSK Lines and others have invested, is

Today, SKF Lincoln introduced the new Mityvac MV7454 and the MV7455 gear oil dispensing units for use in various industries including automotive, agriculture, construction, machinery repair, maintenance facilities and industrial fluid handling. The first-of-its-kind in the market, the gear oil handling systems utilize compressed air for quick, efficient, and clean fluid handling. Economical: cost savings by purchasing fluids in bulk. Environmentally friendly: No chemical propellants

Hyundai Motor Group has continued its incredible success at the World Car Awards, with the Kia EV9 named the 2024 World Car of the Year in a ceremony held at the New York International Auto Show. The EV9 was also named 2024 World Electric Vehicle, while the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N was crowned the 2024 World Performance Car, reinforcing the Group's global EV leadership and the technological excellence of its EV-dedicated Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). These 2024 vi

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it and Lola Cars Ltd. (head office in the U.K., hereinafter "Lola") have signed a technical partnership agreement for the development and supply of high-performance electric powertrains to be part of an official manufacturer in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (hereinafter "Formula E"), the world’s premier racing series for all-electric single-seater vehicles. Through this link to Formula E, Yamaha Motor will work o

Marelli has developed in China an innovative automotive lighting domain control unit platform, that is able to control vehicles' front lights, rear lights, and all new 360° lighting features. In the future, even more lighting algorithms could be further integrated into this light domain controller. This cutting-edge technology for lighting systems aimed at next-generation vehicles will be showcased at the upcoming Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, from April 25 to May 4, al

The team at Commercial Vehicle Forum (CVF) is thrilled to announce the launch of its flagship event, scheduled to take place on 4th June 2024 at the JW Marriott in Pune. This highly anticipated conference promises to be a hub of knowledge exchange and networking opportunities. This pivotal event is poised to unite innovators, and enthusiasts from around the globe for a dynamic exploration of the latest trends and advancements in the realm of Commercial Vehicles including both On Highwa