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ACEA: Passenger car registrations: +7.1% over 11 months; +5.8% in November

Brussels, 15 December 2016 – In November 2016, the EU passenger car market managed to rebound following the slowdown observed in October, with new registrations totalling 1,148,618 units (+5.8%).

In November 2016, the EU passenger car market managed to rebound following the slowdown observed in October, with new registrations totalling 1,148,618 units (+5.8%). Growth was supported by all major markets, with Spain (+13.5%), France (+8.5%) and Italy (+8.2%) posting the strongest gains, while the UK (+2.9%) and Germany (+1.5%) followed with more modest figures.

After 11 months, 2016 passenger car registrations in the EU totalled 13.5 million units, a 7.1% increase. All five big markets contributed positively to overall growth during this period. Double-digit increases were recorded in Italy (+16.5%) and Spain (+11.1%), followed by France (+5.0%), Germany (+4.6%) and the United Kingdom (+2.5%).

* Data for Malta not available

http://www.acea.be/press-releases/article/passenger-car-registrations-7.1-over-11-months-5.8-in-november

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Scania tests fast wireless charging in urban traffic

Scania Citywide Hybrid with inductive charger. Södertälje, Sweden Photo: Dan Boman 2016 — Scania Citywide Hybrid with inductive charger.
Södertälje, Sweden
Photo: Dan Boman 2016

The Nordic region’s first bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden, as part of the efforts to identify new more sustainable solutions for public transport in urban environments.

This is the first time the technology is being tested in the Nordic region and both the bus and bus stop solution are part of a research project where Scania, the public transport operator for the Stockholm region SL, Vattenfall, Södertälje Municipality and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) are cooperating to develop a silent and sustainable public transport system. The project is partly financed by the Swedish Energy Agency.

https://www.scania.com/group/en/scania-tests-fast-wireless-charging-in-urban-traffic/

Swedish police first to use V90 estate as a police car

The Swedish police will take delivery of its first V90 police cars early next year after the car recently achieved the highest rating ever in the Swedish police’s highly demanding driving test.

The demands on emergency vehicles are higher than on normal road cars. On top of that, unlike in many other countries, in Sweden the police car is judged as a workplace. This means any car has to meet very strict demands in areas such as performance, comfort, quality and ergonomics in order to qualify as a police car.

The Swedish police car test focuses on five areas: a brake test, an obstacle course, evasive action tests with and without breaking, and high-speed emergency driving.

The overall score for the V90 was 9.2 out of 10, the highest rating ever achieved by any car in this demanding test.

https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/201339/swedish-police-first-to-use-v90-estate-as-a-police-car-other-countries-also-targeted

ACEA: Commercial vehicle registrations: +11.6% over ten months; -2.4% in October

Brussels, 25 November 2016 – In October 2016, demand for new commercial vehicles in the EU decreased by -2.4% to 185,055 units, breaking a 21-month trend of consecutive growth. The decline affected all segments and all major markets, except for Italy.

http://www.acea.be/press-releases/article/commercial-vehicle-registrations-11.6-over-ten-months-2.4-in-october

ACEA: Passenger car registrations: +7.2% over ten months; -0.02% in October

Brussels, 17 November 2016 – In October 2016, European passenger car registrations fell slightly (-0.02%), totalling 1,104,506 units.

In October 2016, European passenger car registrations fell slightly (-0.02%), totalling 1,104,506 units. Results were diverse among the major markets, with Italy (+9.7%), Spain (+4.0%) and the United Kingdom (+1.4%) posting growth, while Germany (-5.6%) and France (-4.0%) performed less well than one year ago.

Over the first ten months of 2016, car registrations in the EU totalled 12,348,502 units, an increase of 7.2%. All five major markets positively contributed to overall growth during this period. Italy (+16.7%) and Spain (+10.8%) showed the highest gains, followed with more modest rates by Germany (+4.9%), France (+4.7%) and the UK (+2.5%).

http://www.acea.be/press-releases/article/passenger-car-registrations-7.2-over-ten-months-0.02-in-october

Pickering Services AB and DHM Bergendahl Professional Establish Long-term Partnership

Pickering Services AB and DHM Bergendahl Professional Establish Long-term Partnership

Varberg – Mölndal November 14^th 2016:

With the clear ambition to deliver supreme business development support to the industry, Pickering Interfaces AB and DHM Bergendahl Professional have signed a partnership agreement.

Each company brings more than 20 years’ executive international experience and extensive industrial knowledge. We are well familiar with all key Nordic industries with special focus on Automotive.

Founded on a strong drive to deliver tangible results and a shared view on business values and ethics, Pickering Interfaces AB and DHM Bergendahl Professional offer a transparent and highly efficient model to help customers in the Nordic Market to find the technical and commercial optimal solution for any demanding application.

We offer technical support and business development services for Test & Measurement, industry-specific Safety for Standards and for a broad portfolio of OEM systems and components. Presently we have a special focus on Electrical drives, Hybrids, Fuel cells and Battery. Together, we have a substantial national and international industry network that we leverage for the growth of companies on the Nordic market.

“In a way it’s all about understanding the value of business codes and culture, technical impacts and how to help companies to find the best partner, supplier or component that will increase the value for the end-user” says Bo Öhrwall, Managing Director of Pickering Interfaces AB.

“It is essential that transparency and trust are the cornerstones of our business. Only dealing with companies that are free from corruption at all levels of the organisation is a given” states Mattias Bergendahl, Managing Director of DHM Bergendahl Professional.

For more information:

www.pickering.se

www.dhmbergendahl.com

India may have ‘electric highway’ with Swedish help

Electric road hybrid truck, Scania G 360 4x2 (Hybrid Truck with Siemens pantograph on the roof) Gävle, Sweden Photo: Tobias Ohls 2016 — Electric road hybrid truck, Scania G 360 4×2 (Hybrid Truck with Siemens pantograph on the roof)
Gävle, Sweden
Photo: Tobias Ohls 2016

NEW DELHI: India may also have an ‘electric highway‘ stretch, similar to the one inaugurated in Sweden recently, with help from the Scandinavian country, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

“We have sought a proposal from Sweden to build electric highway here, where we can run trucks and such vehicles in open traffic,” Gadkari told .

Gadkari said he had held talks in this connection with a Swedish delegation, led by Minister for Enterprise & Innovation, Mikael Damberg, which called on him after participating in the first meeting of the India-Sweden Business Leaders’ Roundtable.

Gadkari said the present government’s emphasis is to promote bio-fuel and electric cars to prevent pollution as well as develop cheaper mode of transportation.

The Minister also said that he has sought Sweden’s cooperation in forming joint ventures for Indian companies for testing of vehicles which is being given high priority.

http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/india-may-have-electric-highway-with-swedish-help-nitin-gadkari/55427952

Volvo plans hybrid, electric cars to take on German rivals in India

MUMBAI: Volvo Auto India, the Swedish luxury car maker on the fringes of the Indian market, will be banking on range of hybrid and electric cars to be rolled out in the coming years to challenge the top three German luxury car makers -Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi -in the country .

Volvo plans to double its market share to 10% by 2020 and is considering bringing in electric and hybrid vehicle options across the portfolio right from its entry car to the top of the line one in the next three years and if volumes grow, they may also be assembled in the country eventually.

Volvo India’s XC90 plug hybrid launched a month ago has already seen over 50 bookings for the model and in 2017 it plans to roll out the plug-in hybrid model of S90, making it the first luxury car maker to bring in hybrid model in the mainstream sedan space.

Eventually , the company is likely to have 4-5 hybrid and electric vehicles in the country by the end of the decade.

Launching the new Volvo S 90 last week, Tom Von Bonsdorff, managing director, Volvo Auto India told ET, that he sees hybrid portfolio as a key differentiator.

“I really hope Hybrids can be called our thing. We have the capability of employing the technology in all our cars and if we are able to have a good Hybrid offering, we can eventually get a better ranking in the premium segment,“ Bonsdorff said.

Volvo plans hybrid, electric cars to take on German rivals in India

Ford to invest $195 million on new tech facility in Chennai

Another global OEM acknowledges India’s skills within automotive development:

CHENNAI, NOVEMBER 8:

US automaker Ford is setting up a ₹1,300-crore ($195 million) Ford Global Technology and Business Centre at Chennai.

The centre will serve as a hub for product development, mobility solutions and business services for India and other markets globally.

William Clay Ford Jr, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company, who was in Chennai to make the announcement said a new product development centre integrated with Ford Global Business Services will come up on a 28-acre campus at Sholinganallur in Chennai by early 2019. The new design and product development operations will hire 3,000 people, including engineers, scientists and skilled workers over the next five years.

“Chennai is Ford Motor’s home away from home. It will be our third global product development centre in Asia Pacific. It will serve as a hub for our product development, mobility solutions and business services for India and also for the world,” he said.

“With about 12,000 employees in total, the Chennai facility will become the second largest centre of employment globally outside the US,” he added.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ford-to-invest-195-million-on-new-tech-facility-in-chennai/article9320723.ece?utm_source=email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter