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Your latest news update from Ennis & Co aims to bring you the very latest information within automotive from various UK-based and international media sources.


This weeks update brings you:

New appointments in the industry
COVID-19 recovery
Interesting collaborations
Changes to automotive retail
“Ones to Watch”: the latest automotive webinars

New Appointments in Automotive
Aston Martin

Tobias Moers replaces Andy Palmer as Aston Martin CEO    
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Management changes at Mercedes-AMG  

Philipp Schiemer has been appointed CEO of AMG, Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance subsidiary    
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COVID-19 Recovery  

Some positive news for the industry this week as showrooms are allowed to reopen in June and production continues to restart. 

Volvo introduces contact-free maintenance service

Volvo has launched a new maintenance pick-up and delivery service, giving customers a contact-free way of getting their car serviced. Called Volvo Valet, the service also includes a bespoke app – available for both Apple and Android phones – which gives owners the ability to track their car in real-time and be kept up to date about the progress of the service.

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UK car showrooms to open from 1st June

Outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen in England from Monday next week, while other non-essential retail premises will be allowed to open in three weeks’ time.    
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Automotive news  

Toyota focuses on esports to boost fan base as motorsport shuts down

Toyota and other carmakers are placing increasing importance on esports as a key factor in their motorsports branding strategy, with the number of players soaring, especially among young people.  
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Coronavirus reshaping the used car market

Covid-19 is set to transform the used car market, with more vehicles being sold online at the expense of physical sales.
Trends   Technology

Faurecia could create 600 new jobs in new tech boost

Faurecia says there is the potential to create 600 new jobs in R&D and production for Zero Emission Mobility as well as Cockpit of the Future.

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Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to increase technology sharing

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi have reaffirmed their commitment to their automotive Alliance, with the adoption of a new business model that will involve a massive increase in platform, technology and production sharing.  

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Ones to Watch  

Webinars

TU Automotive 

There are two upcoming webinars from TU Automotive, both technology specific:

3rd June: ‘Behind the Scenes of a Safe and Automated Human-Like Highway Driving System.’ Join Qualcomm Technologies for an informative webinar on how next-generation, high-performance computing architectures are vital to helping drive development of safer, more capable autopilot systems.

24th June: ‘Efficient Functional Testing of TCUs with a Cellular Network Simulator’ This webinar will be a valuable opportunity to learn how to efficiently conduct the most common functional tests for an automotive TCU using a cellular network simulator. Test topics include the following and more for 2G to 5G.  

Find out more here
Auto Trader

Auto Trader are providing regular webinars providing the latest guidance and advice:

3rd June: Getting retail ready: Content and panel are to be confirmed, yet this 60 minute webinar will provide insight into how the easing of lockdown will work for certain businesses. 

Find out more here

     
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