Here’s this week’s latest news update from Ennis & Co, where we aim to bring you information within automotive from various UK-based and international media sources.
This week’s update covers the following topics:
· New appointments in the industry
· Automotive celebrations
· New launches in the industry
· Key trends
· “Ones to Watch”: the latest automotive webinars
| New Appointments in Automotive |
BMW  Steven Shao appointed President of BMW China Automotive Ltd. BMW Group’s China branch announced on June 24 that Steven Shao has been appointed as President of BMW China Automotive Ltd., effective July 4, 2020. He will succeed Michael Liu, who has decided to resign from his current position due to personal reasons. Read the full article here |
Volvo Group  Martin Witt new Head of Volvo Group Venture Capital Martin Witt has been appointed as Vice President and Head of Volvo Group Venture Capital as of June 1, 2020. He will report to Anna Westerberg, Senior Vice President, Volvo Group Connected Solutions. Read the full article here |
Daimler  Daimler appoints Philipp Schiemer as CEO of Mercedes-AMG German automobile giant, Daimler on Tuesday has announced that Philipp Schiemer has been appointed as CEO of AMG, Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance subsidiary. He will move from his current position as the head of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda. In addition, the automaker has appointed Jochen Hermann as Chief Technical Officer of AMG. He will return to AMG from his current position as head of e-drive development at Daimler AG. Read the full article here |
Groupe PSA  Groupe PSA UK appoints David March as network development director March will be responsible for the development of the representation of the four group Brands in the UK (Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles) and their networks’ performance. Read the full article here |
Volvo  Volvo Financial Services names Patrick Shannon President of North America region Volvo Financial Services, a unit of Volvo Group, appointed Patrick Shannon president of the company’s North America region. In this role, he will be responsible for the business operations and financial performance in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Read the full article here |
Aston Martin  Aston Martin appoint ex-Jaguar Land Rover CFO Kenneth Gregor as finance head. Gregor, who has over 20 years of automotive experience, takes over from interim CFO Viki Bhatia. Read the full article here |
Automotive Celebrations  Alfa Romeo celebrates 110 years of history On 24 June, Alfa Romeo celebrates 110 years. Over a century of technological innovations and sporting successes told through its most prestigious cars. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Alfa Romeo Arese Historical Museum opens to all enthusiasts a “hidden” collection of 200 cars, aeronautical and nautical engines, trophy style models and equipment. Read the full article here |
Jardine Motors opens new Ferrari site in Kent The new site is the second dedicated Official Ferrari Service Centre to open in June, and brings the total number of official service centres in the UK to 15. The new facility is the beneficiary of a further £1.2m investment from Jardine Motors Group, an official Ferrari dealer partner who operate the Colchester Ferrari dealership. Find out more here |
Thousands of jobs safeguarded by £73.5M green tech investment  The government has announced a £73.5m investment to develop green technologies in the automotive sector and help secure 14,000 jobs. Read the full article here |
| New launches in the industry Groupe PSA  Get Free2Move across France with PSA Groupe’s Car On Demand Free2Move (Groupe PSA’s international mobility service) is premiering a new all-in-one subscription service – Car On Demand. Read the full article here |
Groupe PSA introduces Distrigo Relay in the UK for improved parts distribution and service Groupe PSA is also extending its Distrigo multi-brand spare parts distribution service with a secondary network Distrigo Relay, to offer greater parts support to its UK trade businesses and partners. Read the full article here |
| Toyota and Lexus launch scrappage scheme Toyota and Lexus customers can now get up to £4,000 off the price of a new car through a new scrappage scheme. Read the full article here |
Formula 1 launches plan to fight COVID challenges and inequality Ahead of the return of Grand Prix racing on July 4, Formula 1 has launched the #WeRaceAsOne initiative which is aimed at tackling the fight against coronavirus and condemnation of racism and inequality. As such, the Austria GP will see teams and F1 partners saying thank you to key workers and individuals by displaying rainbows on their cars and around the track. Read the full article here |
| Key trends in automotive Daimler and Nvidia team up to close technology gap to Tesla Daimler and Nvidia unveiled a deal on Tuesday to develop and equip the German company’s Mercedes-Benz cars with a next-generation chip and software platform that could eventually be used to help vehicles drive by themselves. Read the full article here |
| Hyundai Robotics launches its first ‘mobile service robot’ Newly created company Hyundai Robotics has launched its first “mobile service robot”. The company held an research and development presentation for the mobile service robot – which has been named “UNI” – at its Yongin Research Lab recently. Read the full article here |
| Kia Motors partners with Google Cloud to bring motorists AI-based paperless car manuals Kia Motors wants to make the maintenance of its vehicles a paperless experience for customers, through the global roll-out of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based owner’s manual app built using Google Cloud technology. Read the full article here |
| Volvo, Waymo partner to build self-driving vehicles Waymo and Volvo Cars have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said Thursday. Read the full article here |
| Ones to Watch Webinars The Manufacturer Navigating Uncertain Times: Digital Transformation as a competitive advantage 16 July, 11:00 (UK Time) This webinar takes a closer look at a number of examples from leading F&B, Pharmaceuticals and FMCG manufacturers to reveal how they are using Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to accelerate their digital transformation. Find out more here |
| Automotive World Secure software development for connected and autonomous vehicles Experts from Synopsys discuss the challenges and security risks of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), with a particular focus on high-risk areas such as wireless connectivity and autonomous driving functionality. 1 July, 10am EDT | 4pm CET Find out more here |
