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Grote’s new LightForm is a thin, flexible sheet of LED light that can be formed into a variety of shapes and sizes. The future could include integrating thin-film solar cells into LightForm to eliminate wiring.
Malte Mößner of the Volvo Car Corporation and Christophe Dubosc from Valeo are the main agents behind the headlamp of the Volvo S60.
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Last week, we presented the first part of the S60 headlamp story.
Malte and Christophe explained how they put together their own skills to start the S60 project. Now comes part two:
Working across borders is easier nowtimes than ever before. One kickoff meeting at Bobigny set the frame: Volvo status presentation to Valeo, presentation of latest relevant ideas, round table to figure out common interests and possible solutions. This included design, process, timing and finance. After a general thoughtstorm, milestones were set.
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The key to an efficient corporation then becomes a quick data-link connecting all parties. AUTODESK delivers the magic trick pack, no data conversion at all, data-exchange on a daily basis, layer by layer. This way Mößner was able to support all participants with exactly the same status as well as an unmistakable concept in color and trim. They had the shades, they saw all translucences. Perfect.
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Beijing Automotive Industry are ready to announce a merger with Fujian Motor Industry Group that will cement its bid to become the mainland’s fourth-largest carmaker, the South China Morning Post reports on Sunday.
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) sold 1,225,000 vehicles in the first half of 2009—up 29% from a year earlier—rank No.1 among Chinese automakers, according to Xinhua.
European car sales rose in June for the first time in 14 months. New-car registrations increased 2% to 1.46 million vehicles, the first gain since April 2008. Sales for the first six months fell 10%.
Volvo Truck have joined the euroFOT research project, which aims to achieve safer and more efficient road transport.
EuroFOT (Field Operation Test) is the first large-scale project of its kind in the E.U.,
Valeo last week announced an important change in their organisational structure. The newly-simplified structure, centred around four business groups, is designed to accelerate the growth of the Group’s product families in all of its markets and improve efficiency.
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