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Valeo unions are requesting the supplier think again concerning what their claims on 1.2% pay offer. The labour body has just concluded its annual wage bargaining
By Hector Fratty, Editor in Chief
Last Wednesday, I was visiting the Geneva auto show analysing the Lexus LS300 when a team of around ten people approached to see the same car. Surprise: it was Martin Winterkorn, CEO VW, surrounded by his board members.
Over about ten minutes’ time—probably a total of around 30 times during Geneva visit—the ten people scrutinised the car in detail. First the exterior, evaluating the fitment gaps between adjacent parts including the headlamps and the rear lamps. It was funny to see more than 50 fingers touching the car simultaneously! (picture 1)
Then the interior of the car was analysed, Winterkorn at the front, testing the different parts of the car. (picture 2)
A discussion was then held between these VIPs probably to list the strengths and weaknesses of the car in comparison with the VW Group’s equivalent car. (picture 3)
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In those 10 minutes I discovered one of the reasons for VW’s recent success:
LSS initiative announces the start of the car lighting selector website: www.car-lighting-selector.com .
German 2-wheeler lighting specialist Busch + Müller have released a new Luxos U generator-powered bicycle LED headlamp that alters its beam in response to changing
China’s Chery Automobile, seeking to improve the design of their cars, have installed a new boss in their Shanghai design centre: Hakan Saracoglu from Porsche.
Volvo have shown a new cyclist detection system. At the Geneva auto show,
Hella have expanded their Eco StreetLine range of LED street lights with the new Slim for illuminating radial and residential roads.
Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) have expanded their Visconti series of automotive image recognition processors with the new Visconti 3, model
On 6 March, ContiTech opened a new R&D centre in China. The Changshu center will develop innovative products for vehicle mounting and vibration control technology, in
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