Paul Henri Matha, Author at DVN

Stellantis considering building Leapmotor EVs in Italy

Stellantis is considering building up to 150,000 low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) in Italy, in its Mirafiori complex in Turin, as part of its agreements with Chinese automaker Leapmotor, Automotive News Europe said on Monday. The Franco-Italian automaker last year bought a 21% stake in electric vehicle maker Leapmotor in a $1.6 billion deal. As part…

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Chinese EV maker HiPhi suspends operations for six months

CHINESE electric vehicle maker Human Horizons Group suspended operations for at least six months, adding to signs of an enduring squeeze in the industry as growth slows. The Shanghai-based manufacturer of the premium HiPhi brand suspended production on Sunday. Workers will receive January wages at the end of this month, and then salaries will be…

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Hyperrealistic Digital Twins Revolutionize Product Development

By Paul-Henri Matha, DVN COO Hyperrealistic digital twins is transforming the way products are designed, engineered, and brought to market. It’s a new era of product development characterized by precision, efficiency, and collaboration, ultimately driving innovation and value creation in myriad industries.UVR—United Visual Researchers, a French startup—was created in 2017 to give designers and engineers…

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Report: New Models, June 2023 – January 2024

DVN’s Takeaways From Recent Auto Launches 1. Floating and extruded lights 2. Slim DRL’s with low beam / high beam 3. Slim DRL’s with low beam in the lower area…

DVN Interview: Liaowang’s Dan Gu

By DVN COO Paul-Henri Matha Liaowang’s products had some major stage time during the DVN Shanghai event. Avatr’s Lighting System Product Development Manager Jing Wang presented about the Avtr 12 Halo screen—1.6 metres wide, comprising 10,500 LEDs with 4mm pixel pitch, it has CAN FD and OTA communication capabilities and can display text and patterns.…

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Porsche’s New Taycan

New front and rear styling on Porsche’s latest Taycan include new lights. The new, flatter headlamps feature high-resolution LED HD-Matrix technology with detailed optics and the brand’s characteristic four-point graphics at night, too, not just during daylight via the running lights. The Porsche logo in the rear light strip features a three-dimensional, glass-look design. An…

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Ford’s New Puma

The Puma is Ford’s best-selling passenger car in Europe. Its latest update changes little on the design-and-style side, but the headlamps, with the puma’s-claw running light signature, now have matrix LED technology. Open a door and you’ll see the Puma logo projected on the ground.

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