March 17, 2022 | Why the auto industry's cybersecurity insecurity is good news
Automakers and suppliers don't feel properly prepared to defend the forthcoming wave of software-defined cars against hackers, according to a recent study. Capgemini's Jean-Marie Lapeyre explains why ...
17 Mar 202218min
March 10, 2022 | How big EV wins with BMW, others are propelling BorgWarner
BorgWarner wants 25 percent of its total global revenue by 2025 to come from supplying EVs by 2025, up from 5 percent now. A key contract with BMW has the company on track to reaching the tough target...
10 Mar 202212min
March 3, 2022 | Why Fisker created a 'super high-speed train of development'
Henrik Fisker says that to make the startup electric car maker that carries his name different from VW and BMW it needed to develop its vehicles in record time. The aim is to make sure models such as ...
3 Mar 202228min
Feb. 24, 2022 | How TomTom won a place in up to 40 million VW Group vehicles
TomTom Automotive Managing Director Antoine Saucier says the supplier's close partnership with VW Group's software arm, Cariad, means a navigation system update could take place in as little as an hou...
24 Feb 202217min
Feb. 17, 2022 | Why Stellantis CEO's frustration with Tier 1s over chips is misplaced
The chip crisis has put automakers in an unfamiliar position. They can't get enough semiconductors to keep their assembly lines running. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares blames Tier 1s for the problem, b...
17 Feb 202212min
Feb. 10, 2022 | How Rimac plans to create Bugattis 'without spending billions'
Mate Rimac likes to say that VW, Porsche and Hyundai have invested hundreds of millions of euros in his education. He plans to use what he has learned to create new-generation Bugattis "without spendi...
10 Feb 202232min
Feb. 3, 2022 | How BMW, Mercedes gain from Magna's close ties with startups
Magna Steyr vice president of sales and marketing Kurt Bachmaier explains why working with startups has been so beneficial to the contract manufacturer's relations with BMW, Mercedes and Jaguar.
3 Feb 202218min
Jan. 27, 2022 | UK startup aims to bring affordable charging to all
ZipCharge says 40 percent of EV owners can't replenish their battery packs at home. Company co-founder Jonathan Carrier says these folks usually have to use the public infrastructure -- which costs mu...
27 Jan 202221min
