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"Bitter blow" - Business Secretary makes statement on Honda job losses

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Business Secretary faces MPs questions following Honda announcement

Key Points: 
  • Business Secretary Greg Clark made a statement to the House of Commons following Honda's announcement that it is to close its Swindon plant.
  • Honda has confirmed it will close its Swindon car plant in 2021, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs.
  • This follows the announcement from Nissan earlier this monththat it isto manufacture its new vehicle in Japan instead of its Sunderland plant.
  • He admitted that times were challenging for the automotive industry in the UK,butsaid thatthis was also amoment of opportunity for Britain to innovate and attract new and continued investment.

"Bitter blow" - Business Secretary makes statement on Honda job losses

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Business Secretary faces MPs questions following Honda announcement

Key Points: 
  • Business Secretary Greg Clark made a statement to the House of Commons following Honda's announcement that it is to close its Swindon plant.
  • Honda has confirmed it will close its Swindon car plant in 2021, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs.
  • This follows the announcement from Nissan earlier this monththat it isto manufacture its new vehicle in Japan instead of its Sunderland plant.
  • He admitted that times were challenging for the automotive industry in the UK,butsaid thatthis was also amoment of opportunity for Britain to innovate and attract new and continued investment.

Alliance Ventures Invests in PowerShare to Advance Charging Solutions and Services for Electric Vehicles

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Monday, February 18, 2019

PowerShare provides an online platform that connects EV drivers, charge point operators and power suppliers to streamline the charging experience.

Key Points: 
  • PowerShare provides an online platform that connects EV drivers, charge point operators and power suppliers to streamline the charging experience.
  • PowerShare is the most recent addition to the Alliance Ventures portfolio in the field of early-stage development and entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of next-generation systems for the automotive industry.
  • Alliance Ventures is the strategic venture capital fund of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world's largest automotive alliance.
  • Alliance Ventures targets technology and business model innovation in new mobility, autonomous driving, connected services, EV & energy and enterprise 2.0.

Alliance Ventures Invests in PowerShare to Advance Charging Solutions and Services for Electric Vehicles

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 18, 2019

PowerShare provides an online platform that connects EV drivers, charge point operators and power suppliers to streamline the charging experience.

Key Points: 
  • PowerShare provides an online platform that connects EV drivers, charge point operators and power suppliers to streamline the charging experience.
  • PowerShare is the most recent addition to the Alliance Ventures portfolio in the field of early-stage development and entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of next-generation systems for the automotive industry.
  • Alliance Ventures is the strategic venture capital fund of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world's largest automotive alliance.
  • Alliance Ventures targets technology and business model innovation in new mobility, autonomous driving, connected services, EV & energy and enterprise 2.0.

Supervisory Board of Daimler AG extends contract with Britta Seeger

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Extension of the contract for five years until December 31, 2024

Key Points: 
  • Extension of the contract for five years until December 31, 2024
    Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG: "We are very happy to continue working with Britta Seeger.
  • Britta Seeger is setting important strategic guideposts on the way to future retail and driving forward digitization, to offer our customers the best overall package."
  • At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG extended the contract of Britta Seeger (49), in the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Marketing and Sales of Mercedes-Benz Cars, until December 31, 2024.
  • Since January 1, 2017, Britta Seeger is responsible for Marketing and Sales of Mercedes-Benz Cars in the Board of Management of Daimler AG.

Winterized Service Special Available at Matt Castrucci Nissan for Local Drivers

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the winter season carries on, Matt Castrucci Nissan is highlighting its winterized service special.

Key Points: 
  • DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the winter season carries on, Matt Castrucci Nissan is highlighting its winterized service special.
  • Drivers can save money when they bring their vehicle to Matt Castrucci Nissan for winter-specific services.
  • This is just one way Matt Castrucci Nissan is helping drivers save on automotive services.
  • Those who would like to learn more about services and service specials should contact Matt Castrucci Nissan.

Kalray Launches ES3CAP as Lead Partner: a 22.2 M€ Budget Ambitious Industrial Project for the Development of the Future Computing Platform for Intelligent Systems

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

These processing operations must be carried out while ensuring compliance with the strict functional safety and security requirements shared across these different industries.

Key Points: 
  • These processing operations must be carried out while ensuring compliance with the strict functional safety and security requirements shared across these different industries.
  • The industrial partners for this project include Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and EasyMile for automotive, and Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA for avionics and defense.
  • The applications for our future on-board systems are highly promising, and thus contribute to the strength of our armed forces.
  • We're delighted to be joining Kalray in this new innovative project, for which it is the lead manager.

Treasury Committee asks Government to explain assurances provided to Nissan

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Committee asks Government how much financial assistance Nissan was offered

Key Points: 
  • In 2016, the previous Chair of the Treasury Committee, now Lord Tyrie, wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the assurances offered by the Government to Nissan, which persuaded the car manufacturer to stay in Sunderland.
  • In his response, the Chancellor made no mention of any direct financial assistance from the Government to Nissan.
  • Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, said:
    Any assurances provided to Nissan, especially ones that may cost the taxpayer money, should be put in the public domain immediately.
  • If the Government provided financial assistance to Nissan to persuade it to stay in Sunderland, it should set out what this support was, and why it did not disclose it to my predecessor.

Statement following announcement of Nissan's Sunderland decision

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Business Secretary gives statement to the Commons

Key Points: 
  • Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, is to update MPs following the recent news about Nissan's decision to manufacture its new vehicle in Japan instead of its Sunderland plant.
  • Nissan announced it would be manufacturing a new model of its vehicles in Japan instead of the United Kingdom.
  • The company said it had taken the decision as The continued uncertainty around the UKs future relationship with the EU is not helping companies like ours to plan for the future.
  • The statement is due at around 5pm, following two urgent questions.

Treasury Committee asks Government to explain assurances provided to Nissan

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Committee asks Government how much financial assistance Nissan was offered

Key Points: 
  • In 2016, the previous Chair of the Treasury Committee, now Lord Tyrie, wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the assurances offered by the Government to Nissan, which persuaded the car manufacturer to stay in Sunderland.
  • In his response, the Chancellor made no mention of any direct financial assistance from the Government to Nissan.
  • Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, said:
    Any assurances provided to Nissan, especially ones that may cost the taxpayer money, should be put in the public domain immediately.
  • If the Government provided financial assistance to Nissan to persuade it to stay in Sunderland, it should set out what this support was, and why it did not disclose it to my predecessor.