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Campbell County school, Volkswagen-Subaru ride together in new tech program partnership
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Campbell County Public School district and the Terry Volkswagen-Subaru are teaming up to help educate students who are aspiring to work in the automotive industry. “We are thrilled to partner with Terry Volkswagen-Subaru in this remarkable initiative,” said Jon Hardie, Principal of the Campbell County Technical Center. The school…
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2024 Audi Q8 & SQ8 Receive Styling Updates, Curated Interior Trim & Loads of New Technology
The burgeoning luxury SUV segment led German automaker Audi to reshape the Q7 three-row SUV and create the stylistic Q8 and SQ8, a duo of sporty five-seaters for buyers looking for more character from an otherwise staid family mover. The 2024 Audi Q8 and SQ8 flagships are in a highly competitive (and lucrative) segment, and…
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TOYO Corporation Acquires Leading European Dynamometer Manufacturer Rototest
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 30, 2023– TOYO Corporation (TOYO), a leading provider of advanced measurement solutions and Rototest® International AB (Rototest), a global innovator in the development of hub-coupled powertrain dynamometers, today announced that TOYO has acquired Rototest on November…
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An interview with Ricardo Quintas, founder and CEO of Adamastor
“We’re putting Adamastor at the cutting edge of automotive technology.” PORTO, Portugal, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ricardo Quintas is one of the founders of Adamastor and is currently CEO of the Portuguese supercar brand based in Porto. A brand that, starting from a blank sheet of paper and betting on a team that combines…
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MG to become local in India: China’s SAIC signs JV with Sajjan Jindal to expand in India
NEW DELHI: In the first case of a top Chinese company making way for an Indian investor, steel magnate Sajjan Jindal’s JSW group will be buying a 35% stake in MG Motor India, a fully-owned unit of China’s automotive giant SAIC, capping a deal that had been in the works for almost a year. Jindal,…
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Life after subsidies for China’s EVs
The electric vehicle (EV) sector in China, as elsewhere, has benefitted from government support in its early phase as an up-and-coming green industry. The government has been subsidising producers of EVs for public transport, taxis and the consumer market since 2009. EV consumers in China, moreover, have received purchase subsidies from the government for a…
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Campbell County Technical Center scores big with Subaru donation
By Alice Prival Altavista Journal News Correspondent What’s new? A Subaru! On November 28th, Terry Volkswagen-Subaru donated a 2023 Subaru Outback to the Automotive Technology Program at Campbell County Technical Center. Mark Dalton, General Manager of Terry Volkswagen-Subaru states, “The partnership with this school has been phenomenal! We provided scan tools in the past, but…
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Subaru donates 2023 Outback to Campbell County Technical Center’s automotive program
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — How would you like to see a brand-new car rolling into your garage? Students at the Campbell County Technical Center got a wonderful gift on Tuesday. Subaru donated this 2023 Outback for the kids in the automotive program to use for their classes. Both students and staff say this donation…
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Continental Adds Valve Cap Sensor for Tire Monitoring
The valve cap sensor works with the ContiConnect platform and has a battery lifespan of 2.5 years. Photo: Continental Tire Tire and automotive technology supplier Continental has added a valve cap sensor to its lineup of Digital Tire Monitoring products and services. This sensor works with all of Continental’s digital tire monitoring solutions products including:…
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Michigan Central in Detroit Completes Nation’s First Wireless-Charging Public Roadway
DBusiness MagazineNov. 29, 2023R.J. King Michigan Central, a mobility innovation campus set in the former train station at Michigan Avenue and 14th Street in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, along with Mayor Mike Duggan and the Michigan Department of Transportation, have finished installing the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway. Using technology from Electreon, 14th Street east of Michigan…