Automakers need to focus on connected services to regain lost ground Capgemini Invent report says that opening up the connected services portfolio to include third-party applications would be a way for auto manufacturers to regain pole position against their digital native counter parts.

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Road Transport Ministry notifies draft on proposed safety standards for CEV The newly proposed standards eyes to establish various safety requirements for CEVs. This is expected to provide safety of the operator and to ensure safety while such machines are running on public roads along with other vehicles.

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Motherson Sumi acquires Bombardier’s electrical wiring unit in Mexico Acquisition was done through MSSL’s Mexican subsidiary Motherson Rolling Stocks S. de R.L. de C.V. (MRS), which is part of the Motherson Rolling Stock Division.

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Yokohama doubles tyre production capacity at Bahadurgarh plant The Japanese tyre maker has raised the production capacity to 1.6 mn tyres per year in India from 0.7 mn tyres a year

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Vitesco Technologies develops new DCU to power the new Volkswagen EVs The new server-based drive control unit (DCU) makes Vitesco Technologies as part of the Volkswagen Group's new modular electric drive platform, MEB architecture.