EPN Automotive Electronics Blog

Sensors against collisions

A big deal for Jenoptik, manufacturer of optical components: The East-Germany-based company just signed a long-term delivery contract with automotive supplier Magna and expands its production of sensors for the automotive industry.

Convertibles from Osnabrück

In the course of one year, Volkswagen has not just finished a new production facility but also brought its new convertible series to manufacturing readiness. The plant might help this economically unstable region of northern Germany to gain a foothold again.

Playing the fuel card

Business-to-business fuel cards offer companies that operate fleets of commercial vehicles a convenient way to pay and account for fuel and other services. However, there are at least three parties involved: The petrol company, an infrastructure provider and someone dealing with potential customers.

Antipodes flood car price

The consequences of the Australian flood for the international steel production and industries like automotive look like a symbol for something, but I’m not too sure for what. Climate change?

BMW still sustainable

»Sustainability« is a rather complex term which in general can mean everything as well as nothing. Today, economical, ecological, social and humanitarian issues are mixed up in this term in such a way, that it’s almost impossible to ascertain what it means that BMW is, according to SAM and DJSI, »the world’s most sustainable automobile manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year«.

Bosch hit hard by economic crisis

With sales about 16 % below their previous-year level, the global recession also had a strong impact on the development of the Bosch Group. Preliminary figures show that the company will close the fiscal year 2009 with a loss between 3% and 4% of sales.