Takoni
Stokvis Tapes
VIA
After more than 20 years, the BMW brand has a new corporate identity for online and offline communication purposes. The BMW, BMW i and BMW M communication logos have been completely reworked, with a new logotype and new design principles. The BMW brand now delivers on the expectations and visual style of today and is better-suited to the digital age.

Kia Motors Corporation announced its February 2020 global sales results for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 187,844 units sold, which represents a five percent decrease from February 2019.

The Volkswagen brand is making good progress towards its target of CO2-neutral production by 2050. The company has now set itself further ambitious targets for 2020 in order to expand the percentage of externally sourced energy from renewable sources at its plants.

Tupy S.A., a Brazilian-based supplier dedicated to the development and manufacturing of engineered cast iron structural components, today announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of FCA's global cast iron automotive components business, which is operated through FCA's subsidiary Teksid S.p.A. ("Teksid").

Volkswagen of America marked the start of construction for its electric vehicle production facility. The Chattanooga site, where production begins in 2022, will be Volkswagen's North American assembly base for electric vehicles on the Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB).

Discussions have opened a path to the creation of a new group with global scale and resources owned 50 proc. by Groupe PSA shareholders and 50 proc. by FCA shareholders.

Umicore and LG Chem have concluded a multi-year strategic supply agreement for NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials to serve LG Chem’s needs out of Umicore plants in Poland, Korea and China.

Under the newly signed cooperation agreement, Kreisel and VinFast will jointly develop a battery pack that VinFast will market in its electric cars and buses in 2020.