German minister requests far-reaching repairs from automotive industry - Xinhua

BERLIN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- German economy minister Peter Altmaier on Monday requested far-reaching repairs from the auto industry in the ongoing "dieselgate" scandal. Speaking to the newspaper BILD, Altmaier urged German carmakers to develop Fresh business models that were "compatible by an ecological & digital aftertime". There can be "no punishment of those who had merely relied on the assurances of the automotive industry", he argued. A recent landmark ruling has empowered German cities to introduce driving bans on heavily-polluting diesel cars as a means to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution standards. Speaking on Monday, Altmaier said it's time for German vehicle industrialists to focus on "setting the course for an environmentally-friendly aftertime of mobility".

Indonesian automotive industry growing rapidly: Minister

Indonesian automotive industry growing rapidly: Minister Reporter: antaraJakarta (ANTARA break news) - Industry Minister, Airlangga Hartarto, stated that Indonesia`s automotive industry is growing rapidly, by a sosignificant contribution to the national economy. "This could be seen from the produce figures of 4-wheeled cars, that has increased to one.216 mn units in 2017 compared to two years earlier, that just reached one.177 mn units," he noted here on Thursday. According to Hartarto, the rapid development of the automotive industry is too reinforced by an promote of 231 1000 units of Completely Built Up (CBU) cars in 2017, where there were just 194 1000 units in 2016. meantime, the Exportation of automotive components increased 13 times from six.two mn components in 2016 to 81 mn components in 2017. "I wish the target produce of one.five mn units would be achieved in 2020," he added.

GoWrench lifts half a mn dollars to disrupt automotive industry

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