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Honda announces global automobile manufacturing restructure

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Honda is to restructure its global manufacturing network as it accelerates its commitment to electrified cars, in response to the unprecedented changes in the global automotive industry.

The significant challenges of electrification will see Honda revise its global manufacturing operations, and focus activity in regions where it expects to have high production volumes.

As a result, Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd. has informed employees of its proposal to close its Swindon vehicle manufacturing plant in the UK in 2021, at the end of the current model’s production lifecycle.

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Visteon opens automotive software development centre in Romania

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Visteon Corporation, a Tier 1 automotive supplier focused exclusively on cockpit electronics, is opening a new software development centre in a 5,000-square metre facility in Timisoara’s new ISHO Offices building, part of the ISHO campus.

Starting initial operations in Nov. 2018, the centre will primarily be engaged in software development for advanced cockpit electronics products – including digital instrument clusters, infotainment and information displays – and will support the development of new technologies for connected and autonomous driving.

The Timisoara centre will operate as an integral part of Visteon’s European product development footprint, which also includes development centres in Germany, Bulgaria, France and the UK.

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Husqvarna and Sogeti to set up joint robotic development centre in Mumbai

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Sogeti is to set up a joint development centre for robotic research and development (R&D) in Mumbai with Husqvarna Group, a leading producer of outdoor power products, to further develop its robotic lawn mower technology.

Sogeti has been working with Husqvarna for over four years and, in 2015, it started a digital solution service centre from Mumbai.

The Husqvarna Automower Connect is just one of a number of digital innovations created by Husqvarna, supported by Sogeti’s local team in Mumbai taking a DevOps approach.

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