26 & 27 June 2025 Cannes - France 30ème journées internationales d’études sur la finition des carrosseries automobiles

SURCAR EUROPEAN CONGRESS

International Conference on Automotive Body Finishing since 1964

Surcar Upcoming Events

Industry News

Stellantis to launch EV fleet with Factorial solid-state batteries

23 October 2024 17:36 - Autonews

Solid-state batteries are seen as a game-changing technology for electric vehicles, as automakers seek ways to cut costs and boost their range amid stagnating EV sales.

...

Read More

China carmakers to double overseas capacity to beat tariffs, report says

23 October 2024 14:55 - Autonews

Chinese carmakers have built and commissioned production plants across nine countries, with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million vehicles as of 2023. That is set to more than double to 2.7 million units in over a dozen countries by 2026.

...

Read More

BYD exec says higher EU tariffs on China-made EVs are a 'short-term challenge'

23 October 2024 14:28 - Autonews

European customers will suffer most from punitive EU duties on China-built electric cars because the higher tariffs reduce buyers' access to the best EVs, BYD's Europe head, Stella Li, said.

...

Read More

Trump excludes Asian, European cars from vehicle tax-break plan

23 October 2024 10:29 - Autonews

Trump has not specified if the tax breaks would be available to many foreign-owned automakers that produce millions of vehicles in the U.S., including VW, Toyota and Hyundai.

...

Read More

Volvo cuts retail sales target on weaker demand

23 October 2024 09:11 - Autonews

Volvo sees unit sales growing 8% this year, from an earlier forecast of as much as 15% due to a growing weakness in the market.

...

Read More

VW China marketing chief Jochen Sengpiehl deported after drugs test

22 October 2024 22:06 - Autonews

Veteran marketing executive Jochen Sengpiehl's future at VW is uncertain. The automaker has launched an internal investigation after he was deported to Germany from China.

...

Read More

Chinese EV shipments to Europe soar ahead of tariffs

22 October 2024 15:44 - Autonews

Automakers from Asia’s biggest economy shipped 60,517 EVs to the 27 nations in the European trade bloc last month, up 61 percent from last year.

...

Read More

ZF to quit Wolfspeed's German $3B chip project, reports say

22 October 2024 14:06 - Autonews

The rethink follows Wolfspeed's decision to put the project on hold because of weaker than expected semiconductor demand and doubts whether its entry into the European market would be worthwhile.

...

Read More

1 /

Contact Us

    Website, Linkedin, Partners, Colleagues, Newsletter, etc.

    Interest for attending, Sponsoring, Practical information....