Auto Parts Asia — August 2017

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utotalks, the world leader in

V2X (Vehicle to Everything)

communication solutions,

is expanding its operations

with the opening of three new sites,

two in Japan and a third in South

Korea, to provide close local support

to car manufacturers and automotive

Tier-1 suppliers across Asia and the

Pacific.

“The Asia-Pacific market in general,

and Japan and South Korea markets

in particular, are pivotal for the entire

automotive industry and of great

importance for Autotalks. Our multiple

series-production design-wins in

the region are a strong validation

of Autotalks’ superior technology,

and its commitment to satisfy quality

and support demands for high-

scale car-maker projects,” Ram

Shallom, Autotalks’ VP of Business

Development and Marketing Asia-

Pacific, who relocated from the

company’s headquarters in Israel to

the new office in the Tokyo area, said.

Autotalks’ expansion into South East

Asia was accelerated significantly

with the decision of DENSO,

Japanese electronics giant, in

2016 to incorporate the company’s

V2X chipset into the V2X platform

it provides to car manufacturers.

The mass production of the V2X

solution, initially designed for

the North American market, is

expected to begin in 2019. In June

2017, Autotalks announced a

joint development project with the

German company Bosch, aimed at

developing a technology that will

prevent motorcycle accidents through

the use of Bike-to-Vehicle (B2V)

communications.

Autotalks’ second site in Japan,

providing R&D and technical support

to customers and partners in Japan,

is located in Nagoya. It is headed

by Gilad Meller who has over eight

years of experience in leading V2X

R&D and managing customer V2X

projects.

Hand-in-hand with Autotalks’ rapidly

growing business in South Korea, a

site in Seoul was recently established

with the target of delivering close

R&D and technical support services

to Autotalks’ customers and

partners in the country. Autotalks

recently recruited Eunho Kim, a

local Technical Manager, with vast

experience in V2X development, to its

Seoul site.

Autotalks

Opens New Branches In Japan, Korea

APA Bureau

APA Bureau

M

ercedes-Benz Canada has

announced that its Fuel

Cell Division (MBFC) has

made it to the 2017 List of

Best Workplaces in Manufacturing.

This accomplishment builds on the

company’s growing reputation as a

leading Canadian employer, which

was highlighted by its recognition

in April as one of 2017’s Best

Workplaces in Canada.

“In every division and department,

and at every level, our organization

has been dedicated to creating work

environments that set the standard

for workplaces across Canada – no

matter the industry,” Nicole Poncelet,

Mercedes-Benz Canada’s Director

of Human Resources, said. “It is

incredibly gratifying to find out that

Mercedes-Benz Canada is being

recognized by `Great Place to Work’

for the second time this year. We

spend considerable time and effort

on maintaining strong and effective

health and safety programmes

across all of our divisions, in order to

ensure our employees remain safe

at work every day. It’s great to see

these efforts reflected in the positive

feedback from our teams – this kind

of response certainly strengthens

our resolve to make Mercedes-Benz

Canada an even better place to

work.”

Brian D. Fulton, President and CEO

of Mercedes-Benz Canada, said: “I

could not be more pleased with this

result. The changes that we have

been implementing at Mercedes-Benz

Canada are founded on integrity and

a sense of responsibility to our staff.

They are informed by our promise to

deliver the best possible customer

service, which starts with offering

the best possible work environment.

That MBFC has been recognized

among 2017’s Best Workplaces in

Manufacturing is yet another sign

that, as a company, we are heading in

the right direction.”

The 2017 List of Best Workplaces in

Manufacturing was compiled based

on a thorough independent analysis

undertaken by ‘Great Place to Work’,

which was based on data including

direct feedback from employees of

the hundreds of organizations that

it surveyed. All companies being

recognized for this award must have

had their Canadian manufacturing

operations certified in the past year,

and employees had to return a

minimum 90% positive response to

the statement “This is a physically

safe place to work.” The overall Trust

Index score of eligible organizations

was also taken into account.

Mercedes-Benz

Fuel Cell Division Among 2017’s Best

Workplaces In Canada