Honda HR-V facelift accessories revealed Zainal Abidin, 12/08/2024 The updates made to the Honda HR-V have been relatively subtle. However, the company goes all out when it comes to accessories and personalization. The HR-V is known as the Vezel in its home market of Japan, where Honda is offering a wide variety of accessories that customers can mix and match to suit their tastes. At the same time, four style packages were also revealed for Japanese buyers. OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:Report: SMC will no longer push through with PAREXMitsubishi Montero Sport gets one last facelift before all-new model arrives PHOTO BY Honda The first model on the list is the Urban Style. It adds a new grille with a chrome surround, along with a deeper front apron, prominent side skirts, and rear bumper kit. Also included in the package is a larger tailgate spoiler, foglight garnishes, and C-pillar trims, finished in body color and chrome. PHOTO BY Honda CONTINUE READING BELOW ↓ Moving to the Sports Style, it takes a page from the Urban Style with its kits and accessories. However, instead of being body colored, these are all finished in gloss black. On top of those, this package includes a set … Continue Reading
German car parts supplier Continental to cut thousands of jobs Zainal Abidin, 31/07/2024 Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Continental has announced thousands of job cuts as an “initial” step towards improving competitiveness, as one of the world’s largest suppliers to the car industry battles to remain competitive in the electric vehicle era. The German group on Monday said measures designed to save €400mn annually would affect a “mid four-digit range . . . across all parts and all levels” of the 100,000 people employed by its automotive division, which makes up roughly half of the company’s total workforce. Philipp von Hirschheydt, the company’s new head of automotive, referred to the cuts of “administrative” roles in sales, research and development as well as production as “initial measures”, opening the door for potential further cuts. Continental in 2019 warned that 30,000 of roles would disappear within the next 10 years, as the company needed to invest in the expensive transition to electric vehicles — nearly 10,000 people have since left the company. An additional 10,000 jobs are still under review as part of that particular cost-cutting program. The company has, alongside other suppliers, been hit by the chip shortage that … Continue Reading