Nuneaton-based vehicle engineering consultancy MIRA want to use the academy to train staff and support future workers.
"It might hold a can, " quips Lawrence Achram , Chrysler's (nyse: DCX - news - people ) vice president of advanced vehicle engineering.
That's pretty ambitious, but Tesla's brought in some big guns to help make it happen -- the company just hired Mike Donoughe as EVP of Vehicle Engineering and Manufacturing.
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Terry Whitmore, managing director of vehicle systems at engineering group Mayflower, said he had been reluctant to step down but was tired of rebutting press speculation.
Because, the company told us "a central location offers the most efficient business solution in terms of proximity to our vehicle assembly and engineering facilities, a highly skilled workforce and our supply chain".
If all goes as planned, GM (nyse: GM - news - people ) hopes the coordinated global strategy will shave 30% to 50% off its engineering costs, which account for up to half of the costs of developing a new vehicle, according to James Queen , GM's engineering chief.
If Fiat had no engineering partner to share the cost of vehicle development, fixing Alfa would be impossible, he said.
If all goes as planned, GM hopes that the coordinated global strategy will shave 30% to 50% off its engineering costs, which account for as much as half of the costs of developing a new vehicle, according to James Queen, GM's engineering head.
Moreover, the vehicle showcases our innovative German powertrain engineering and the bandwidth of the new MQB architecture.
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As senior vice president of global vehicle development, she oversees both designing and engineering of vehicles worldwide.
"Chevrolet MyLink is the next logical step for in-vehicle connectivity, " said Karl Stracke, vice president for Global Product Engineering.
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"The in-depth assessment confirmed the basic vehicle concepts of the SLS, allowing the team to move forward and start more detailed engineering design, " Gerstenmaier said.
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