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Philippe Aumont

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Philippe Aumont is a highly experienced executive with almost 40 years in the automotive interior supplier industry. Both engineering & business graduate, completed by many general management programs. He acted as Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Seating, between 2011 and 2017. Previously he worked for Roth Frères, Johnson Controls and Faurecia, with various position in R&D, Marketing, Strategy, new product development, Open Innovation, start-ups, university, and earlier in JIT, Production, Program Management, Costing, Sales… with permanent assignment in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, and frequent travels in the US, Japan, China & India. Philippe is board member at SIA (Society of Automotive Engineers in France), and Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering school). Philippe is passionate about automotive product and business model reshuffling (Autonomy, Connectivity, New Energy, Environment, and Car sharing), Innovation culture, organization, Technology scouting, Start-ups, Occupant-centric Design (Comfort, Perceived Quality, HMI, Cognitive…)

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A seat design was optimized during the development process through extensive LCA (lifecycle assessment) analyses. Its carbon footprint is 90 per cent lower than a BMW M carbon bucket seat by dint of ultra-lightweight, robot-wound fiber composites and algae-derived polymers. The lower module complexity and the single-origin materials make it easier to recycle the seat…

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Avatr 12 Interior: Luxury Goes Further

Avatr Established in 2018, Avatr is a premium EV brand created through a JV led by Changan Automobile with Huawei, CATL and various Chinese domestic entities. The brand benefits from technological support provided by Huawei and battery technology supplied by CATL. A new CATL hybrid battery technology promises to reinvent the approach to plug-in hybrid…

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Chevrolet Traverse: Rugged Interior, Open to Subscriptions

The new Chevy Traverse has been completely redesigned. It now offers a more rugged, trucklike appearance. In the interior, the architecture—with a lower instrument panel and a lower beltline—creates an open, airy feel with high outward visibility.Standard features include a 17.7” touchscreen, an 11” digital gauge cluster, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a Wi-Fi…

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Perceived Quality: A Rewarding Interior Asset

Perceived quality is an amalgamation of several disciplines designed to ensure designs are received by potential buyers and users as intended. The field touches on all sorts of functions, not just fit and finish, but also materials, surfaces, branding, UX, feel and more. It is also a structured review process, which aims to pay attention…

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Swarovski Crystal: Interior Applications

The Swarovski Mobility team presented a sparklingly precise switch concept at the Salone del Mobile in Milan at the beginning of the year, introducing themselves to a wider audience.Swarovski’s goal is to give precise crystals pure function, offering pragmatic value and an elevated luxury experience. An often-overlooked aspect of crystal is its durability; the material…

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Software, Intelligent Driving Dominate China EV Race

Competition in the Chinese market for electric cars will increasingly be decided by software solutions in 2025. A clear indication of this are the many new departments that have been established in the automotive industry in China in recent months for intelligent driving, artificial intelligence, smart cockpits and big data.BYD, for example, has set up…

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Is Shenzhen the New Center of China’s Automotive Industry?

Shenzhen can readily be called the Detroit of modern times. Nowhere else in the People’s Republic are as many cars built as in Shenzhen.The city government of Shenzhen has announced that, according to preliminary statistics, more than 2.8 million cars were built there in 2024. This was one million more than in 2023, when Shenzhen…

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Enhancing the Driving Experience With Apps

It feels like apps are becoming a part of almost every aspect of our lives, doesn’t it? Social networks, maps, news, finances, fitness, home appliances…the list is endless.The automotive sector has lagged behind the rest, but recent announcements and the exhibits at this year’s CES show cars are catching up. Let’s take a look:AndroidAndroid Auto is…

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Sonic Studio Experience: Mahindra + Harman Kardon

Mahindra’s new BE 6e and XEV 9e electric SUVs feature a bespoke 1,400-watt, 16-speaker Harman Kardon sound system and Dolby Atmos. But wait, there’s more: they have the Sonic Studio Experience, curated by Academy Award winner A R Rahman and multiple Grammy-winning recording engineer Richard King.Sonic Studio Experience is integrated with Harman Kardon’s technology and…

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