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drive technologies in the future. The site is preparing intensively for the EQ series production. „We are happy and proud to build two vehicles with future-proof cutting- edge technology and zero emissions in the next years,” states Theurer. “ We intensively prepare our plant and our employees and thus continue to be a highly attractive employer in Northern Germany.”

who have been with us for some time now, safely on board. We are now offering them long-term prospects,” says Michael Peters, Chairman of the Works Council Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant. “We need all our new colleagues to meet the demanding production program and to be trained and qualified for the increasing electromobility in the future. The decisions of the last

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) announced that the Philippines government has chosen NXP’s SmartMX2 secure microcontroller for its modernized electronics passports (ePassports) and unifiedmultipurpose identification card (UMID) program. The ePassports program enhances national security with secure biometric data, encryption and authentication technology to help reduce document reproduction and identification fraud for approximately 93 million Filipinos. According to the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the new Philippines ePassports and Mercedes-Benz has completed the year 2016 as successful as never before and has delivered over two million vehicles to customers worldwide. The Bremen plant has contributed both with the volume series C-Class and the GLC as well as with the models that are exclusively built for the world market in Bremen. Already in March 2016, the plant management and the works council had created 200 additional permanent jobs. The product portfolio of the Bremen plant currently consists of ten different models. Next to vehicles with conventional combustion engines, plug-in hybrids of the C-Class and the GLC are also rolling off the production line. In addition, the GLC F-CELL – the worldwide first fuel-cell vehicle with plug-in technology – will be produced in Bremen. With the confirmation for the new electric SUV of the EQ brand, cars “Made in Bremen” will cover the entire range of intelligent months have clearly shown that the Bremen team convinces through competence and quality. We are very proud and are looking confidently into the year 2017.”

Electric Offensive by Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz Cars is consolidating all activities in connection with electric mobility under the new product brand EQ, and the Concept EQ gives a clear outlook onto a completely new generation of vehicles. Mercedes-Benz Cars plans to launch more than ten electric vehicles by 2025: in all segments from smart to large SUVs. The company assumes that until 2025 the proportion of electric vehicles in total unit sales of Mercedes- Benz will be between 15 and 25 percent. The EQ product brand is an elementary component of the corporate strategy for the mobility of the future, which is summarized under the acronym CASE. The four letters stand for the strategic pillars of connectivity (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive (Electric), which Daimler is systematically developing and intelligently linking.

NXP Supports the Philippines with eGovernment Solutions Philippines highly secure ePassport and multi-purpose ID program based on NXP SmartMX2 microcontroller multipurpose ID cards will allow Filipinos a more convenient and secure way of international border crossing and access to government services.

As a global leader in eGovernment solutions, the NXP SmartMX secure microcontroller family with world-class security features make up the core component for secure identity programs. SmartMX products contain the IntegralSecurity architecture with more than 100 security mechanisms ready to support custom-specific electronic forensic features. Unified Multipurpose ID Card Enables More Convenience and Functionality The new Philippines electronic multipurpose identification

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