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CTC to present automated leather ID system in Milan

CTC, the technological institute for the French leather industry, will present its traceability solution, ALIS, at Simac Tanning Tech in Milan, September 20-22.

Mulberry adds digital IDs to leather products

British leather goods brand Mulberry has announced that digital IDs will be added to its products by 2025.

Car sales in Europe at lowest volume since 1985

Overall volume for car sales was down by 1.7% from already disappointing results in 2020, making for the lowest sales volumes since 1985, according to data gathered by JATO Dynamics across 28 European markets.

Lineapelle New York going ahead at end of January

The Lineapelle New York show will be going ahead on January 26-27 despite ongoing Covid-19 worries.

Volkswagen doubles BEV sales in 2021

Volkswagen Group has doubled its deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to customers in 2021, ending the year with 452,900 units delivered.

Volkswagen doubles e-vehicle deliveries in Q3

Thanks to a significant market recovery in China, Volkswagen has reported doubling deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Q3-2021, despite semiconductor shortages.

Practical traceability in the leather supply chain

On October 7, ILM hosted a superb webinar on traceability in the leather supply chain, one of the best I have attended during the Covid-19 webinar floods. The chosen speakers explained what traceability was all about and showed what tools they had created to enact a functional traceability system from farm to shop.

Volkswagen Group doubles deliveries of all-electric

The German multinational Volkswagen Group has reported continued success for its electric models in the first half of 2021. The following new BEV models were launched in this period: Volkswagen ID.4, Volkswagen ID.61, Škoda Enyaq iV, Audi Q4 e-tron, Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, Audi e-tron GT2 and Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.

European new car registrations increased by 63% in March 2021

The latest JATO report shows that new car registrations increased by 63% in March 2021 in Europe compared with March 2020. According to data for 26 markets across the region, volume rose from 842,094 to 1,374,313 units, bringing the first quarter volume to 3,045,703

– an increase of 1%. Despite this increase, the quarter recorded the lowest total volume of new car registrations for a first quarter since 1986, when excluding 2020.

LVMH, Prada and Cartier become first global luxury blockchain

The French luxury conglomerate has partnered with two major brands, Prada and Richemont-owned Cartier, to develop Aura Blockchain Consortium, the world’s first global luxury blockchain.