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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;A newly-discovered automotive job listing claims that Apple is seeking a supplier quality engineer with Chinese manufacturing experience, possibly revealing that the company is looking to extend iinto car-related products.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nCiting a report from &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;CarNewsChina.com&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;, popular auto blog &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Jalopnik&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; said on Thursday that Chinese head-hunting firm &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.bn21.com/en/index.asp\"&amp;gt;Allegis-BN&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; is supposedly looking for a &amp;lt;a href=\"http://jalopnik.com/5889578/apples-hiring-automotive-engineers-is-an-icar-infotainment-system-coming\"&amp;gt;recruit&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to fill a position for an undisclosed Apple project.\r\n\r\nThe job posting was originally filed two weeks ago under the automotive section of LinkedIn and claims that the Cupertino, Calif., company is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer/New Product Integration supervisor with experience in CNC/die casting/stamping/plastic injection.\"\r\n\r\nFrom the original post:&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Apple(China) Looking for SQE/NPI with over 4 years Mechanical engineering background familiar with CNC/die casting/stamping/plastic injection, can use APQP/ PPAP/SPC to control product quality.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;\r\nWhile the job ad mentions Apple, it should be noted that Shanghai-based Allegis-BN does not include the iPhone maker as a customer on its &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.bn21.com/en/server/customer.asp\"&amp;gt;client list&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; webpage.\r\n\r\nIf the ad is legitimate, however, it wouldn't be the first time Apple has been rumored to be dabbling in the automotive space, as a 2007 report claimed that the computer giant was in talks with Volkswagen over building an &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/08/29/report_claims_apple_talking_with_volkswagen_over_icar.html\"&amp;gt;Apple-integrated&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; concept car.\r\n\r\nCurrently, Apple doesn't make any official car-centric products, though Daimler recently announced a Mercedes-Benz project that &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/28/mercedes_benz_to_add_siri_integration_to_new_a_class_line.html\"&amp;gt;heavily integrates&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; the iPhone in the car company's next generation \"infotainment\" system. The German car maker says that when the product debuts, it will mark the first time a car has the ability to interface with Apple's Siri voice-recognition software.\r\n\r\nThe Drive Kit Plus will make its debut in the A-class line and is expected to be included in the German company's B-, C- and E-Class cars by this fall. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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