Microchip Technology has announced that Kia Motors is enriching its infotainment system with powerful smart-phone connectivity in its flagship Kia K900 luxury sedan, using Microchip's OS81110 Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC). ...
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Aston Martin Racing (AMR) and Hanergy have agreed to extend their partnership in the UK to further develop the capability of solar panels equipped on Aston Martin GTE racing car roof. First announced in June last year, the partnership ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to spend over €500m at its plant in Termoli, Italy, to produce two new engines for its planned Alfa Romeo cars. The first variant is an advanced 4-cylinder engine, while the other is a Ferrari-derived ...
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Ford CEO Mark Fields announced the company’s plans to release six new car models in the Russian market this year. The decision comes during a time when automakers including General Motors and Renault are cutting operations in the ...
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General Motors is planning to introduce new electric vehicles in the market by 2017 that are expected to give competition to Tesla Model 3 in terms of price and style. The company is planning to launch Chevrolet Bolt, a $30,000 car, ...
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Boston Power, a provider of next generation electric vehicle battery design and production, has secured USD $290 million in local government financial support for the expansion of its two facilities in China. The company's Liyang facility ...
Smartphone applications, low-cost cores widen encourage consumer applications, says Yole Développement. A combination of existing commercial applications and new consumer applications will drive the market for uncooled infra-red ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that it has launched trial deliveries of rolled steel for the manufacturing of several Nissan car models in Russia. Severstal has also signed a further contract to supply rolled steel to the ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. recorded net income of nearly 9.1 billion yen on net sales of 96 billion yen for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of 4.2 billion yen on sales of 83.5 billion yen for the same period ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga, a joint venture between Severstal and Gonvarri , has begun producing blanks for interior and exterior parts of the Volkswagen Jetta. This is the second Volkswagen ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to equip its three models with three premium summer tire models from autoparts maker Continental. The tree car models include the Golf 7, the CC and the Beetle, while the three tire models include ...
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The cars have never been assembled and have remained in the original packaging for more than 80 years A set of two Meccano toy car kits from 1930 are expected to sell for between £10,000 and £15,000 when the lot is auctioned ...
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The United States just nudged out China to be Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) number one market last year with 61,233 cars sold. December isolated showed a 20.5 per cent decrease due to extraordinary one-time effects in December ...
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America’s biggest-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150 ‘truck’, has been given a 21st-century makeover with multiple LED lighting, digital instruments, active safety features, a new downsized turbo engine, and lighter ...
German sports car manufacturer Porsche is set to inaugurate its new EUR500m assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany on 11 February 2014. Porsche will manufacture its new Macan model, which was launched on 20 November 2013. Macan is a ...
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