In early 20th-century China, personal transportation didn’t get much better than a rickshaw. On the other side of the world, automakers like Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio were bringing automobiles to the masses. ...
Italy-based auto parts manufacturer C.L.N. Coils Lamiere Nastri S.p.A. (CLN) has announced that it has closed its equity investment agreement with Japanese steelmaker Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) according to which MISI now owns a ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Mineral
Chinese automakers have seen an extended market share slump in comparison to foreign brands, despite continuous expansion in the world's largest auto market during the first half of the year. Auto production and sales reached new highs ...
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Japanese automobile production in June this year totaled 808,557 units, decreasing by 84,588 units or 9.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Japan's auto output indicated a year-on-year decline for the 10th consecutive ...
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Japanese automakers including Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi have joined hands to build charging infrastructures for electric-powered vehicles including Plug-in Hybrids (PHVs), plug-in hybrid electrics (PHEV) and electric vehicles ...
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Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jointly announced their agreement to work together to promote the installation of chargers for electric-powered vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs and EVs a.k.a. ...
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Porsche has been rated the most appealing new car brand to own in the US for the ninth consecutive year. The Stuttgart-based luxury sports car maker topped the 2013 JD Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study ...
China is encouraging car manufacturers to enter the second-hand auto market to cash in on the growing sector and boost China's auto consumption. Deng Li, deputy director of the Market System Development Department of the Ministry of ...
DENSO Corp. is investing approximately $51.4 million to expand its operations at its DENSO Mexico S.A. de C.V. manufacturing facility in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Some 450 jobs will be create as a result of the investment, which allows ...
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reports that sales of automotive specialty equipment products continue to climb, reaching $31 billion in 2012 according to the 2013 SEMA Annual Market Report. The figure represents a 4% ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) and Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda Motor have collaborated to develop fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies through 2020. The collaboration forms part of the automakers' efforts to trim ...
Recently, Audi has released details about its new Matrix LED headlamps, and announced that its next A8 will be put on sale at the end of 2013, what's more attractive, LED Matrix headlamps will be applied in Audi A8. Audi stated that its ...
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As any auto show attendee can attest, the cars of the future have long been forecasted to be powered by fuel cells, rather than rely on gasoline for motivation. Durability and affordability have been formidable obstacles to widespread ...
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Germany based vehicle paintshops supplier, Duerr is planning to increase production in 2013 in order to meet the growing business in China and the US. The company expects the increase in business to result in new orders of worth EUR2.3bn ...
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A government rule that would require a backup camera to be standard on all new cars has been delayed a fourth time,now pushed to 2015. The announcement came from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee ...
Tags: Backup Camera, rule, NHTSA, NCAP, rear-view camera