UK car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has entered into administration with the loss of 1,244 jobs. KPMG's Mark Orton, Will Wright and Jonny Marston have been appointed as joint administrators. The administrators have sold part of ...
German automaker Volkswagen Group is planning to expand business in India with an investment of about €100m. Under the expansion plan, the company is expected to launch its sedan and SUV in the compact segment along with a hatchback. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Auto, Vehicle, Car, SUV
As President and CEO of GAZ Group Vadim Sorokin will be in charge of strategic and operational management of the Company. In parallel he will also stay at the helm of LCV Division. Mr. Sorokin has been working in GAZ Group since 2008. ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
R.W. "Bob" O'Gorman, president of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI), met with representatives of Dekra, a global provider of automotive testing, inspection and certification, at the company's German headquarters for a series of meetings ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Vehicle Lift
German automaker Audi has won the Innovation in Automotive Technology award from Automotive Business Review for its piloted parking technology. Five players including Honda Motors, Ford, Nissan, Acura, and Audi were shortlisted for the ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has signed a letter of intent to work with Troy, Mich.-based Elio Motors Inc., an automotive startup pioneering a three-wheeled, two-passenger vehicle expected to compete in the ultra-high mileage category beginning ...
Tags: Cooper Tire, Elio Vehicle
Apollo Tyres Ltd. has appointmented The Brooklyn Brothers as its global creative agency. The agency’s London office will service the account, which Apollo won after a multi-agency pitch process. The new creative partners will be ...
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German automotive testing organization DEKRA Automotive has acquired a 60% stake in Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) from Motor Trade Association (MTA). This acquisition enables DEKRA to expand its core automotive business unit outside ...
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Faurecia, a French automotive components producer, has received EUR122.5m loan from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support its expansion plans. As part of its capital expenditure plan, the company will use this ...
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Worldpac Inc., an OE and aftermarket auto parts distributor, recently treated over 1,600 loyal customers and guests to a seven-day Alaskan cruise. Customers from 540 shops from 45 states, provinces and territories attended the event. The ...
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In the first half of 2013, the EMS Group, with its companies combined in EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and with global activities in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved an increase in net sales of 5.5% and ...
June 1, 2013 - Georgian College students and faculty will initiate research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a “first-of-its-kind” charging station supported by PowerStream and ...
Tags: Ford, Powerstream, EV Charging
Statistics of Automotive Business Association of Kazakhstan showed that the first quarter of Kazakhstan's car sales increased by 89% to 25,383 dollars. Domestic car sales grew 114% to 5926. During the reporting period, the sales champion ...
Tags: Car Market, Car
PowerStream and Georgian College say they are collaborating to better understand electric vehicles (EVs) and their charging demands. A new applied research initiative will be conducted by means of a charging station, complemented by solar ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Transportation, solar power-assisted EV
The universal expansion of vehicle communications systems will drive growth in the demand for automotive and roadside sensor systems, writes Andrew Ashby, automotive business development manager at Plextek Consulting The reality of a ...
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