Mercedes-Benz will introduce new Quick Response (QR) code stickers on its vehicles from this year, in a bid to speed up the rescue of car crash victims. To be fitted to each vehicle’s fuel tank flap and opposite side B-pillar, the ...
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Electric vehicle network provider Better Place has filed for liquidation, effectively switching off its global operations. The Israel-based EV infrastructure start-up filed a motion with the Lod District Court near Tel Aviv on May 26 ...
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Infiniti, the luxury car manufacturing division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company plans to bring out a luxury model of Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. The new model will feature induction-based charging technology which will not ...
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Manufacturer of automotive parts, ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks has signed a cooperation deal with the Novelis for developing designed aluminum blanks. The aluminum blanks will be used by the car makers to join the aluminum sheets of ...
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German auto-parts maker and engineering firm Bosch has opened a new automotive parts manufacturing plant at Oragadam, Chennai in India with an investment of INR350m ($6.39m). The new 9000sqm facility is built on a land of area 40,000sqm ...
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Volkswagen has given a revealing insight into its next-generation powertrain technology, confirming development of a 10-speed DSG, a high-performance diesel engine and a focus on plug-in hybrid and natural gas propulsion systems for its ...
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Volkswagen says it is “working hard” to improving the quality of its vehicles and customer service. The German brand has been languishing at the lower end of independent automotive quality surveys in recent years, and it has ...
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Kim Jae-Yeol, the Senior Vice President of the Korean steel giant Posco planned to raise its auto-sheet sales this year by increasing exports to customers in emerging countries such as India and China, aiming to offset the forecasted drop ...
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It is reported that Korean Posco announced to set up a new coil service center in India's northern state of Haryana. The new coil center will be able to meet the demand for car makers such as Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Motors. Meanwhile, ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recommended car makers limit in-car distractions related to electronic communications, entertainment and navigation devices due to an increased crash risk. Released as a ...
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Reportedly, ArcelorMittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal said that high labor and energy costs made ArcelorMittal less competitive and regretted the closure of furnaces. He said the energy costs to come down like the United States and Germany will be a ...
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A sporty Ford Kuga ST could join the new mid-sized SUV’s line-up if the vehicle’s lead engineers get their way. The second-generation Ford Kuga was this week launched in Australia ahead of its official on-sale date of May 1st. ...
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With 700Nm of torque sent to the road via the rear wheels, the Ford Fiesta E-Wheel Drive isn’t your typical city car. Developed by German engineering company Schaeffler in collaboration with Ford, the Fiesta E-Wheel Drive debuts the ...
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The former boss of Ford’s global operations says the death of the Australian automotive manufacturing industry appears “inevitable”. Ex-Ford Motor Company CEO and now BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser says a combination ...
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Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda will recall approximately 3.4 million vehicles around the world to replace faulty airbags produced by Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. The list of affected vehicles – which were all produced ...
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