An outbreak of cautious optimism in optics and laser markets is fueling the hope that the economic slowdown may be over. Not all vendors are cheerful however, with the order books of some in the materials processing sector continuing to ...
Google is seeking help from children to improve its self driving cars, as the company is teaching its self-driving prototype vehicles to better recognize children. During Halloween, the search giant had kids dressed in various ...
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While Ford has made inroads into increased usage of aluminum sheet in its vehicles, it is still "too early" to expect additional steel-to-aluminum announcements from other major automakers such as Toyota and General Motors, Sean Stack, CEO ...
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General Motors (GM) has received the first load of massive stamping presses for its $174m stamping facility, which is a part of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan, US. The new presses, which will save about $14 million a ...
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General Motors (GM) has announced its plan to add a second shift at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant in the US, creating 1,200 new jobs. The addition of second shift comes as the company plans to meet the expected market demand for the ...
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American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) has selected LG Electronics as its partner in developing the next generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) at its Orion township, Michigan, US. As per the partnership, LG will provide ...
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FCA has secured an order to supply 9,113 units of 2016 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). The selected cargo van features gasoline-fueled 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine, and is capable of producing ...
BorgWarner produces its mini direct-acting variable force solenoid (VFS) in Water Valley, Mississippi, for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Malibu hybrid and Cadillac ELR as well as future General Motors (GM) vehicle applications powered ...
SAIC-GM, a joint venture (JV) between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Liuzhou Wuling announced that the company is planning to introduce a new Chevrolet LOVA RV in Q4 2015, which will be specially designed for the Chinese market. The ...
After successfully debuting its Gentex rear vision system at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, on Nissan's new GT-R LM NISMO race car, Michigan based auto technology maker Gentex is set to roll out the technology in 2016 Cadillac CT6 ...
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BorgWarner supplies Eco-Launch stop/start accumulator technology and multi-segment wet friction plates for the new 8-speed rear-wheel drive automatic transmission (8L45) from General Motors. To enable the transmission's stop/start ...
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Google has hired former Hyundai boss John Krafcik to spearhead its self-driving car project. He has been working as the president of online car shopping service TrueCar since April 2014 and earlier held management position in Ford. ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne is pursuing a tie-up between FCA and its US based rival General Motors, giving it ‘high priority’. The move is aimed at reducing the number of players in the industry and ...
Ten automobile manufacturers were sued by consumers in the US, who have alleged that the risk posed by carbon monoxide poisoning was concealed in over five million vehicles armed with keyless ignitions, reportedly claiming 13 lives so far. ...
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US automotive giant General Motors will carry on with its operations at Oshawa, Ontario, assembly line till 2017 in Canada. The carmaker had said it would pump in $9.1m to raise Chevrolet Equinox output and make related changes at the ...
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