Guardian Optical Technologies announced the launch of breakthrough, patent-pending sensor technology for automobile manufacturers, supported by $5.1m in Series A funding from Maniv Mobility and Mirai Creation Fund. The company will use ...
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ROHM of Kyoto, Japan is to provide full-SiC (silicon carbide) power modules to the VENTURI Formula E team during season 4 (2017–2018) of FIA Formula E (the world’s first formula racing championship for all-electric vehicles), ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has agreed to acquire the Mitsubishi Electric power device sales business currently handled by Powerex Inc of Youngwood, PA, USA (a 50:50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Electric and General Electric), ...
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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has proposed a 20% CO2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021, and said the target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable ...
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Truck manufacturers in Europe have revealed plans to introduce convoys of semi-automated trucks on European motorways before 2025. Besides setting out the timing, the ‘EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning’ also provides guidance to ...
China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...
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Daimler is planning to open a new facility in Russia for the production of Mercedes-Benz cars. At Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40 kilometers northwest of Moscow, a flexible production of SUVs and the E-Class Sedan will be established. ...
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Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, one of the major sport utility vehicle manufacturers in China, plans to launch its first high-end SUV brand in May, aiming to further expand its market share. The model will be equipped with competitive ...
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Fueled by the favorable policy for small engine cars and people's enthusiasm for SUVs, China's automotive market is set for double-digit growth this year. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show a record ...
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Auto sales and output in China, the world's biggest auto market, continued to expand during the first 11 months, hitting an all-time high. From January to November, about 25 million cars were sold in China, up 14.1 percent year on year, ...
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The European Union passenger car market rebounded last month following the slowdown observed in October, with new registrations in November totaling 1,148,618 units, up 5.8% year on year, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' ...
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Govt incentives remain the primary driver of the industry, rather than organic demand or products' competitiveness Electric cars are widely believed to be the future of the automotive industry, but experts say even in the world's largest ...
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Passenger car sales in China, the world's biggest auto market, will grow nearly 13 percent this year from a year earlier, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Judging from this year's sales trend, sales of passenger and ...
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ZTE has released three 4G multi-mode automotive modules to improve the powerful world of the connected car. The three modules released are for the China, Europe and North America markets, and support GNSS, EU eCall, and FOTA remote ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd is now mass producing its new 'WICOP' products, with a luminous efficiency of 210lm/W (350mA). Composed of just an LED chip and phosphor, it does not require chip packaging (e.g. frames ...
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