Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has unveiled the new technologies, Green Hybrid, to be used in its upcoming 2014 vehicles. New technologies include Insta-Pure cabin filtering systems, new motor technology and new 48V battery ...
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Japan-based automobile manufacturer Honda will recall 43,782 units of Fit Sport vehicles in the US, due to software problem. The recall affects 2012-2013 model year Honda Fit Sport vehicles to update the vehicle stability assist system ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has introduced the 2014 4Runner sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, California, US. The revamped 4Runner SUV is powered by a 4.0L V6 engine, which is mated to a ...
German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the revamped version of its Sprinter Vans with new Euro 6 compliant engines. The vehicle has been made available with four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines that generate ...
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Cadillac, the luxury automobile and SUV division of US automaker General Motors (GM), has started the public road-testing of Super Cruise system, its semi-automated vehicle technology. The carmaker is anticipating deploying the technology ...
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China based Yanfeng Visteon's subsidiary, Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems will build a new $45m worth vehicle parts manufacturing and sequencing facility in the Kansas City area, Missouri. The 258,000sqft facility is expected to start ...
Japan based Yokohama Rubber has signed a contract for the construction of a commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Mississippi in the US. The company will initially invest $300m in the facility, while the potential plant expansions ...
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Drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket applications supplier Meritor has signed a purchase and sale agreement with its joint venture (JV) partner Randon Implementos E Participacoes. Under the deal, the company will sell its 50% ...
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Subaru, the automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), is planning to recall 10,000 units of Forester wagons in the US and Canada, over improperly manufactured mats. The recall affects 2014 model year Foresters made ...
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French automobile manufacturer Renault has made a deal to manufacture Nissan's Micra compact car at its Flins plant, which is located near Paris in France. Production of the vehicles is scheduled to start in 2016 at the plant, which has a ...
Chinese oil and gas producer PetroChina Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 601857 and SEHK: 0857) has not made a final decision on whether to participate in an auction Iraq plans to hold for the Nassiriya oil field on December 19 this year. The Iraqi ...
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China Lodging Group Limited (Nasdaq: HTHT) revealed net revenue of CNY 3.2245 billion for the 2012 full year. Net income reached CNY 174.9 million, rising 52.3% year on year. Ended December 31, 2012, the company had had 1,035 hotels in ...
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This year is the first year when Baosteel 2013-2018 development plan is implemented and it is also the new starting point and new journey. What kind of company of the future of Baosteel? Steadiness, concentration and sustainable are the ...
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Using a triple-junction III-V compound semiconductor solar cell (in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together, Japan’s Sharp Corp has surpassed its record for energy conversion efficiency in research-level ...
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At 8.02 am April 20, a 7.0 earthquake occurs in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province. Baosteel International West Corporation and Chengdu Baosteel Auto Steel Parts Processing and Distribution Co., Ltd., located in Chengdu, Sichuan ...
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