Up-and-coming Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has hired Hugo Barra, former Google vice president for Android product management, to lead its expansion worldwide. The hiring of Barra is a high-profile move for Xiaomi, a company that only ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car has unveiled the new P1800 plug-in hybrid concept coupe, which is the first of a series of three concepts to be built on the carmaker’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The new concept ...
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), Indian production and sales subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), has launched the first locally manufactured hybrid vehicle, the new Camry Hybrid. The new hybrid is powered by a 2.5L beltless petrol ...
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Japan-based Toyoda Gosei has opened a new automobile parts manufacturing company, Toyoda Gosei Rubber Mexico (TGRMX) with an investment of $1.5m. The new plant is expected to strengthen the company's automotive rubber hose production in ...
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Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has partnered with the US-based Levant Power to develop new regenerative suspension systems and make it ready for volume production as well as market launch. The new regenerative suspension ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors will debut the new 2014 Kia Soul compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the upcoming 65th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) scheduled to be held during September 2013 in Frankfurt, ...
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Simmons' new advertising agency will be aiming to boost new high-end bedding lines that could launch early next year, the company said. The goal of the campaign is to redefine the luxury bedding purchase, Simmons executives said. ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has introduced two new experimental safety technologies for decreasing the collisions between automobiles and pedestrians as well as motorcycles. The new safety systems include vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) and ...
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Ikea has teamed up with Save the Children and UPS to help refurnish 39 early childhood development centers in New York and New Jersey hit by Hurricane Sandy last year. The home furnishings giant said it will donate more than $100,000 ...
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US-based nutritional supplements provider Creative Edge Nutrition has been approved for sale of its Cenergy brand performance based products on Nutritionexpress.com and California retail stores Lindberg Nutrition. Lindberg Nutrition / ...
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World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $120m loan to Singapore-based food processor Olam International under a five-year agreement to finance upgrades and expansion of five food processing facilities ...
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US-based prepared seafood company Blue Horizon Wild has launched the first line of all natural, seafood entrees that use the classic French cooking method of steaming recipes in a sealed wrapper or en papillote. According to the company, ...
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US-based Pride Foods is recalling approximately 116,404 pounds of beef pattie and chub products as they contain soy which is not declared on the labels, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
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Nestlé Products is set to relaunch LA CREMERIA 1.2 liter tub range with an improved recipe and revamped packaging. According to the company, the improved range will be available with creamier texture that melts smoothly and an ...
Valley Pride, a dairy cooperative based in Virginia, US, is set to acquire an ice cream plant in Hagerstown, Maryland, for an undisclosed amount. The Hagerstown facility was owned by British-Dutch conglomerate Unilever. It produced Good ...
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