Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...
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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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Tesla Motors is currently in talks with the Chinese government over the domestic production of its car in the country, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. According to Musk, the domestic production of the vehicles has the potential to reduce the ...
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Honda Motor is reportedly planning to bring its self-driving car on the road by 2020, joining the automated car race. Major automakers such as Toyota and Nissan have already announced their entry to into the self-driving car market by ...
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Swiss automaker Rinspeed has introduced hybrid self driving sports car Σtos, with an onboard drone to record the adventures of the road. The company is planning to unveil the car at the CES 2016 in Las Vegas which like most self ...
Ford is planning to invest $1.8bn over the next five years in China to boost its research and development efforts in the field of smartphone connectivity, autonomous driving and other smart car features. China is a major market for ...
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Ford and St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University have entered the final phase of a large-scale research project that started in 2012 to enhance vehicle communication technology. The company aims to develop a technology that will ...
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Toyota said that it is testing a new automated driving vehicle called Highway Teammate and is expected to launch similar products by 2020. Highway Teammate is a modified Lexus GS test vehicle that has already been tested on Tokyo's Shuto ...
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Bonderite duaLCys process exploits lubricant-cleaner synergies to reduce costs, boost performance, save energy, lower waste generation, and improve working conditions. When maintaining your metal machining tools and operations, what if ...
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PPG Industries today announced that it has completed a $27m expansion of its San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico, coatings manufacturing facility. The company marked completion of the project, which adds 115 new jobs, with a grand-opening ...
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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 ...
PPG Industries has completed the expansion work worth $27m at its coatings manufacturing facility in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico. Work under the expansion included the addition of space for production, product development and ...
Mercedes-Benz said that it would be investing $1.3bn in its Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama to increase production of its next generation SUVs. The investment is expected to allow the company to be more flexible and efficient in the ...
Nissan has unveiled a Nissan Gripz concept car with hybrid-electric technologies, blending the features of a compact crossover with performance of a sports car. The car is equipped with an EV technology based Series hybrid system "Pure ...
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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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