Subaru of America has revealed the details of new features on its planned 2016 WRX and WRX STI models. The new additions include blind spot detection, lane change assist and rear cross traffic alert as well as a new STARLINK touch ...
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Orange County Property Appraiser (OCPA) has introduced a fleet of 30 new Toyota Prius vehicles that are to be used by staff members as they travel across Orange County appraising 439,676 parcels. The company said that the hybrid ...
TRW Automotive has agreed to sell its linkage and suspension business to THK for $400m in an all-cash deal. The linkage and suspension business generates revenues of $550m. Subject to customary conditions including regulatory approvals, ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has opened its third Cromax Color Center in Chiang Rai together with Northern Car Paint Co., Ltd., its key distributor of Cromax in Chiang Rai province in the ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has launched the Synios P 2720 family of LED light sources, designed and qualified for use in automotive lighting. From the outside, the 15 versions in the new family can hardly be ...
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PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced the VERSABOND pretreatment system, a fast kinetic-efficient zinc-phosphate pretreatment formulation that improves the corrosion resistance of mixed-metal substrates while ...
Ford and DowAksa have partnered to explore developing automotive-grade carbon fiber composite parts, which could make vehicles lighter. The agreement will bring together DowAksa's feedstock capacity, carbon fiber conversion and downstream ...
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General Motors (GM) and SAIC Motor’s joint venture, Shanghai GM is planning to invest CNY100bn ($16bn) over the next five years, to develop new vehicles. The automaker intends to develop ten new or upgraded models each year until ...
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NASA has introduced a self driving robotic car prototype, Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV), which is capable of moving sideways and can take tight corners without compromising on the vehicle speed. The car looks similar to a golf cart with ...
PSA Peugeot Citron (PSA) and General Motors (GM) will be manufacturing small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from their respective brands at the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. The arrangement is a part of the existing alliance between the ...
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Siemens has launched a Wi-Fi enabled electric vehicle (EV) charging station, VersiCharge Smartgrid (SG). The cloud-based charging station will allow residential owners to monitor and control usage remotely, turn charging on or off, ...
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Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has commenced production of 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata in the US. The two-seat roadster will be available in three trim levels, including Sport, Club and Grand Touring. MNAO MX-5 vehicle line manager ...
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BMW breaks ground on vehicle distribution center in Galveston, Texas, US, to serve dealers within four states in the southern region. WWL Vehicle Services Americas will own and operate the facility under BMW Group on-site management. ...
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General Motors’ car division Chevrolet has given out technical details of its flagship 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. The company said that the next generation Camaro will facilitate drivers to customize the car to the moment. It will ...
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FCA US has employed 3-D printing technology at its Chrysler Technology Center to accelerate developing vehicle axles. Using the technology, FCA US engineers have created transparent plastic components for virtual analysis of fluid flow ...
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