This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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Osram has unveiled plans for nearly 8,000 more job losses. The announcement comes as the German lighting giant's Push programme, which launched in 2012, comes to a close. "We will successfully complete the first stage of Osram Push ...
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KSR International, Inc., a leading Tier One automotive supplier, has acquired Electronic Motion Systems (EMS), an innovative electronics supplier with Manufacturing based in Swansea, Wales and a Development Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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VOXX Electronics Corp (VEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX International Corp., today announced the Company has entered into a distribution agreement with Guangdong Steelmate Security Co., Ltd (Steelmate) whereby Steelmate will supply ...
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Evana Automation Specialists, a leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently shipped a lean, 24-station assembly and test system to a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier of driveline and ...
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UK car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has entered into administration with the loss of 1,244 jobs. KPMG's Mark Orton, Will Wright and Jonny Marston have been appointed as joint administrators. The administrators have sold part of ...
Luxury car maker Aston Martin confirmed that it will build limited numbers of its new 2015 Aston Martine Lagonda. The car will be based on Aston Martin's existing VH architecture and will have carbon fiber in body panel. 2015 Aston ...
Commercial vehicle manufacturing volumes in the UK dropped by 23% in the first half of 2014 to 37,460 units, compared to 48,664 units in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. ("Cooper Standard"), today demonstrated its commitment to global expansion in the Asia Pacific region during the grand opening event for its new Asia ...
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International automotive supplier Continental has developed a concept for an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) for drum brakes. It is especially tailored to the lower-priced automotive segment that, up until now, has had to make do with ...
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The University of Warwick has been selected as the site for the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), a £1bn project for the development of low carbon propulsion systems. With a national Spoke network, the center will enable ...
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Finland-based packaging supplier Huhtamaki has announced plans to sell its films business segment, in order to concentrate more on food packaging. The company's latest decision comes on the heels of evaluating options pertaining to its ...
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Certification company SGS has acquired two automotive services firms Commercial Aging Services (CAS) and Advanced Testing and Engineering (ATE). SGS is a testing, verification and certification company. The company aims to diversify and ...
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In the first half of the year, the strong performance of the Renault and Dacia brands in Europe, driven by the success of Clio, Captur, Duster phase 2 and Sandero, enabled the Group to offset the sharp slowdown in its main emerging markets. ...
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