The number of cyclists killed while riding in traffic in 2012 jumped 6.5 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports in its latest finding released last week. The NHTSA said 726 cyclists died last year compared with ...
PPG Automotive Refinish has received approval of its new matte clearcoats D8115 Matte and D8117 Semi-Gloss by Daimler AG for use on all Daimler matte-finished passenger cars worldwide. The new clearcoats use the unique PPG dual-clear repair ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has opened its Beijing Benz Automotive (BBAC) engine plant to produce passenger-car engines in Beijing on 18 November 2013. The company commenced the construction of this plant in 2011 with EUR400m ...
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Honda has announced plans to introduce three turbocharged non-hybrid petrol engines in the near future to reinvigorate its product line-up with a stronger focus on sports-oriented vehicles. The three turbocharged engines come in 1.0-, ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September of the current year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey increased by 12.20 percent year on year to 95,204 units, up 10.35 percent on ...
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The Volkswagen Group delivered 7.85 (January-October 2012: 7.50; +4.7 percent) million vehicles from January to October. The company handed over 818,900 (October 2012: 788,800; +3.8 percent) vehicles to customers in October. "The ...
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According to the latest data issued by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on November 11, in the January-October period of the current year China's automotive vehicle output and total automotive vehicle sales in its ...
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Vehicular sales in China soared more than 20 percent in October for the second consecutive month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said yesterday. The deliveries of passenger cars and commercial vehicles surged 20.3 ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), in the first 10 months of this year the domestic passenger car market increased by 18.03 percent compared to the same period last year, with ...
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The Chery J3 small hatchback has been lightly upgraded with standard stability control, a more powerful engine and the availability of an automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) for the first time. Responding to mandatory ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that Shinry Technologies Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China, which focuses on energy-efficient applications in transportation and lighting, has employed its 1200V C2M family of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in its ...
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Mercedes-Benz Vans and BASF have joined forces in the growth market of Russia. BASF is supplying all of the paints for the recently launched production of the Sprinter Classic van. Mercedes-Benz Vans manufactures the Sprinter Classic for ...
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The Volkswagen Group reported a solid performance in the first nine months of fiscal year 2013, despite the ongoing difficult market environment. Including China, Group deliveries increased by 4.8 percent to 7.2 million vehicles worldwide. ...
Mercedes-Benz Vans and BASF have joined forces in the growth market of Russia. BASF is supplying all of the paints for the recently launched production of the Sprinter Classic van. Mercedes-Benz Vans manufactures the Sprinter Classic for ...
Tags: Paints, Construction
German autoparts maker Continental has commenced the production of its new tire making plant in Kaluga, Russia. The company has invested EUR240m in the plant to reach an annual capacity of four million tires in the first phase until ...
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