Kyocera Corp. aims to boost pretax profit by around 40% over the fiscal 2013 figure to more than 200 billion yen ($1.94 billion) in fiscal 2017, says President Goro Yamaguchi. The Japanese ceramics maker will work to sell more components ...
Japanese automotive components manufacturer Denso has revealed plans to strengthen its transmission components manufacturing capabilities at its plant in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The $53.8m project will allow the company to cater to ...
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One of the fundamental challenges of battery technology is that lithium-ion batteries — by far the best general option for energy storage currently in wide commercial use — are intrinsically bulky and heavy. A new research ...
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General Motors is set to initiate six new safety recalls involving 8.4 million cars, including 7.6 million in the US, over ignition switch defects. The recall affects vehicles manufactured between 1997 and 2014, the company said. ...
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Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd., has signed a syndicated loan of NT$1.1 billion (US$36.6 million) with eight Taiwan-based banks to finance its expansion?amid promising market outlook. The ...
June 29th, 2014, Chengdu - Volvo Trucks New FH/FM Product Experience visited Chengdu after the trips of Beijing and Shanghai. At the same time, the 2014 Volvo Trucks Fuelwatch Competition West China Semi-final also concluded in Chengdu ...
Anki Drive sees racers interact with a free iOS app to race AI cars and add weapons to vehicles. Anki, a company dedicated to 'bringing robotics out of the labs and into our living rooms,' has launched its Anki Drive in the UK. The Anki ...
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McLaren GT, the GT race car manufacturing unit of McLaren, has unveiled the McLaren 650S GT3 at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The second-generation GT3 car, which builds on the successful 12C GT3, will participate in the GT3 global ...
Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd. has decided to build a factory near its headquarters in Kaohsung, southern Taiwan, and train more specialists as part of its expansion plan to further grow in the machine-tool market, in which the company ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz' subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz India is planning to start production at its new production unit in Chakan near Pune, Maharashtra. The move is expected to double the company's production capacity in India, and ...
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American automotive company Ford Motor has unveiled the new 2015 Ford Focus ST vehicle at Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. The new vehicle is powered by Ford 2L EcoBoost engine paired with turbocharging, twin independent variable ...
Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a consortium formed by automotive giants in collaboration with technology providers like Google, has launched an automotive specific operating system, the Android Auto at the Google I/O annual technology ...
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MAHLE Behr USA is developing exhaust gas heat exchangers for gasoline engines to help auto makers meet new fuel-economy and emission standards. Martin Bauer, development director for engine-mounted components at MAHLE Behr USA, notes that ...
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Shanghai GM has unveiled the interiors of the new Chevrolet Cruze, which made its world premiere at Auto China 2014 in April. One month ago the automaker unveiled the model's innovative exterior design, which served as an exciting preview ...
UK-based vehicle manufacturer and a subsidiary of General Motors, Vauxhall Motors is set to start production of its new Vivaro van at its Luton plant with an investment of £185m over the next ten years. Of the total investment, the ...
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