Vehicle sales in China showed unexpectedly robust growth in September as Japanese producers continued to recover from anti-Japanese sentiment last year, which was tied to a territorial dispute between the two countries. Vehicle sales ...
Tags: Automobile, Passenger Car
The Toyo Tires Treadpass is a new passageway connecting the Central and South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. says it will have a bigger presence than ever before when the 2013 Specialty Equipment ...
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In September this year, new passenger car registrations in the German market contracted by one percent year on year to 247,200 units, and were up 15.4 percent compared to August, according to the data released by the German Association of ...
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Brisa Bridgestone Sabanc Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret, an affiliated company of Japanese tire maker Bridgestone, has signed an agreement with Aksaray Province Organized Industrial Zone over the purchase of a site for the construction of a new ...
Tags: Passenger Car, Radial Tire
Hinduja Group subsidiary Ashok Leyland has sold its Defiance Testing & Engineering Services (DTE) to testing, calibration and advisory services provider Exova. US-based DTE offers testing and engineering services to manufacturers and ...
Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has commenced production at its new EUR15m passenger car axle systems plant in Beijing, China. The company will assemble several 10,000 passenger car axle sets annually for its client Beijing ...
Tags: Passenger Car, Axle Systems Plant
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) has commenced construction of its new $300m commercial truck tire manufacturing plant in West Point, Mississippi. Covering 1millionft2 of land, the new tire-making plant is expected to open ...
Tags: Truck Tire, Tire
Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor, has commenced the production of its 1000cm3 passenger car, Karimun Wagon R, from September 2013. The Karimun Wagon R is a passenger car with five ...
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GITI tire (USA) Ltd. has announced that it has established two new technical centers in North America and Germany. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites ...
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A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motors is developing a new hybrid version of its GT86 sports car. This new car will mark the third version for the company after the Coupe and the Convertible models. GT86 Hybrid is expected to feature a new ...
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China's auto market grew by double digits in August as carmakers tapped the sales momentum from January to July. Sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles rose 10.3 percent in August from a year earlier to 1.65 million units. On a ...
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Beijing officially implemented China Ⅳ emission standard on July 1, 2013. The rise of truck emission also means the upgrade of truck products. When other truck manufacturers stays at a R&D or production of China Ⅳ compliant ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
Japan imported 4,536 mt of styrene-butadiene-rubber solids in July, up 22% from 3,732 mt in June but down 26% from 6,129 mt a year earlier, data released Friday by the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed. The country has imported ...
Tags: Chemicals, styrene-butadiene-rubber solids, Synthetic rubber
Foton, with both production and sales ranking first in the world, is regarded as a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer. In order to fulfill its target of 3 million units of production and sales by 2020, Foton has started rapid expansion ...
Tags: Transportation, truck