The Range Rover Evoque will become the first regular production car equipped with a nine-speed automatic transmission when it debuts at next week’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The ’9HP’ nine-speed auto, developed in ...
German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has unveiled two variants of the Golf GTI model prior to their launch at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show to be held in Switzerland during 05-17 March. Both the GTI and GTI Performance ...
German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled five new assistance systems to increase the safety of the vans at the Boxberg testing ground in Stuttgart, Germany. The new assistance systems include Crosswind Assist, Collision ...
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German chemical giant BASF Group announced recently, its financial performance in 2012 hit the record, and the sales grew 7% compared to 2011. In the fourth-quarter, BASF sales reached Euro 19.6b, up 9% year on year; EBIT reached Euro ...
UK - German-based optical fibre network specialist, Optocore GmbH, has appointed Sound Network as its new distributor in the UK. Based in Central London, and suitably placed to serve the broadcast, theatre, install and touring segments of ...
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What would be the impact of a far-reaching free trade agreement between the USA and the EU on growth, prosperity and employment? On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Ifo Institute has conducted a study ...
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Lenze Americas, a leading global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, has released a packaged collection of formulas now available as a free app for smartphone, tablet and mobile PC ...
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has been awarded as one of the five best in class companies in technology management, identified within the European benchmarking study of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT. The Fraunhofer ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé has announced that it has halted beef supplies from a Spanish supplier Servocar after tests found that the products contained traces of horse DNA. Following this development, the company is recalling the ...
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CargoGuard has selected Telenor Connexion as supplier for its end-to-end security solution for international supply chains. This enables CargoGuard to monitor, control and secure the complete logistics from the sender to the destination ...
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German carmaker BMW and automotive supplier Continental have collaborated to work on the development and introduction of freeway-grade highly automated driving system on European freeways. In January 2013, both firms have signed an ...
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German carmaker Opel has unveiled the revamped version of the Movano with Start/Stop technology. The vehicle is available in two variants and is powered by the 2.3L CDTI engine mated to all manual transmission that generates output of ...
German Siemens Company recently acquired VePoint Company of Semikron International, in order to further expand the business of E-Car. VePoint Company, located in Nuremberg, Germany, has 30 staff. Siemens and Semikron didn’t publish ...
The German company SCHOTT has announced that it plans to rely on its strong core businesses Pharmaceutical Systems, Home Tech, Electronic Packaging and Advanced Materials to deliver growth in fiscal year 2012/2013 (October 1, 2012 – ...
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16.2%: that’s the size of the gender pay gap, or the average difference between women and men’s hourly earnings across the EU, according to the latest figures released today by the European Commission. The news comes ahead of ...
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