US-based automotive parts supplier Lear Corporation has opened a new automotive parts manufacturing facility in Kenitra, Morocco in the northern Region of Africa. The new facility will see production of wire harnesses and electrical ...
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In April of the current year, new motor vehicle registrations (including automobiles and commercial vehicles) in the German market totaled 300,650 units, down by 8.61 month on month and decreasing 3.51 percent year on year, according to the ...
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Electric vehicle charging services firm Car Charging Group has reported a 1,860% increase in its net charging revenue to $327,971 during the fiscal year of 2013, compared to $16,743 it earned previous year. During the year, CarCharging ...
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American automaker General Motors has issued a recall on 59,628 units of Saturn Aura mid-sized cars in the US and Canada over a problem with the automatic transmission shifters. The recall affects certain 2007 and 2008 model Aura cars ...
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Fox Factory Holding Corp.'s sales slowed as expected in the first quarter ended March 31 due to a shift in shipments of its suspension products to mountain bike manufacturers. "We are pleased to report that our first quarter results were ...
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BASF has invested €2.5 million in its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to expand its capacity to service Brazil’s automotive industry with waterborne automotive coatings. The goal is to ...
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Nokia has launched a $100m Connected Car fund for further development of in-car technologies in collaboration with its vehicle technology startup HERE. The fund, which will be managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), will be invested in ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has commenced production of the e-NV200 electric vehicles at its Barcelona plant in Spain. Barcelona facility will be Nissan's global production site for the zero-emission vehicle, which will be supplied ...
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In the first four months this year, sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Turkey decreased by 25.47 percent year on year to 168,577 units, according to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association ...
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People are forever complaining about how the digital world has robbed them of something or other. Peace. Anonymity. Freedom itself. I just see possibilities. So I've been keen to follow a new kind of connection made possible by the ...
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British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) North American division has recalled selected models of the Jaguar XJ, XF and XK vehicles in the US. The recall affects 297 vehicles, which were delivered during 2013-2014 in the US and ...
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Vehicle technology developer Westport Innovations has introduced the next generation high pressure direct injection, the Westport HPDI 2.0 on the Weichai Westport WP12 engine platform. Westport WP12HPDI, which is first Chinese engine ...
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UQM Technologies has joined hands with Kinetics Drive Solutions to create better integrated electric motor and multi-speed transmission system for commercial vehicle applications. The system is engineered to provide commercial vehicle ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than ...
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US based trucks manufacturer Ram Trucks has selected tire maker Goodyear to supply tires for its 2014 Power Wagon trucks. Under the deal, the tire maker will supply its Wrangler DuraTrac tires, which are claimed to maintain the balance ...
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