Toyota Motor Corporation, in collaboration with Denso Corp and Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc (CRDL), has developed a silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor for use in automotive power control units (PCUs). Toyota will begin test driving ...
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German autoparts maker Continental has acquired full ownership of Zytek Automotive, an automotive engineering firm based in the UK. Zytek Automotive, a former joint venture of Continental, offers its services in all areas of automotive ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has received an order from Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport to deliver 220 trucks with biodiesel engines. The trucks will be in compliance with Euro 6 requirements and will be for ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to equip its three models with three premium summer tire models from autoparts maker Continental. The tree car models include the Golf 7, the CC and the Beetle, while the three tire models include ...
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PPG Industries supported the automotive body painting contest of the Fifth National Transportation Vocational Skills Competition by providing all coatings products for contestants. The competition was held at the Secondary Vocational School ...
The Tata Xenon Tuff Truck concept has been unveiled in Melbourne as the new local importer of India’s largest car maker aims to make an immediate statement in the Australian market. As the name suggests, the Tuff Truck concept is ...
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Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center (HATCI) has collaborated with the University of Michigan for the development of two new distracted driving and fuel economy automotive engineering projects. Under the deal, the University of Michigan ...
Mazda and Clemson University have collaborated to produce the Deep Orange 3 concept, previewing next-generation engineering and design philosophies. Deep Orange 3 was conceived, developed and built by automotive engineering students ...
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According to relevant reports, Philips, Audi (Ingolstadt), Automotive Lighting (Reutlingen), Merck (Darmstadt) and the University of Cologne, who are the members of the OLED 3D research consortium, jointly presented the first car with a ...
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Starting today, Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) will showcase advanced automotive glazing technologies at its booth during the 2013 Japanese Society of Automotive Engineering (JSAE) World Congress, held May 22 through May 24 in ...
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SK Continental E-motion formed by SK Innovation and Continental has started manufacturing and distribution of lithium-ion based battery systems across the globe for cars and light commercial vehicles. SK Innovation and Continental, which ...
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Reuters reported that German steel production will return to modest growth next year as companies rebuild stocks and demand from the automotive and engineering sectors picks up, a trade group forecast on Tuesday. Europe's steel industry ...
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voestalpine Group has set ambitious goals up to the year 2020.With a clear focus on the customer segments Mobility and Energy and on non European growth markets,and with profitability remaining at virtually at the same level compared to the ...
TATA Steel has invested almost GBP 1.5 million in new technology to improve the quality of the steel bar and wire rod output at its Rotherham and Scunthorpe works in the UK. New quality control technology has been installed to improve ...
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In a wide ranging speech,which is believed to have also set Honda's financial goals for the next five years,President and Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito,allegedly announced Honda's intention to launch fuel cell based electric cars in ...
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