American automotive supplier TRW Automotive Holdings (TRW) has commenced the production of its latest Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) technology, incorporating closed loop control, for the first time on two vehicle platforms for the European ...
Tags: vehicle platforms, European market
General Motors will consider developing new Opel products on its own in a bid to stem European losses that have totalled more than $19.6 billion over the past 13 years. The company says it doesn’t need the help of France’s ...
Tags: Opels, GM Scaling
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced that it is supplying Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) technology to Ferrari's latest vehicle launch 'LaFerrari' - the first Ferrari to feature hybrid propulsion. TRW's EPHS ...
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American maker of lithium-ion battery for automotive industry AllCell Technologies has unveiled a new 48 volt micro-hybrid battery. The new battery will debut at The Battery Show this week in Novi, Michigan. This new battery is ...
Tags: Micro-Hybrid Battery, Automotive Industry, Electrical, Electronics
Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
Tags: Steel Wheel Technology, Auto Parts
Wagner Brake Products has announced a breakthrough in low-copper automotive brake friction technology that has resulted in the brand’s best-ever levels of stopping power, noise control and fade resistance. Federal-Mogul Corp. says ...
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The design director now responsible for both South Korean sister brands Kia and Hyundai, says their vehicles must be differentiated by more than just styling. Recently promoted from being solely responsible for design at Kia to also ...
Automobile manufacturer Volvo has collaborated with China-based Geely to set up a research and development (R&D) Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The R&D Centre will be located in Lindholmen Science Park and will develop designs and parts ...
Car manufacturers Peugeot and General Motors planned to expand their cooperation, and researched three vehicle platforms together. Last Thursday (Jan.24), these two companies announced the decision above in the joint news conference in ...
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TRW Automotive Holdings is planning to launch its integrated Electric Park Brake (EPBi) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in Europe and Asia Pacific in 2014 and later in North America. With the new system, EPB control ...
Tags: EPBi, ESC, new system, new integrated electric park brake