Recycling campaigns are not without their detractors as their results are often met with more than a little scepticism and their long-term value often questioned. However, a number of communication programmes, developed by the Aluminium ...
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Robert Bosch LLC has added 215 part numbers to its QuietCast brake rotors line. The company estimates the new part numbers will increase coverage to 95% of all vehicles in operation and includes many late-model applications. “Our ...
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For the Conti EcoPlus HT3, Continental engineers developed an all new, fuel efficient tread design, with four longitudinal grooves and a reduced void area. Continental Tire the Americas LLC announced the launch of the Conti EcoPlus HT3, ...
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This year’s Geneva Motor Show sees the launch of two new distinctive option packs — the ‘black pack’ and ‘silver pack’ — for the iconic Land Rover Defender. The Defender will also benefit from a ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has issued a voluntary recall of 11,961 Kia Sportage vehicles of certain model year 2014 in the US due to issue with the tire pressure information. The recall affected vehicles feature ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor drive system with a built-in silicon-carbide (SiC) inverter. Reckoned to be the smallest of its kind, the EV motor drive system is intended to ...
McLaren Automotive will return to the International Geneva Motor Show this year with its fastest, most engaging, best equipped and most beautiful series-production supercar yet. The McLaren 650S joins the range as an additional model ...
Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Roadster, Nissan Leaf—or one of many other new models—shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric cars in 2013. That's a tiny slice of the auto market, but it's up ...
Brazil's motor vehicle output in January this year increased by 2.9 percent from the previous month and decreased by 18.7 percent year on year to 237,491 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December last year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey increased by 13.5 percent year on year to 81,911 units, down 13.8 percent on month-on-month ...
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In January this year, Indian motor vehicle production increased by 5.12 percent year on year 1,935,311 units, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). In the first 10 months of the current Indian fiscal year ...
In January of the current year, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 34,288 units, decreasing by 7.68 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). In the given month, passenger car sales in ...
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Introduction A glass material becomes smart glass when it is coated or laminated with some smart material or when sensors or other electronics are embedded into it. Smart glass has found used in buildings as well as in vehicles. This ...
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General Motors (GM) has issued a voluntary recall on 619,122 vehicles of certain model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 models in the US. In the affected vehicles, the ignition switch may move out of the run position ...
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