The Continental Corporation is one of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers offering comprehensive know-how in tyre and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, electronics and sensor systems with the aim of making individual ...
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Equistone Partners Europe, a private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Whitworths, a UK-based supplier of dried fruit, nut and seed products, from European Capital in a deal which valued the company at £90m. Whitworths, ...
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BMW is keeping its M division and i-brand as separate entities, confirming at the launch of the BMW i8 that no M engineers worked on the hybrid supercar project. This is despite the i8 – despite the three-cylinder turbocharged ...
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Inphi Corp of Santa Clara, CA, USA, a provider of high-speed mixed-signal ICs for the communications and computing markets, says that Nicholas Brathwaite has joined its board of directors. "We are excited about his in-depth knowledge and ...
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The production version of the BMW i8 has been unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. A revolution for both the brand and for production supercars, the 2+2-seat carbonfibre-reinforced-plastic scissor-door flagship ‘i’ model ...
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The Audi Nanuk quattro concept has been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show, revealing a diesel-powered crossover supercar with the brand’s first four-wheel steering system. Despite admitting “collaboration” with ...
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Jaguar has confirmed it will produce a 3 Series-rivalling sedan from 2015 as the first stage in the company’s new push to expand into lucrative higher-volume segments. The announcement came as Jaguar took the wraps off its C-X17 ...
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German automaker Audi is set to introduce its new A3 Cabriolet at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held in Germany from 10 to 22 September 2013. This new model will be available with three newly developed engines including two ...
Supply remains relatively tight in the US sheet market, apparently slowing seasonal erosion, market sources said Thursday. A service center executive said that flat-rolled lead times, particularly cold-rolled lead times, were healthy due ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 4 Safety 4 Green 3.5 The BMW X3 once had things its own way, but no more. Consumers’ insatiable thirst for luxury ...
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Standards Testing Laboratories (STL) will host "Tire Technology 2013" Oct. 15-17 at the company's Massillon, Ohio headquarters, a two-and-a-half-day educational program providing a basic yet comprehensive overview of the tire industry's ...
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There are too few data scientists in the world and education needs to change in order to maximise the true potential of data science, one of the leading authorities in the field has told Computing. "The answer is 'no', there aren't enough ...
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We're in the "decade of data" and it will "dwarf the revolution that came from the internet" and change every part of society across the globe. That's what one of the world's top data scientists, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, founder and ...
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Mobile data services, external controller-based storage systems, business IT services and enterprise application software will all contribute to healthy growth in information technology (IT) in China, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG has been caught camouflage-free while filming a commercial in The Netherlands. Shot and made public by YouTube user ‘Gnepiah’, the Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG was spotted while the German manufacturer ...
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