Ford has outlined the next phase of its China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim ...
ROHM of Kyoto, Japan is to provide full-SiC (silicon carbide) power modules to the VENTURI Formula E team during season 4 (2017–2018) of FIA Formula E (the world’s first formula racing championship for all-electric vehicles), ...
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Groupe Renault has debuted what it claims to be the world’s first in autonomous obstacle avoidance that matches professional test drivers. Renault Open Innovation Lab, which is based in Silicon Valley, developed the new feature for ...
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Enevate has announced HD-Energy Technology for Electric Vehicles (EVs) which features extreme fast charging in only 5 minutes with high energy density and long driving range that adds up to 240 miles (390 km)—or up to 50 miles (80 km) ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda will be showcasing its two new concepts Kai Concept and Vision Coupe at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to be held between 28 October and 5 November in Japan. The Mazda Kai Concept is a compact hatchback, which is ...
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US and California regulators have approved a fix for about 38,000 Volkswagen Generation 2.1 and 2.2 3.0L TDI V6 vehicles. The 38,000 cars include not only Volkswagen models, but also from its affiliates such as Audi and Porsche as well. ...
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This month sees the launch in Grenoble, France of the three-year, €7.2m European Union ‘Horizon 2020’ project ModulED, which brings together 10 European research institutes, key members of the automotive-industry value ...
Japanese auto components supplier Denso is investing $1bn in its Maryville, Tennessee location in the US as part of its commitment to advancing automotive innovation in North America. The investment will focus on vehicle electrification ...
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Market insiders noted that TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.), the world's largest semiconductor foundry headquartered in Taiwan, will see a strong revenue performance as the firm won massive orders from multinational ...
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Automaker Ford Motor is targeting $10bn in incremental material cost reductions and lower engineering costs by $4bn from planned levels over the next five years. Ford’s newly appointed CEO and president Jim Hackett noted that the ...
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General Motors has stated that it plans to introduce at least 20 electric vehicles by 2023, as part of its vision of world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. In the coming eighteen months, the American automaker plans ...
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Automakers Toyota and Mazda and auto components supplier Denso have signed a joint technology development contract for electric vehicles. The new company has been named EV C.A. Spirit Corporation to efficiently implement joint ...
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Honda Foundation (a public-interest incorporated foundation created by Honda Motor Co Ltd’s founder Soichiro Honda and his younger brother Benjiro Honda) says that the Honda Prize 2017 will be awarded to Kyoto University professor ...
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State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute says that associate professor of nanoengineering Dr Woongje Sung has been selected to receive $750,000 in federal funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop silicon ...
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German luxury automaker Daimler, through its brand Mercedes Benz is investing $1bn in Alabama, US plant to produce electric vehicles. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its ...
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