Reuters reported that General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen scrapped plans for a joint mid size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their nascent alliance while adding engine cooperation. The automakers in a ...
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Kobe Steel Ltd announced that Shinko Wire Company, Ltd and Suncall Corporation will take equity stakes in its 100% owned steel wire company in China, Kobelco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co Ltd The equity stakes will enable Kobe Wire and Suncall ...
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We're in the last days of 2012, a period traditionally considered to be great time to buy a new car and take advantage of manufacturer incentives and rebates. Our recent pricing analysis shows that deals can vary, but we have identified the ...
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Japan's crude steel production in November fell 2.3 percent from a year before to 8.498 million tonnes,down for the third straight month The Japan Iron and Steel Federation said that demand is sluggish among Japanese manufacturers such as ...
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Proving paying more doesn't automatically equate to safer,some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS). Of the 18 sedans tested in the ...
Taipei, Dec. 18, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to a new energy-transfer concept that may be achieved by the development of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market, investment in vehicle-to-building (V2B) infrastructure by battery makers, building ...
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U.S. drivers seem to hold conflicting opinions on in-car Internet access, viewing the technology as a driving hazard and even a threat to privacy while praising the entertainment and safety features it offers. These opinions, presented in ...
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Automakers routinely loan vehicles to media outlets for evaluation, leaving magazines, newspapers, and websites trusting that the cars are production representative. It turns out, so-called press cars can vary, as can their test results. ...
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California's State Assembly advanced a bill on Monday that aims to establish rules and regulations covering the safe operation of driverless cars on the state's highways The bill, S.B. 1298, passed a transportation committee hearing 11-0 ...
A major event in the global automotive-electronic market is that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new standard that would capture valuable safety-related ...
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As more than 12,000 unionized workers and supporters protested at the Capitol in Lansing, the Republican-led state House of Representatives gave final approval to a pair of "right-to-work" bills covering public- and private-sector unions. ...
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GAZ Group and Mersa Otomotiv have announced official opening of an assembly facility and market launch of GAZ light commercial vehicles in Turkey. The project includes SKD assembly of several models of GAZelle BUSINESS and Sobol BUSINESS ...
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Strategies Unlimited’s analysts believe that the LED lighting market is growing nicely, though they expect lower LED prices to keep a lid on LED-component growth in the foreseeable future. LAURA PETERS and MAURY WRIGHT report from the ...
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Sean Smith began college as a pre-med student,thinking one day he would become a doctor. But his patients have ended up being made of steel,brick and wood. In September,Smith became the newest franchisee of Glass Doctor,which ...
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Mr Bo Andersson president and CEO of GAZ Group which is a part of Basic Element one of the Russia’s largest diversified industrial groups, has been honored with the 2012 Automotive Supply Chain Outstanding Achievement award 2012. ...
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