Chrysler Group is set to recall approximately 792,300 Jeep models, including Jeep Grand Cherokees SUVs from the 2005-2007 model years and 2006-2007 Jeep Commanders, over an issue with ignition-switch performance. The recall is part of an ...
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Luxury vehicle maker Acura has started mass-production of its new 2015 Acura TLX at the Marysville Auto Plant, Ohio, and is expected to land at dealerships across the US in August. This sedan has a new exterior package, which is packed ...
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Beginning with the 2015 model year, Ram will become the first automaker to adopt the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2807 standardized tow rating practices across all three fullsize pickup truck segments, including the ½-ton ...
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German sports car maker Porsche has expanded its R&D center at Weissach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with three new buildings. The new buildings include a design studio with concept car construction facility, an aero-acoustic ...
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German sports car maker Porsche has expanded its R&D center at Weissach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with three new buildings. The new buildings include a design studio with concept car construction facility, an aero-acoustic ...
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Epistar Corp (Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of LED epiwafers and chips) is to issue 174.612 million new shares (worth NT$10 each, totalling NT$1746.12m) to acquire fellow Taiwanese LED epiwafer and chip maker Formosa Epitaxy Inc ...
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Pressure transducers have become an invaluable tool for the protection and optimization of industrial equipment, converting fluid pressure into variable electrical signals that can monitor and control a system. Nevertheless, while existing ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. engineers were at the University of Toledo in Ohio on June 12 to explore ways to apply space-age innovations to company projects involving the development of a coating for tire molds and RFID technology. Members ...
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MAHLE Behr USA is developing exhaust gas heat exchangers for gasoline engines to help auto makers meet new fuel-economy and emission standards. Martin Bauer, development director for engine-mounted components at MAHLE Behr USA, notes that ...
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American automotive company Ford Motor has introduced a new inflatable airbag restraint design, which is set to debut in the upcoming 2015 Ford Mustang in order to increase the passenger safety The new airbag system comes with knee airbag ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel has revealed the details of the new Corsa, scheduled to be launched in 2014. It is currently on the home stretch to series production, with the final validation drives in camouflage taking place to test ...
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Bostitch's new Smart Point nailers allow for quick and accurate nail placement through a tool nose design, according to the company. Bostitch has introduced the Smart Point family of finish nailers. "After extensive research, our team ...
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The Hankook Technodome will have 90 separate laboratories to enable a wide range of R&D activities to be carried out simultaneously. Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new R&D center, the ...
British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover has started a new business division, the Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, which will focus on addressing the requirements of its current car customers. The new division will focus on ...
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Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, says that Dr John Glaser has joined its ...
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