Regal Beloit Corp. reported an 11.5% drop in first-quarter earnings Monday amid lower sales to the natural gas fracturing market.The Beloit-based maker of electric motors, mechanical and electrical motion controls, and power generation ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has opened the first ever electric bus factory in Lanscater, California in the US for the manufacture of long-range electric buses. The automaker has also unveiled the first all-electric, ...
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General Motors is recalling around 51,000 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia sport-utility vehicles (SUV) due to a possible fuel-gauge problem, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The agency said that ...
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American automaker General Motors is investing $50m to establish a new Trim Shop and upgrade its Press Room at the Lordstown Complex, Ohio, in order to support the build of the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan. The company ...
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UQM Technologies has joined hands with Kinetics Drive Solutions to create better integrated electric motor and multi-speed transmission system for commercial vehicle applications. The system is engineered to provide commercial vehicle ...
German automobile manufacturer Opel will manufacture certain models of its Astra, Cascada and Insignia vehicles that will be sold in Australia under the Holden brand, which is a subsidiary of the US automaker General Motors (GM). Holden ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has received an order for its railcar traction inverter with all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules (made with SiC transistors and SiC diodes), placed by Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd. This is the ...
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American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to launch its Chevrolet Corvette Stingray of 2015 in two new design packages by the end of 2014. The 2015 Corvette Stingray will be made available in the Atlantic luxury convertible and the ...
General Motors has reported net income of $0.1bn, or $0.06 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2014. Strong core operating performance during the quarter was more than offset by a net loss from special items of $0.4 billion, or ...
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Working with the NASA eggheads, the firm has launched its SpaceKit, a collection of motors, sensors, displays and more that snap together magnetically, allowing kids to experiment with electronics. NASA has teamed up with the educational ...
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US-based vehicle maker General Motors (GM) has urged a local court to offer protection from certain lawsuits being filed against the company over a recall led by faulty ignition switches. The company has been facing an increase in ...
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MICROMO The new FAULHABER IEH2-4096 integrated encoder offers higher resolution, an expanded operating temperature range and improved speed control, especially in the low speed range. The new FAULHABER IEH2-4096 integrated encoder ...
Stainless Steel Rolling Mill Upgrades Safety with Ease ABB's new safety PLC has provided the platform for Sandvik Materials Technology to add zoned safety guarding to a large cold rolling mill at its Sandviken plant in Sweden. The mill is ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has unveiled its new concept car, the K4 sedan, at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition which is being held in China. The new concept sedan is powered by Kia's 1.6L ...
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British luxury automaker Bentley has forayed into the plug-in hybrids vehicle segment with the introduction of its new Bentley Hybrid Concept sedan at the ongoing Beijing International Automotive Show in China. The new Hybrid Concept ...
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