US based internal combustion engine maker Achates Power has received $9m in funding from the US Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition ...
LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys (Zylog) of ...
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Ford is returning to CES in January with even more news on the company’s holistic approach to create products and services that make people’s lives better. "Ford was the first automaker to have a significant presence at CES ...
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Standard Motor Products (SMP) announces the addition of 1,100 new part numbers to its BWD engine management line, covering domestic and import vehicles. The BWD line expansion features more than 513 million additional VIO with new key ...
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After California and South Korea, Volkswagen has been asked recall 323,700 diesel cars in India which exceeded local pollution limits. The company will have to recall cars belonging to its own brand along with Skoda and Audi brands across ...
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GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, says that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TMSC, the ...
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GE Lighting has signed partnership agreement with UAE lighting solutions company AW Rostamini Lumina, a business division of AW Rostamani Group of companies in Dubai earlier this month, according to a report from Gulf News. Under the ...
FAW Jiefang Fuel Economy Challenge Competition and Users’ Group Purchase Activity were held in the famous North China city—Shenyang on November, 21, 2015. This activity not only praised three fuel-saving stars from Shenyang but ...
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Mercedes-Benz is planning to expand the production of its new GLC SUV by manufacturing the cars at its contract manufacturer’s facility in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Valmet Automotive is Finnish contract manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz ...
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The global market for application processors (AP) will rise 8.54% in 2016, according to Digitimes Research. Growth of demand for applications such as automotive electronics and smartwatches will outperform that for smartphones. The global ...
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After more than a decade of development and dedication to the industry, Automechanika Shanghai has built its reputation as the world-renowned "must-attend" industry event for information exchange, marketing, trading and ...
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Global LED shipments in 2016 will increase 20-30% on year in volume and about 5% in value, Nichia's chief legal and IP officer Katsuyuki Akutagawa said at a press event in Taipei on November 25. Nichia finished development of direct ...
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LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it will invest KRW1.84 trillion (US $ 1.60 billion) to begin building a new panel plant in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, with production ...
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Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced its participation in the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) as the first semiconductor memory supplier. Dr. Kinam Kim, president of Semiconductor ...
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British automaker Jaguar Land Rover is planning to double the size of its Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Midland, UK by investing £450m. The company opened the 100,000m2 facility last year with an investment of £1bn ...