General Motors (GM) and SAIC Motor’s joint venture, Shanghai GM is planning to invest CNY100bn ($16bn) over the next five years, to develop new vehicles. The automaker intends to develop ten new or upgraded models each year until ...
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Honda China’s wholly-owned subsidiary Honda Motor (China) Investment (HMCI), debuted the company’s flagship Concept D at the Auto Shanghai 2015. The company said that Concept D is the concept model of a new SUV, which is ...
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NASA has introduced a self driving robotic car prototype, Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV), which is capable of moving sideways and can take tight corners without compromising on the vehicle speed. The car looks similar to a golf cart with ...
General Motors’ Cadillac has added new features to its 2016 model of ELR electrified luxury coupe, while dropping the price. The proposed upgrades to the vehicle include more than 25% boost in power and torque, faster ...
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Ford Motor is reportedly looking to invest around $2.5bn at its plants in Chihuahua and Guanajuato in Mexico. As part of the plan, the company will spend $1.3bn at Chihuahua plant to build two new diesel engines, which will create ...
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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, has introduced an eGaN FET designed with a ...
U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 5.4 percent year on year to $2.72 billion in February, according to government calculations. The sales decline was much more severe than preliminary totals for jewelry and watch sales across all ...
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Charles Ross & Son Co. has introduced a new double planetary mixer lined with Teflon, which the company says is ideal for high-purity applications, providing superior chemical and corrosive resistance where stainless steel is not ...
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Ford Motor has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in its joint venture (JV) with Russian car company Sollers as well as provide additional funding to the Ford Sollers JV. The Ford Sollers JV produces and imports Ford products, ...
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Packaging machine company Theegarten-Pactec will be showcasing its new design-optimized CWM2 packaging machine for chocolate products at this year's IPACK-IMA, scheduled to be held from May 19-23 in Italy. The machine has been designed ...
The French government will increase its stake in vehicle manufacturer Renault to 19.7% from the existing 15% with an investment of around €1.23bn. French industry ministry said that the government has purchased 9.6 million Renault ...
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Electric vehicles have been developing rapidly from the original hybrids, to parallel/serial and plug-in hybrids through the optimization of power drive designs. Since then, the industry has been able to develop all-electric models as the ...
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Bosch eBike Systems has selected Live to Play Sports to provide technical support and warranty service to dealers in Canada in its latest phase of expansion into North America. Bosch eBike Systems launched its Performance Line electric ...
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Nissan has introduced the Hybrid version of the X-Trail, which is set to go on sale in Japan this May. The vehicle is equipped with 2.0-liter MR20DD hybrid engine, optimized along with the hybrid system, which willl enhance the ...
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Cromax, one of the three premium global refinish brands from Axalta Coatings Systems, has unveiled its 2015 training program for the UK and Ireland, which is designed to cover all aspects of refinishing and all levels of competency. From ...