The optoelectronic component market has been dominated by a number of applications in recent years. For LEDs, backlighting and the emergence of solid state lighting are the main applications. In the optocoupler and photo relay markets focus ...
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Audi has announced that its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, is available for order in Europe, and it will be handed to customers in winter. The electric car features 1.4 TFSI gasoline engine along with an electric ...
Porsche AG can look back on a very successful first half of 2014. Deliveries covering the period from the beginning of January to the end of June rose by eight percent to 87,803 vehicles compared to the same period last year. Revenue in ...
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Large interest was generated by SSM’s numerous product launches: DURO, NOVA and TG1-AT. This year’s show attracted around 100’000 visitors from 102 countries, whereas attendance increased by about 7 per cent in ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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German car maker Porsche will launch the next generation of Porsche Cayenne across the US on 1 November 2014. The car will come in four variants: Cayenne S, Cayenne Diesel, Cayenne Turbo, and Cayenne S E-Hybrid variants, with costs of ...
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Mondi, an international packaging and paper manufacturer, has introduced new BIO TOP 3 80 g/m2 paper in a CO2 neutral version. Said to enhance the paper's environmental credentials, the latest version is now offered by TCF brand. ...
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Daimler and BMW have partnered to jointly develop a standardized technology for inductive charging of electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The system will comprise two components, including a secondary coil in the vehicle floor ...
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Ingenium, the new family of premium diesel and petrol engines designed, engineered and manufactured by Jaguar Land Rover, delivers class-leading levels of torque, horsepower and refinement while reducing emissions and fuel consumption. ...
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Ford’s European sales rose 6.6 percent in the first half of 2014 on the strength of new vehicle launches and an uptick in industry-wide sales. Ford's sales volume in its 20 traditional markets in Europe totalled 605,400 vehicles in ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has expanded its green vehicle portfolio with the debut of a new sport utility vehicle (SUV), the Tang, at the 2013 Auto Show in Beijing. The new SUV is part of the company's 5-4-2 ...
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American automaker Honda Motor is set to introduce its new lineup, Civic Type R Concept model, fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) concept, powertrain layout of the new NSX and the 2014 Civic World Touring Car Championship race car at the ...
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American automaker Ford Motor has developed a new fleet management tool, the Ford Fleet Purchase Planner, which would help users build a better fleet. The tool also guides the user to choose from Ford's vehicle portfolio in order to ...
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BMW has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung SDI to extend its collaboration battery cells supply for electro-mobility. Under the deal, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid ...
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Allison Transmission has partnered with Project ETHOS, an ultra-low carbon powertrain program created by Cummins, to launch a new stop-start technology. The Project ETHOS is aims to demonstrate the potential of alternative fuels for ...
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