In booth 9-242 at PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2016 in Nuremburg, Germany (10–12 May), Wolfspeed of Research Triangle Park, NC, USA — a Cree Company that makes silicon carbide (SiC) power products including ...
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On April 25, 2016, audit team of British vehicle certification authority announced that Yuchai passed COP investigation. This shows that Yuchai manufacture procedure and quality control system totally meet the requirement of EU manufacture ...
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Powertrain components supplier Dana is planning to invest about $70m in a new axle manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio, US. The company aims to expand a recently built 100,000 square foot facility on the property to about 300,000 ...
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Servair, part of the Air France group, has added an Allison-equipped IVECO Stralis 6x2 AD 260 S31 Y/PS to its fleet of 300 heavy-vehicles. This newest acquisition was put into service at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, where it’s ...
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UK-based Riversimple has unveiled two new models as continuation to its Rasa hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The new models were announced at the London Motor Show. One is a four-seater car and the other a van. Rasa is claimed to offer ...
Vision Ridge Partners has made a major investment in EVgo, a public electric vehicle charging solutions provider. The investment will allow EVgo to expand its charging network and will accelerate and support widespread deployment of ...
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Ford will be releasing its new vehicles which will be quieter thanks to a new testing method called aeroacoustic mobile wind tunnel testing. With this testing method, Ford says that unnecessary or unwanted wind noise could be eliminated ...
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) has started the mass production of its new 2017 Ridgeline pickup truck. The pickup truck is anticipated to go on-sale soon at Honda dealerships nationwide. It will be manufactured in the same ...
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BMW has announced a new 94Ah battery option for the i3 compact electric car in a move that is claimed to extend the vehicle's overall range by up to 110km, or more than 50%, to a distance of 300km. To be made available to customers from ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Google’s Self-Driving Car Project announced a collaboration to work on the development of autonomous vehicles. As part of the collaboration, Google's self-driving technology will be integrated ...
Ford 2017 F-150 will be offered to customers with all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 10-speed transmission. The new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine will provide 30 lb.-ft. more peak torque compared with the first-generation ...
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Daimler is planning to invest €580m in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The facility, which started operation in 2012, will produce the next generation of compact cars. Daimler has so far invested about €1bn ...
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Commercial Vehicle Group announced, that due to pending negotiations with the hourly employees' union representative, it has decided to consolidate its North American seat production into two North American facilities and stop seat ...
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Automakers Ford, Volvo along with technology giant Google and taxi-hailing firms Uber and Lyft have joined forces to push US regulators to draft regulations that support self-driving cars deployment. The coalition, dubbed the Self-Driving ...
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Mazda Motor has unveiled Mazda CX-4, a new crossover SUV at the Beijing Motor Show. The latest edition to Mazda's new-generation lineup adopts SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY and KODO -- Soul of Motion design throughout and goes on sale in China in ...
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