The payoff of Taiwanese fastener makers' effort on going upmarket is a major growth drive for the industry's sustainable development (in the photo are the high-strength, quality-approved bolts and fixings for rail construction). Although ...
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reportedly in talks with Ford and BMW to setup a battery plant for future electric vehicles, according to Automotive News. Executives from JLR have met with the US automaker’s executives and German ...
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Ford Motor and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working together on a new research project that measures how pedestrians move in urban areas to improve certain public transportation services for ride-hailing and ...
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JMC biannual performance report was released on the night of July 27. During the time, the company has achieved operating receipt of 10.8 billion Yuan, down by 9.83% year on year; and its net profit for the first half year is 704 million ...
As part of its three-pillar strategy announced last November, Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany is further expanding the leading position of its Specialty Lighting (SP) business by agreeing to acquire Novità Technologies of ...
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Ford Motor is undertaking a trial at its assembly plant in Cologne, Germany where collaborative robots, also known as co-bots, are being used to help workers fit shock absorbers to Fiesta cars. The robots will ensure perfect fit and ...
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The European Investment Bank will invest £12m in Gestamp Tallent Automotive to support and strengthen innovation and to help it develop specialised chassis and suspension products. European Investment Bank vice president Jonathan ...
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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $4m contract to SiNode Systems in Chicago, Illinois, for development of advanced anode ...
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Taiwan’s overall light-vehicle sales increased to 37,878 units in May from 34,953 units in April (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Compared to Taiwan's anemic economic growth, the local light vehicle market has still expanded at solid pace ...
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Ford has unveiled a new program as part of the ongoing development of SmartDeviceLink program, which was built in collaboration with Toyota Motor and other automakers. SmartDeviceLink is the open-source software used as the foundation ...
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The new 2017 Ford Escape provides 25% increase in front row storage and 15% increase in overall storage compared with existing model. Escape, the No. 2-selling Ford brand nameplate behind only F-Series, arrived in showrooms this month ...
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China is one of the world’s largest automotive consumer market, by late 2015 car ownership in the country reached 172 million cars, and the volume is accelerating. It can be projected in the next few years, Chinese market demands for ...
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Ford is issuing a safety recall for vehicles that have certain non-desiccated Takata passenger-side frontal airbag inflators after Takata declared those inflators are defective. This expanded recall follows Takata's notification to the ...
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Novelis has commissioned its third automotive finishing line in Oswego, New York, US. Installed to support the production of stronger, lighter and safer vehicles, the line represents Novelis' latest investment of $120 million to expand ...
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Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...