Mavic’s sales rose 7 percent to $174 million (129 million euros) last year, and jumped 5 percent during the final quarter, according to Amer Sports. Amer Sports is the parent company of Mavic as well as Salomon, Atomic, ...
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US tyre maker Goodyear is planning to close a plant in northern France after negotiations with the workers failed. The manufactures tires for agricultural machinery and for cars at the facility and has been losing about $82.96m per year ...
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The BRAIN Dealer Tour of San Francisco wrapped up Thursday with a 20-mile jaunt around the city, ably led by folks from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who for the most part managed to route us around the steepest hills as we visited ...
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HELSINKI, Finland (BRAIN) — Mavic’s sales rose 7 percent to $174 million (129 million euros) last year, and jumped 5 percent during the final quarter, according to Amer Sports. Amer Sports is the parent company of Mavic as well ...
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DuPont filed a trademark infringement suit against Easton-Bell Sports in Delaware federal court this week. The suit claims Easton-Bell Sports use of trademarks “DuPont” and “Kevlar” on packaging for its bicycle ...
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Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) is planning to invest $129m in its Mt. Vernon, Illinois tire facility in order to increase production of tires to meet increasing demands in the US. The company plans to spend $95m for the expansion of ...
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At our test track, we found an easy recipe for cooking up a homemade supercar without resorting to tuner-shop tweaks that could break the bank or void the warranty. Here's our recipe: Take one fresh Scion FR-S, available at your local ...
SK Continental E-motion formed by SK Innovation and Continental has started manufacturing and distribution of lithium-ion based battery systems across the globe for cars and light commercial vehicles. SK Innovation and Continental, which ...
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Shelby American will apply some of its founders' chili spice to the Ford Focus ST, creating an even hotter high-performance hatch. To be limited to 500 cars per year, the Shelby Focus ST is a bumper-to-bumper transformation of an already ...
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PPG Industries is bringing innovation to the automotive industry, and the company’s product and technology offerings across several of its businesses help automakers and automotive suppliers enhance manufacturing efficiencies, make ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has unveiled the 2014 Nissan Versa Note, a revamped version of the Versa, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) held at Detroit in the US and will be on sale in the country by summer ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the 2014 CLA250 and CLA250 4MATIC- all wheel drivw (AWD) at the ongoing North American International Auto Show in Detroit, US. The vehicles are powered by the 2L four-cylinder ...
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Lincoln, the luxury vehicle brand of the US based Ford Motor, is planning to unveil the new MKC concept sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, being held during 14-27 January 2013. The new ...
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Easton likes to point out that its EA90 XD Disc CX wheelset is not a re-purposed road or 29er wheel, but rather a wheel designed from the start for cyclocross. The wheels use Easton's proprietary tubeless rim design to hold certified ...
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The European parts and accessories trade association Coliped returns to Taipei Cycle this year as the biggest exhibitor with 93 booths in 9,000 square feet of space. Coliped will host 34 European exhibitors at the March 20 to 23 tradeshow ...
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