Toyo Tire and Rubber Co. announced personnel changes within the company's team of directors, including the naming of Shinji Nakahara as president of Nitto Japan Co. All of the changes are effective Jan. 1. Takuji Yamamoto, president of ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has finalized the list of participants for its Passenger Vehicle Tire Safety Symposium, to be held Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. The event will be chaired by NTSB Member Earl Weener. ...
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The Innova 4400 coil and control module tester will help counter personnel quickly determine if a part is defective. The 4400 Coil and Control Module Tester from Innova Electronics Corp. made its debut at this year’s Automotive ...
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The SAS120 Audio Switch is among SMP's 551 new parts released. Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has added 551 new part numbers to its Standard brand and Intermotor line of import parts. This line expansion features new key category ...
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Integrated producer of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibres, Invista has bagged the ‘Innovation Upgrade Award’ from China Chemical Industry News. According to Invista, it received the award for its outstanding ...
Omnitracs, a leading provider of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, today announced the appointment of veteran software technology executive Kevin Haugh as vice president and general manager of its Roadnet ...
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Aston Martin has made public the latest sports car DB10 that will be used in the next James Bond movie Spectre. The company will build only 10 units of the model, specifically for the movie. It will be developed and built in-house at ...
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BMW along with car sharing company Sixt SE has launched its car sharing service in London. The service will initially offer 210 units of BMW 1 Series and MINI Countryman models, and the German car maker is planning to add 30 BMW i3 ...
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Bentley Motors will expand its headquarters in the town of Crewe in England with an investment of £40m, thus increasing its total capital in the facility to £840m. The carmaker will build a new 45,000m2 research and ...
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Ferrari has unveiled its most powerful model named FXX-K which will be introduced at the Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. The K in the car refers to the KERS kinetic energy recovery technology used to boost performance of the car on track. ...
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Four UK cities including Greenwich, Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes have been chosen by the Innovate UK to trial driverless cars. The formal trials are aimed at knowing how driverless cars could be integrated into everyday life across ...
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Lightweight metals manufacturer Alcoa has developed a new Micromill technology that will enable the production of lighter but stronger aluminum automotive parts. According to Alcoa, the aluminum alloy produced from Micromill has 40% ...
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Hamilton Caster is well known for making heavy duty industrial casters – and now, one of the biggest. Hamilton recently designed and built the Colossus: four 100,000-pound capacity casters requested by a federal contractor. Fully ...
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Continental's VDO program incudes formerly "dealer only" parts for European, domestic and Asian vehicles. Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket now offers a new VDO engine management and fuel supply program, featuring a range ...
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Nexen's Roadian CT8 HL will be OE on the Chrysler 200 and the Ram 3500. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) chose Nexen Tire Corp. as an “excellent supplier” during the 2014 APAC Supplier Town Hall and Awards Ceremony held ...
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