Allison Transmission will showcase the latest propulsion solutions for fire-fighting and other emergency-service vehicles at RETTmobil, May 6-8, in Fulda, Germany. Exhibition visitors can view a 3000 Series™ cutaway model and get ...
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The world’s first plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle subframe has been developed by ContiTech Vibration Control and BASF for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz. It is made from the engineering plastic Ultramid A3WG10 CR, a ...
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ContiTech Vibration Control and chemical producer BASF, both of them based in Germany, have introduced plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle for Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class vehicles leading to weight reduction by around a ...
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Japanese automobile major Toyota has added a new muscle model, capable of profiling changes in posture pre-collision of vehicle occupants, to its Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) Version 5 software application for virtual crash ...
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Ford has put forth callback of vehicles on two safety compliance fronts in North America even though there is no report of any casualty or mishap. Based on defects on instrument panel, the recall has been sounded for around 203,500, ...
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German crash-test facility maker Messring has joined hands with TH Ingolstadt University to test for systems to be put in place for an active safety device capable of averting accident or ameliorate the severity of collisions. The duo is ...
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The long-term consequences of China's coming stockmarket correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese worker you could have spent the past year toiling to earn a living. Or you could have bought some shares and sat on the sofa ...
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The United States Department of Defense has awarded FWD Seagrave a $12m contract to rebuild 92 Crash Fire Rescue vehicles over four years for the United States Marine Corps. "Providing these Crash Fire Rescue vehicles for the U.S. Marine ...
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Mercedes-Benz has completed construction of a crash test facility at its Sindelfingen site in Stuttgart, Germany, said to be the world's most advanced. The new technology centre for vehicle safety (TFS) comprises a complete 90x90 ...
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A record turnout for the annual Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas will see a wide variety of wheat conditions over the three-day tour. That's according to Aaron Harries, director of research at the Kansas Wheat Commission ...
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Subaru of America has revealed the details of new features on its planned 2016 WRX and WRX STI models. The new additions include blind spot detection, lane change assist and rear cross traffic alert as well as a new STARLINK touch ...
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Japanese automaker Acura is planning to introduce a powerful version of 2016 RDX luxury SUV. The upgraded vehicle will have more power, will be more fuel-efficient and more luxuriously and feature additional features than its present ...
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Crash! Crunch! There are few things less like music to a homeowner's ears than the sound of a vehicle (your own or someone else's) backing solidly into your garage door. And the sight of willful damage to the garage door, whether by an ...
BASF and Floatility have partnered for the development of an ultra-lightweight and solar-powered electric scooter. Weighing less than 12 kilograms and consisting of more than 80% composite and plastic materials from BASF, the scooter will ...
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Meijer announced that it's continuing to up its fashion game with the spring launch of a Skechers concept shop inside the Knapp's Corner Meijer in Grand Rapids, MI, roughly one year after the retailer unveiled a fresh approach to lure ...
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