There's never a dull moment in the car industry,and 2012 proved to be another year of frenetic new-car activity and drama.So just in case you missed them–or you just want to read them again. Holden Commodore/Chevrolet SS[exclusive] ...
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According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association, in November this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 104,014 units increasing by 3% YoY and up 11.4% compared to October this year. ...
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The policies designed by the US federal government in a bid to promote electric vehicles (EV) will cost $7.5bn through 2019, according to a new report. The US Congressional Budget Office report revealed that have 'little to no impact' on ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings Company Limited is investing in a new basecoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant will increase the company's local production capacity for basecoat by 13,500 tons per year. ...
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WorldSkills International, China's automotive refinish competition, was held recently at PPG Industries' new Shanghai Training Center. PPG helped organize the competition and provided tools, facilities and premium car-painting products for ...
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A major event in the global automotive-electronic market is that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new standard that would capture valuable safety-related ...
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Far and away the most dangerous part of any car is the pink squishy thing sitting behind the steering wheel.Human error is the cause of almost all vehicle crashes,which according to the World Health Organisation claim the lives of ...
Fitch said that Western European steel output is unlikely to recover in 2013 due to depressed demand levels across the eurozone. Steel volumes will probably fall by up to 3%, Fitch Ratings believes, putting pressure on producers' ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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Volkswagen AG has granted technical approval to AkzoNobel's Lesonal brand for global use. The approval follows extensive and intensive testing procedures against Volkswagen's repair specifications to demonstrate Lesonal's compliance with ...
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Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
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Savari has formed a partnership with Delphi Automotive to offer its technology for everyday cars. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute (UMTRI) are using Savari's Vehicle ...
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MWW Automotive, a global design, engineering, and manufacturing company that serves the automotive manufacturers, has started production for the painting and fulfillment of interior partsfor the GM's new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. As part of ...
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MWW Automotive, a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm that serves the automotive manufacturers, has started component production for the ROUSH Performance 2013 Mustang Predator. Apart from the exciting new ROUSH / Ford ...
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It has been over a year in the making but Chevrolet has become the first of nine manufacturers to integrate Apple's Siri personal voice assistant into its MyLink infotainment system,with the Spark and Sonic LTZ and RS to gain the feature ...
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