The Ford Fiesta,Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Volkswagen Golf Mk7 have earned special praise from vehicle safety authority Euro NCAP following the latest round of crash testing. The trio are among a list of 14 new and updated models to be ...
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this weekend at the final round of the 2012 championship at the Sydney Olympic Park street circuit. The Sydney Telstra 500 will provide the platform for Nissan Motorsport driver Rick Kelly to get behind the wheel of his 2013 Nissan Altima ...
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Ford has begun production of Focus at the company’s new $450m its Thailand manufacturing facility in Rayong. According to the carmaker, the facility can produce up to six different models at the same time and the Focus is the first ...
Ford has begun the production of new Transit Custom and the 8-9 seated Tourneo Custom vans at Ford Otosan's Kocaeli facility in Turkey. According to the carmaker, both models are powered by 100PS, 125PS or 155PS versions of the new ...
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US carmaker Ford and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) are planning to invest $760m to build a new assembly pant in Hangzhou, China. The new assembly plant is expected to increase the production capacity by two fold ...
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ACH's climate control business is located at its Sheldon Road Plant in Plymouth Township, Michigan, US. Detroit Thermal Systems is the joint venture between Valeo and V. Johnson Enterprises, where V. Johnson Enterprises will have a ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor has reported 11.7% rise in its sales in the UK to 30,300 vehicles, while its sales in Russia increased 11.1%, over the same period in 2011. The company's market share in May in 19 Western European markets declined ...
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US carmaker Ford is planning to invest $760m in building a new assembly plant in Eastern China, in a move to expand its capacity. The carmaker said that new Hangzhou plant will double its production capacity in China to 1.2 million ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is planning to invest $135m in its advanced electrification center in Dearborn, Michigan, US for the development of advanced battery systems and associated components for its new hybrid-electric vehicles (EVs). The ...
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Magna E-Car Systems has opened a new plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, US, that will make components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). The new 66,000sq ft plant has 95 employees who will make electric motors, inverters and ...
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General Electric (GE) has agreed to buy Ford Motor's 2,000 C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicles as the company plans to convert half of its global fleet to alternative fuel vehicles. As part of the agreement, Ford will also jointly market GE's ...
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Lear (LEA), a supplier of automotive seating and electrical power management systems, has acquired Guilford Mills, a provider of automotive and specialty fabrics, for $257m. The company said that the acquisition will strengthen and grow ...
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Ford, General Electric and the University of Michigan are working together to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system to extend the life of car batteries over conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs). GE will use ...
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Ford Motor of Canada has partnered Best Buy to provide the owners of Focus electric vehicle with a home charging station. Under the plan, the company will offer 240-volt home charging station for Focus EV and the upcoming plug-ins in ...
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Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has relocated its passenger car plant at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate to Rayong, Thailand. With the relocation to the new plant, ZF is expected to expand the production area in Thailand from ...
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