In 2013,Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production volume increased by 1.69 percent year on year to 2,933,465 units,according to the release from the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry(AMIA).In given year,country's car ...
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking steps to implement vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology for light vehicles. The new technology will boost safety by ...
US sheet steel prices are turning lower, sources said Thursday, due to a combination of lackluster demand, import concerns, and a slight weakening of discipline at the mill level. Platts lowered its hot-rolled coil assessment from ...
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Taiwan's industrial production index in December last year increased by 5.07 percent as compared to December 2012 and was up 3.18 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's ...
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German automaker Audi has signed a strategic agreement with Technical University of Dresden (TUD) to work on new technologies for the automotive industry. As part of the agreement, both partners will conduct a joint research in areas ...
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BioAmber Inc., an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, has signed a take-or-pay contract for bio-based 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) with Vinmar International. Under the terms of the 15-year master off-take agreement, ...
BASF is investing around €7 million to expand and optimize the resin production at its Münster site. Resin is an important intermediate for the production of all paint materials. The capacity expansion supports the company’s ...
Henniges Automotive Holdings, Inc., a leading supplier of highly engineered sealing and anti-vibration systems for the global automotive market, announced it has acquired the remaining 40 percent of Beijing Wanyuan-Henniges Sealing Systems ...
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Cytec Industries Inc. celebrated the successful expansion of CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS stabilizers that are produced at the new Polymer Additives production line in Fengxian, Shanghai, China. The Fengxian facility started operations in ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has joined the Advanced Human Factors Evaluator for Automotive Distraction (AHEAD) project, which is aimed at reducing the potential for driver distraction in future vehicle human ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently broke ground to expand its manufacturing capacity for coatings with the construction of a new $50 million eco-friendly waterborne facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai. Expected to begin production ...
The global automobile industry is entering a new golden era of innovation and advancement, and the ability to innovate in four key areas—power train, lightweight materials, connectivity, and active safetyClass X capacitors are used in ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has expanded its portfolio of Wi-Fi products to include two new front-end modules (FEMs) for automotive Wi-Fi applications. The RFFM8500Q is a compact, high-linearity FEM supporting 5GHz Wi-Fi ...
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"The 2013 commercial vehicle market rose 14.7%, making it the best performance in the last five years," said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. "Boosted by a strong second half to the year, the truck market rose to pass 56,000 units, while ...
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In December last year, new vehicle registrations (including cars and commercial vehicles) in the German market totaled 244,800 units, down by 17.50 month on month and up by 7.58 percent year on year, according to the data released by the ...