The Toyota Vitz GRMN Turbo has been launched for the Japanese domestic market, boosting looks and performance. Based on the locally badged Toyota Yaris and previewed by a concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January, the Vitz GRMN Turbo ...
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Veyance Technologies has been named the winner of Fleet Brake’s Manufacturer of the Year. Veyance provides Goodyear Engineered products, including belts, hoses, hydraulics, tensioners and air springs. It recently helped Fleet Brake ...
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Robert Bosch LLC has added Bosch Brake Shoes to its line of braking products for the aftermarket. With full line coverage of service brakes and parking brakes for domestic, Asian and European applications, Bosch Brake Shoes along with other ...
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Cannondale is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 500 Slice time trial bikes because the "brake plate" can loosen. The company has received one report of the loosening and no reports of injuries. The ...
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Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of materials handling products has presented the new CM Lodestar electric chain hoist to the Canadian market as a CSA approved hoist. The next generation CM ...
Wiping off big speed approaching a tight hairpin then powering out of it resolutely confirms that the 2013 HSV GTS can handle 430kW of supercharged V8 grunt. That specific corner – turn four, or the Honda hairpin at Phillip Island ...
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Automotive parts supplier Continental will invest over $35m over the next five years to expand its manufacturing facility in Henderson, North Carolina in the US. The investment will be used for the construction of about 88,000sqft of ...
American supercar builder Lucra has released the first teaser images of an upcoming project car. While few details are known about the new Lucra model, reportedly codenamed the 2.2, the California-based company founded by Luke Richards is ...
Two V8-powered Ford Ranger utes will take on the 8500km-plus 2014 Dakar Rally when the event kicks off in South America in January. Built and designed in South Africa by Pietermaritzburg-based Neil Woolridge Motorsport with support from ...
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler will build a new vehicle safety technology centre in Germany as part of its continued development of passenger car protection measures. The new vehicle safety technology centre will be built in ...
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse has been revealed ahead of its debut at September's Frankfurt motor show, potentially pushing back the unveiling of the long-running model's replacement. Said to bring the performance and ...
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The Porsche Macan and Macan Turbo have been spied in their most revealing guise yet ahead of the anticipated launch of the all-new nameplate at November's Los Angeles auto show. The images uncover all but the headlights and tail-lights of ...
Using technology to monitor driver behaviour can result in immediate improvements, but unless there's a benefit to drivers, those improvements may be short-lived. That was what Mike Millian, fleet manager for Hensall District Co-op in ...
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The Monroe Brakes “Brake Check” promotion from Tenneco Inc. takes place Aug. 1-Oct. 31, 2013, and offers motorists a chance to earn up to a $30 Visa prepaid card for qualifying Monroe Brakes purchases. The latest Monroe Brakes ...
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With the efficiency and total lumen output for LEDs on the rise, lighting in 2013 will surpass handsets as the biggest application for LED driver ICs, with revenue rising by more than 50% annually, and then more than doubling by 2018, ...
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