Automotive thermoformer Corvac Composites LLC has bought an injection molding and thermoforming plant from D.A. Inc. of Charlestown, Ind., but will use the plant exclusively for thermoforming work. No purchase price was disclosed. D.A. ...
Nearly 745,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles are being recalled due to an issue with the cars' supplemental restraint systems. A component within the system could fail and cause a sudden, inadvertent deployment ...
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Chrysler Corporation has a lot riding on the new Dodge Dart. It's been years, and arguably even decades, since the carmaker stepped into the ring with a competitive small car. A lot has changed since then. So we bought two Darts to see if ...
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The striking Fisker Karma extended-range electric car has turned heads for months in our test program, from its distinctive design to its sci-fi hum soundtrack. During that time we've experienced far more than our share of frustrations. And ...
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The Society of Plastics Engineers(SPE)held its annual Automotive Composites Conference&Exhibition(ACCE)at the Michigan State University's Management Education Center in Troy,Mich.,from Sept.11 to 13.The current uptick in the automotive ...
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The In-Mold Decorating Association announced the winners of its sixth annual awards competition, which recognizes the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. A panel of judges evaluated 19 ...
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Several car plants could be built in Russia in the coming years. For example, Fiat-Chrysler plans to invest 32 billion rubles to build a plant in St. Petersburg. It is assumed that the new plant will be able to produce up to 120 thousand ...
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Manufacturing in the U. S. Grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, adding to signs of a global pickup from Germany to China. The Institute for Supply Management’s index climbed to 54.1, from 53.1 in December, the Tempe, ...
LEP Special Fasteners Inc., a manufacturer of steel fasteners, plans to invest $27.6 million in expanding its operations in Frankfort, creating up to 160 jobs by 2015. The firm, a subsidiary of Italy-based Fontana Fasteners Group, will ...
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Automechanika Shanghai, Asia's largest trade fair for automotive parts, equipment and services, will take place from 8-11 December 2010 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the ...
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