Ford Motor, Mazda Motor and their Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile will invest an additional $37.3m in their engine plant venture in Chongqing. The move follows increase in Ford's October 2012 sales in China to 48%, compared ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is investing $220m in its Van Dyke Transmission plant in Sterling Heights, and has added a new assembly line for the production of front-wheel- drive hybrid transmission. The investment is part of $632m expansion ...
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Ford Motor is developing two new technologies to assist drivers in addressing traffic jams and parking challenges in populated urban areas. The technology includes Traffic Jam Assist, an intelligent driving system which uses the ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is working on a project to develop a new carbon fibre technology, in a bid to cut the weight of its cars by up to 340kg by the end of the decade as well as deliver enhanced fuel economy. The company has demonstrated ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor has unveiled the 2013 Titanium edition of its Fusion Hybrid sedan in the US. The new Titanium edition hybrid is powered by a combination of 2.0litre four-cylinder engine and an electric motor generating a combined ...
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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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Kraft Foods has said the split of the company in two, creating a North American grocery company and a global snacks manufacturer, will take place in October. The establishment of US grocery business Kraft Foods Group and international ...
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By data-mining the US patent pool,a new tool could help futurists predict emerging technologies Horizon scanning.Strategic prediction.Futurism.Whatever you call it,companies need to anticipate the next hot technologies ahead of time or ...
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Paulmann Light, a German lighting company, has become the 200th organization to sign up to Philips’ licensing program for LED-based luminaires retrofit lamps. Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled Paulmann Light GmbH as the 200th ...
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Ford Motor Company has switched from metal-halide to LED lighting at its stamping plant in Woodlawn, NY, reducing plant-wide energy use by 10 percent. Ford Motor Company and the National Grid have unveiled a $2.7 million energy-efficiency ...
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Industrial production accelerated in January, indicating manufacturing will remain at the forefront of the U. S. Economic expansion. Output (IPMGCHNG) at factories, mines and utilities rose 0.7 percent, the biggest gain in six months, ...
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Things are looking brighter inside Ford Motor Co.’s stamping plant in Hamburg. The massive Route 5 complex has installed 1,740 LED tandem fixtures that are 70 percent more efficient than the metal-halide light fixtures they replaced. ...
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Things are looking brighter inside Ford Motor Co.’s stamping plant in Hamburg. The massive Route 5 complex has installed 1,740 LED tandem fixtures that are 70 percent more efficient than the metal-halide light fixtures they ...
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Philips Automotive Lighting North America has just announced the appointment of Richard Zeichner as its Midwest Account Manager. He will be responsible for all sales activities in the Mid-western U.S. as well as national OES accounts within ...
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Philips Automotive Lighting North America has just announced the appointment of Richard Zeichner as its Midwest Account Manager. He will be responsible for all sales activities in the Mid-western U.S. as well as national OES accounts within ...
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