Ford Motor Co. announced that Motorcraft has launched SAE 0W-20 Premium Synthetic Blend Motor Oil, a premium-quality passenger car motor oil recommended by Ford for 2013 model year and forward hybrid electric vehicles. SAE 0W-20 Premium ...
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ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto are realigning its resources to support volume production of their EV product ...
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Leaks from underground storage tanks allow toxic fumes and vapors to escape and collect in areas such as parking garages or basements where they can cause explosions or respiratory illness. Toxic contaminants can also leak into groundwater ...
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BASF today inaugurated its new production plant for mobile emissions catalysts in Sroda Slaska, a Special Economic Zone near Wroclaw, Poland. The grand opening event was attended by a number of national and local government officials, ...
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Tesoro Corporation announced plans to produce petrochemical feedstock in its U.S. West Coast refining system. The Company intends to gather intermediate feedstock, primarily reformate, from its West Coast refining system for xylene ...
With all its 19 units successfully passed the trial run, Sinochem Quanzhou 12 million MT/a refining project (hereinafter referred to as Sinochem Quanzhou refining project), invested solely by Sinochem Group, was officially rolled out on ...
LPG prices were mixed in East China this week, rising in Jiangsu province and falling in both Shanghai and Zhejiang province, trade sources in the regions said Friday. Propane-rich imported LPG was heard traded at Yuan 5,900-6,000/mt ...
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China's apparent oil demand* in June turned directions from May and climbed 2.7% versus the same month a year ago to 41.94 million metric tons (mt) or an average 10.25 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts ...
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Audi has announced that its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, is available for order in Europe, and it will be handed to customers in winter. The electric car features 1.4 TFSI gasoline engine along with an electric ...
Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted ...
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Certification company SGS has acquired two automotive services firms Commercial Aging Services (CAS) and Advanced Testing and Engineering (ATE). SGS is a testing, verification and certification company. The company aims to diversify and ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has expanded its green vehicle portfolio with the debut of a new sport utility vehicle (SUV), the Tang, at the 2013 Auto Show in Beijing. The new SUV is part of the company's 5-4-2 ...
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General Motors (GM) has unveiled plans to produce battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its assembly facility in Brownstown, Michigan, US. The move is a part of the company's efforts to bring all its electric vehicle ...
Beginning with the 2015 model year, Ram will become the first automaker to adopt the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2807 standardized tow rating practices across all three fullsize pickup truck segments, including the ½-ton ...
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