The market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles is expected to reach 6.8 million units by 2015, according to a new report. TechNavio's 'CNG Vehicle Market in Latin America 2011-2015' report revealed that the cost advantage of using ...
The Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive (BFDA), a joint venture between German automaker Daimler and its Chinese partner Beiqi Foton Motor, has rolled out its first Auman-brand truck at the Huairou plant in Beijing, China. Daimler Northeast ...
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The Ford Fiesta,Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Volkswagen Golf Mk7 have earned special praise from vehicle safety authority Euro NCAP following the latest round of crash testing. The trio are among a list of 14 new and updated models to be ...
Tags: EURO NCAP, Mercedes Benz A Class, Volkswagen Golf Mk7, vehicle safety
German automaker Daimler is planning to expand its plant in central Hungary's Kecskemet in 2013, according to a business newspaper Napi Gazdasag. The facility's annual output capacity will be increased to 300,000 vehicles by 2015 from the ...
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German automaker Daimler is planning to extend its partnership with Volkswagen to manufacture light commercial vehicles. Daimler head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Volker Mornhinweg was quoted by Reuters saying that "I will get together with the ...
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Daimler Buses has won an order from Deutsche Bahn's DB Fleet Management to deliver more than 150 buses. The order will include a mix of Mercedes-Benz and Setra brand urban and intercity buses for use in urban and regional transportation ...
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Mercedes-Benz, a division of the German manufacturer Daimler, has awarded a three year spare parts contract to supply chain management firm CEVA Logistics. Under the deal, CEVA collect spare parts and manage the consolidation and ...
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It has been over a year in the making but Chevrolet has become the first of nine manufacturers to integrate Apple's Siri personal voice assistant into its MyLink infotainment system,with the Spark and Sonic LTZ and RS to gain the feature ...
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks has completed delivery of 250 Actros vehicles to Iraq's State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI), which will be used to assisting the country in various areas of reconstruction. The deal between Mercedes Benz and ...
Tags: actros vehicles, SCAI, mercedes-benz trucks, dump trucks
Dutch paints and coatings company AkzoNobel has signed an agreement with British automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive to supply paint offerings for future McLaren road cars. Under the new agreement, AkzoNobel will offer ...
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Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has relocated its passenger car plant at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate to Rayong, Thailand. With the relocation to the new plant, ZF is expected to expand the production area in Thailand from ...
Tags: ZF Friedrichshafen, passenger car, axle systems, automotive supplier
A Delta Group company,Delta Products has been awarded a$1.9m grant from the US Department of Energy(DOE),as part of$7m in research and development funding that aims to improve the development and design of electric vehicle charging ...
Tags: Delta, Federal Grant, EV Charging
Protean Electric,a producer of in-wheel electric drive systems,has secured$84m in new funding for its in-wheel electric drive from GSR Ventures,New Times group,Oak Investment Partners and the city of Liyang,Jiangsu Province,China. The ...
Novelis, a provider of aluminum automotive sheet, said that its material is used in the first full-production vehicle from Mercedes-Benz model with a structure designed in aluminum. The company had supplied rolled products and aluminum ...
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The Jaguar XFR-S has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show, signalling the British luxury sports car maker's intent to take on the Germans in the super sedan power battle. Long rumoured to supersede the XFR at the pinnacle of ...
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