The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be the first car to be fitted completely with LEDs as standard,while optional extras will include adaptive LED headlamps that adjust according to other road users. Next year,the new S-Class from ...
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Two South Australian automotive suppliers have won $1.18 million funding in the first handouts as part of the new $30 million Automotive New Markets Program. Precise Global and Quality Plastics and Tooling qualified for funding under the ...
German carmaker Daimler has opened a new Mercedes-Benz advanced design center in Beijing, China which marks the firm's fifth such facility worldwide. The new 1,000 sq m design center will serve as a seismograph, recording and analyzing ...
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Australia - Over 200 Robe moving lights were used on the 2012 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) staged at the Sydney Exhibition centre in Darling Harbour. Lighting equipment for 10 of the highest profile stands - including Ford, ...
Tags: AIMS, moving lights, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, Toyota
British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin has received bids from Mahindra & Mahindra and Investindustrial to acquire half of its business. London based private equity fund Investindustrial offered about $401m but Indian automaker ...
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Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has revealed a plan to invest EUR105m in its Romanian plant over the next five years to boost production. The investment will be complemented by EUR 35m aid from Romanian government which will be used to ...
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ZF Friedrichshafen, a developer of driveline and chassis technologies, has started construction of a new passenger car axles plant in Beijing, China, in order to expand its presence in the region. The company is investing about EUR15m in ...
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DuPont Refinish has extended its range of Cromax®Pro special mixing tints by adding WB1735 Ultra Fine Aluminium which is used in OEM colours such as Nissan KAB,Mercedes 047 Alubeam Silver and BMW Pure Silver.Developed with a new special ...
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German carmaker, Mercedes-Benz, will start equipping all its new models with the pan-European eCall emergency warning system from 1 June 2012. The company said that the new B, C, E and M-Class models will use its 'COMAND-online' user ...
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German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its E-class diesel E300 hybrid. The new hybrid will be powered by 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine generating 204hp and a torque of 500nm, while the 15 kW electric motor will develop ...
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Mercedes Benz has unveiled an automated automotive fuel cell stack production facility in Burnaby, Canada. The new 3,300m2 facility is claimed to be the world's first automated automotive facility for the production of fuel cell stacks. ...
Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)--To boost sales volume, Mercedes-Benz Taiwan recently introduced the entry-level A-Class, priced about NT$1.45 million (US$48,333) or the lowest among all Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Mercedes-Benz Taiwan has taken ...
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Hong Kong Derby, the thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873, has a new title sponsor. BMW has replaced rival Mercedes-Benz in a new five-year agreement, financial details of which were not released. The race's title sponsor cost ...
Tags: Hong Kong Derby, horse race, title sponsor, Sha Tin Racecourse
When Collection Auto Group learned it could save more than it would spend to light its lots with new outdoor LED fixtures, the Ohio-based auto dealer struck a sweet deal with GE Lighting. As the proud new owner of GE's energy-efficient ...
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You may not have heard, but BMW now offers its luxurious 5 Series sedan as hybrid. We recently spent a few days with a BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to see if it lives up to the promise and share our first impressions. The car was borrowed from ...
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