Taiwan’s overall light-vehicle sales increased to 37,878 units in May from 34,953 units in April (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Compared to Taiwan's anemic economic growth, the local light vehicle market has still expanded at solid pace ...
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Daimler is planning to invest more than €7bn over the next two years on green powertrain technologies, including a plug-in hybrid electric-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The company will invest €14.5bn in research and development ...
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Production of the long-wheelbase version of the all new Mercedes-Benz E-Class in China has started. The vehicles are flexibly manufactured at the Chinese joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) on the same line as the ...
Over 40,000 industry professionals and visitors from 177 different countries of the world were present at COMPUTEX 2016 during its five-day run(photo courtesy of TAITRA).Retaining its global reputation as a great marketplace of tech ...
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German automotive firm Daimler is planning to invest about €500m in a new engine production facility in Poland. The facility, which will be situated in Jawor, around 70km west of Wroclaw, will be Mercedes-Benz Cars' first in Poland. ...
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Daimler is planning to invest €580m in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The facility, which started operation in 2012, will produce the next generation of compact cars. Daimler has so far invested about €1bn ...
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German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest €170m for expansion and modernisation of its Kuppenheim press shop. The investment will also create 200 additional jobs at the press shop. Kuppenheim press ...
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Three connected and autonomous Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks have completed a cross-border trip from Stuttgart to Rotterdam, to demonstrate that platooning helps in saving fuel and reducing harmful emissions. The move is aimed at ...
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International Automotive Components launched its FiberFrame, natural fiber sun roof frame on 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It is a proprietary innovation made from renewable raw material content and provides 50% in saving in weight compared ...
Daimler has begun production of its 9G-TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission at its Sebes factory in Romania. The production is being handled by its Romanian subsidiary Star Assembly. The German luxury car-maker has invested about ...
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The 12th China(Beijing) International RV& Camping Exhibition was held in Fangshan District, Beijing City during March 24th—27th, 2016. A Yutong off-road caravan truck which is refit from Mercedes Benz Unimog U4000 chassis debut ...
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The Toyota Prius v is the only car which has got a good rating for headlights among 31 vehicles, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). A vehicle's price tag does not guarantee the quality of ...
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Mercedes-Benz announced that its Breman plant in Germany will be producing the new GLC Coupe which was unveiled at the New York International Auto Show this year. The company said that it will transform 200 temporary jobs into ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started local vehicle production in Brazil with a new plant in Iracemápolis. The site was officially opened in the presence of guests from politics, industry and society. Mercedes-Benz has started production at ...
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Mercedes-Benz introduces its V-Class multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in China, which has been tailored to the needs of Chinese customers. Production at Daimler's local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co. Ltd (FBAC) in Fuzhou has already ...
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