For most new products it is hard enough persuading consumers to notice the product, let alone try it, become loyal to it, or start recommending it to friends and family. In the fleeting half-second between a shopper noticing a new product ...
Tags: repeat purchase rates, taste, Agriculture
Honda has unveiled fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) concept car in Tokyo which is expected to be launched in the Japanese market by March 2016 followed by European and US markets. The new car will have a power density of 3.1kW/L, which is an ...
Tags: fuel-cell vehicle concept car, wide aerodynamic body, Auto
Nissan has introduced "No Charge to Charge" program for buyers of new LEAF from Nissan dealers in the Chicago market. The program includes free public fast charging capable of charging the vehicle up to 80% in about 30 minutes. The ...
Tags: No Charge to Charge, Nissan, Auto
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany and Corning Inc announce a co-marketing agreement to promote Corning Fibrance Light-Diffusing Fiber, a first-of-its-kind technology that embeds lighting into products using Osram laser ...
Tags: Osram, Blue laser, optical fiber
Hankook's AH11 tire for the steer axle and DH05+ for the drive axle will be OE on several Mercedes-Benz model trucks in Europe. Hankook Tire Corp. Ltd. is expanding its range of light to medium duty truck tires for the European ...
General Motor has placed a large piece of cast aluminum in the tank of 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala to protect it from protect it from puncturing and making the vehicle safer. The tank holds compressed natural gas (CNG) that can power ...
Tags: Chevrolet Impala, 2015 Bi-fuel, Auto
For the first time since 2011, automotive supplier merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to increase. PwC estimates about 211 deals for the year, a 13 percent increase over 2013, according to PwC's seventh annual Consolidation ...
The nation’s first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. "We ...
Tags: all-electric sedans, short-term rental, Auto
Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...
Tags: cotton lint, instrument testing, Apparel
Brazil's motor vehicle output in October this year decreased by 2.5 percent from the previous month, and fell by nine percent year on year to 293,328 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
In October of the current year, new motor vehicle registrations (including automobiles and commercial vehicles) in the German market totaled 306,300 units, up 6.7 percent month on month and increasing by 4.3 percent year on year, according ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle, commercial vehicles
China truck makers are gradually becoming two groups in recent years. The first group are truck makers with the sales volumes more than 100,000 units one year, including Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company, FAW, Sinotruk, Foton Auman and ...
Tags: Heavy Trucks, FAW, Auto Parts
Hagens Berman, a national class-action law firm, has filed a second class-action suit against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to ...
Tags: airbag systems, cheap airbags, Auto
Toyota’s test laboratory division Scion is planning to unveil Scion iM Concept car at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The compact five-door hatchback would feature geometric grille inserts, deep air intakes, angular vents, fog ...
Tags: Scion iM Concept car
KIA has started selling the electric version of the Soul car in the UK, which is subsidized under the UK governments plug in car grant. The car is powered by a 27 Kwh battery which enables it to go to a maximum range of 132 miles, and ...