About 80 million clean diesel vehicles will be sold globally from 2012 to 2018, according to a report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice. The report found that sales of clean diesel vehicles, including light-duty ...
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Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is planning for an alternative location for its vehicle manufacturing plant, other than its original plan of Pune in Maharastra state of India. For the new plant, the company will ...
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Cooper Standard Automotive, a global supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry, has acquired USi from Ikuyo of Japan, effective immediately. USi provides hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial ...
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US based company, A123 systems has unveiled a new lithium ion battery technology, the Nanophosphate EXT, which will enable the pack to operate at extreme temperatures without requiring thermal management. The electric vehicle battery ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has warned consumers over the use of counterfeit airbags installed in the last three years other than an authorized dealer following the reports of their malfunctioning. ...
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Annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in China will reach only 45,000 units by 2015, increasing to 152,000 vehicles in 2017, according to a report from Pike Research. The report found that the figure represents less than 1% of ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has recorded 4.845 million units in global sales in the fiscal year 2011, up 15.8% from last year's 4.185 million units, as demand for its vehicles outperformed the total auto industry which increased 4.2%. Nissan ...
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Fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology provider TI Automotive has opened a new fuel tank systems production facility located at Chennai, India. The new facility, which is built on an area of 73,000ft2, will produce fuel tank ...
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The price of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EV) is expected to drop by 17% by 2025, due to increasing oil prices and severe fuel economy standards which push automakers to produce more EVs. According to a study conducted ...
Magna E-Car Systems has opened a new plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, US, that will make components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). The new 66,000sq ft plant has 95 employees who will make electric motors, inverters and ...
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German auto-parts maker and engineering firm Robert Bosch is planning to open new auto assembly plant in Saratov, Russia to produce more car spare parts in the region. The recent plan was announced few years after the auto parts maker had ...
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Polyester fibers developed by Tokyo-based Teijin Ltd. have been selected for use in automotive interior textiles in vehicle models offered by Japan-based automakers Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. The company's Eco ...
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German auto-parts maker and engineering firm Robert Bosch is planning to construct the chassis systems control division facility in China at Chengdu in Sichuan province, to meet the demands of both automakers and customers. Bosch will ...
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Taipei, Nov. 7, 2012 (CENS)--Outsourcing to Asia for auto parts by international automakers have been rising, and many original equipment (OE) parts suppliers in Taiwan have kicked off capacity-expansion plans to meet flooding demand. ...
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Despite many governments and industry players anticipating rapidly increasing popularity of electric vehicles(EVs),a recent report from Pike Research,a major market intelligence firm on new technology markets,shows annual sales of plug-in ...
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