“China heavy truck markets will change in ten years, and the change is not fundamental. China commercial vehicle makers will still take majority of the markets, and domestic commercial vehicle markets will not be dominated by joint ...
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Growth in China's auto market, the world's biggest, will halve to 7 percent this year weighed down by a slowing economy, the head of an industry body said. "Personally, I think growth this year can reach 7 percent," Dong Yang, ...
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Groupe Michelin posted net sales of 14.5 billion euros for the first nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014. That was a 4.7% decrease compared to the first nine months of 2013. Based on the exchange rate on Sept. 30, 2014, Michelin recorded net ...
BASF has launched the first designfabrik outside Europe in Tokyo, Japan. The second designfabrik worldwide will strengthen BASF’s capabilities as a provider for comprehensive solutions supporting customers from various industries not ...
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OSAKA — Japan’s major electronic components producers, such as Murata Manufacturing and TDK, have been handling record-high order volumes, propelled by Apple’s new iPhone. Orders at six major Japanese manufacturers ...
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Visteon is planning to unveil a connected cockpit concept for vehicles at the Electronica 2014 in Munich, Germany. The cockpit has been designed to connect all aspects of the car to Cloud computing and the driver in a safe manner. The ...
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Freescale Semiconductor today introduced a comprehensive hardware/software development system for enabling automotive grade Ethernet connectivity for next generation infotainment, instrument cluster, camera telematics and rear seat ...
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Sales of electric cars and other plug-in vehicles are increasing rapidly in UK due to the grants provided by the UK Government. Prices of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) have been reduced up to 5,000 for cars and 8,000 for vans under ...
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Nissan has entered into a partnership with car rental company Hertz, which will provide logistical support to help Nissan during the UEFA Champions League. Nissan has been named as the official global automotive sponsor of the UEFA ...
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Scientists from Technical University of Munich (TUM) unveiled a car named Visio.M EV concept, an electric vehicle which looks similar to the BMW i3. The car is powered by an electric motor which has a 13.5 kWh lithium-ion battery ...
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Citroen has launched Airbump exterior protective panels for its C4 Cactus passenger car. The technology has been created by polymer materials maker PolyOne and the air-filled Airbump panels are capable of compressing up to 20 mm and get ...
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Rohm upgraded its earnings forecast for the April-September half, raising guidance for net profit to 19 billion yen ($178 million), up 55% on the year and some 9 billion yen higher than previously predicted. Sales of the Japanese ...
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SupercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference exists between the conductors. Its value is ...
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The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
With Centric Parts' new lab, all new friction formulations can be mixed, molded and cured on the spot, the company reports Centric Parts has opened a state-of-the-art friction materials lab at the company’s Compton, Calif., ...
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