The emissions from compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses have the potential for causing cancers in human beings due to the presence of ‘nanocarbon’ particles. This has been revealed by a study conducted by Council of ...
Tags: CNG Vehicles, natural gas
Michelin has launched Defender LTX M/S with EverTread compound for light trucks, SUVs and crossovers with a view to providing more durable tread life. With the EverTread tread compound stated to offer an enhanced gravel wear and fuel ...
Tags: Light Trucks, SUVs, Michelin
Basecoat-clearcoat exterior topcoat systems by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group have been qualified at Airbus that offer appearance, production, operating and maintenance benefits. High-solids DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 ...
Tags: intermediate coating, PPG
Shaanxi Auto cargo van “100 Cities” introduction meeting was held in Jinan on July 18, and this is the first leg in Linyi City. Shaanxi Auto Sales Company deputy GM Liu Xiangtao, together with other leaders, dealers, customers ...
Tags: Auto Trucks, Auto cargo
Test systems and position sensors suppliers MTS Systems Corporation and CATARC (China's Automotive Technology & Research Center) have consolidated their tie-up with the latter’s opening of a new test facility in China. Backed by the ...
Tags: position sensors, Test systems
FedEx has joined Southwest Airlines to buy out Red Rock’s entire eight-year jet fuel inventory — key milestone for project construction. Red Rock takes waste biomass from forests and sawmills, and using a proprietary process, ...
BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) will build a new world-scale production plant for highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB) at the site of their existing joint venture, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd, in Kuantan, Malaysia. ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, BASF, PETRONAS Chemicals Group, paint and pigment
Buick, an arm of US automotive giant General Motors, has taken the wraps off the 2016 Encore Sport Touring, powered by a 1.4L turbocharged engine with direct injection and stop/start technology. The direct injection produces 153 hp (112 ...
Tags: Turbocharged Engine, Buick, General Motors
Pump manufacturer Concentric AB will lay off 34 staff as part of its plan to restructure its new manufacturing unit in Chivilcoy, Argentina, in the wake of drooping demand in commercial vehicle market in South America. The entire one-off ...
Tags: Pump, commercial vehicle
US automotive giant Ford has revamped 2016 F-150 Limited pickup truck with luxury, connectivity and fuel efficiency by supplying it aluminum wheels, SYNC 3 and 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. With the wheels of the 'Limited' model sporting ...
Tags: pickup truck, aluminum wheels, Ford
The scale of the Chinese LED package market grew 19% year on year to US$8.6 billion in 2014, according to the 2015 Chinese LED Industry Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The growth of the Chinese LED package market will ...
Tags: LED package, LED lighting
Eindhoven University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, or TU/e) and FOM Foundation have presented a prototype of a solar cell that produces fuel rather than electricity (Anthony Standing et al., 'Efficient water reduction ...
Stoneridge, a supplier of driver information systems to the global, commercial vehicle, truck, bus and automotive markets, and Orlaco Products, a supplier of vehicle camera solutions, have executed a strategic alliance agreement to develop, ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto accessories, mirror replacement systems
Magna International has inked a pact to purchase automotive transmissions supplier Getrag Group of Companies (Getrag) in a deal valued at 1.75bn Eur. Likely to close by this year-end, the transaction for the 100% equity incorporates ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, company acquision, Getrag Group
Automotive giant BMW and global energy firm Total have jointly opened a hydrogen station, armed with a first-of-its-kind, two-mode refueling system, at Detmoldstrasse, Munich, in Germany. With this, the European HyFIVE project's South ...