Ford has announced that it will invest $129m in its Louisville Assembly Plant to fast track the production of its 2015 Lincon MKC. The car maker will also be hiring 300 new employees to complete the production of the upcoming MCK, which ...
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Sapphire maker Tera Xtal Technology will expand its PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) monthly production capacity from 100,000 units currently to 200,000 units by the end of 2014 due to fast growing demand for LED lighting, according to a ...
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta”) has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common shares. Axalta is a leading global ...
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BMW is set to launch some of its latest creations including BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle, BMW X4 Sports Activity Coupe , new model of SAV segment along with other technological innovations at the 2014 Moscow International Automobile Salon ...
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US based electric vehicle transit technology vehicle maker Proterra has sold two 40-foot battery-electric transit vehicles, along with a fast charge system to the King County Metro in Seattle, US. King County Metro already uses ...
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The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has become a patron sponsor of the International Year of Light 2015 (IYL 2015), an initiative led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ...
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General Motors has unveiled plans to temporarily scale back production at its facility near St Petersburg, Russia. The proposed plans come in response to a slump in demand in the Russian automotive market. A General Motors spokesperson ...
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Chrysler has announced recall of 15,956 vehicles due to insufficient weld in selected vehicles, which could damage the vehicles chassis components. The affected vehicles include 2014 version of Ram 1500, Jeep Cherokee and 2015 variant of ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of the first in its new Enhanced FlipChip (EF) LED series. The series launches with the EF-B40, a blue 40-mil flip chip that ...
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Elgi Equipments has signed a partnership with textile machinery manufacturer Voltas Limited for selling Elgi air compressors and accessories to the Indian textile sector. Elgi, Asia's biggest manufacturer of compressors, offers a complete ...
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Jaguar Land Rover of North America is recalling around 144 units of its 2013-2015 model of Jaguar XK due to incorrect information about spare tire information. According to the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard the vehicles do not ...
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The China government has announced a temporary stoppage of polysilicon imports through export processing zones (EPZs) beginning September 1, 2014, with the measure intended to block evasion of anti-dumping and anti-subsidization taxes. ...
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Taiwan's leading machine-tool makers are speeding expansion plans to get ready for H2 of this year, which they forecast to be brisker than in H1 due to recovering global economy and increasing demand for automation systems. Chairman of ...
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Hyundai Motor is planning to build two vehicle manufacturing plants in China. The car maker is planning to remodel one of its partners, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding's plant and wants to build another plant in the sub continent. ...
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Jaguar is planning to develop an SVR version of its XE Sedan, which will compete against BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG. The car will feature 5.0-litre V8 engine which will generate 364kw of power, and will be able to speed from 0-60mph in ...
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