Mercedes-Benz has started local vehicle production in Brazil with a new plant in Iracemápolis. The site was officially opened in the presence of guests from politics, industry and society. Mercedes-Benz has started production at ...
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Toyota has pledged to eliminate CO2 emissions from its factories, and in an attempt to do so the company said that it will begin generating electricity from methane for its Georgetown plant in the US. Methane for the Georgetown plant ...
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U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion. Gains will be driven by a strong rebound in construction activity, which will stimulate demand in the ...
AM General, which has discharged its responsibilities as Mercedes-Benz's first and only contract manufacturer in the US, flagged off R-Class at its commercial vehicle assembly unit in Mishawaka, Indiana. AM General's commercial assembly ...
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German automobile major Mercedes-Benz has deployed driverless transport trucks ‘carsets’ to supply assembly line staff with goods from logistics on Ludwigsfelde plant premises, doing away with the need for looking around during ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has inked an agreement with Chinese joint venture partner SAIC Motor for expanding its main Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) plant in Anting for electric vehicle production in China. The agreement was inked between ...
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World demand for silicones is forecast to rise 5.7 percent per year to $19.3 billion in 2019. The pace of growth in value terms will be in line with that seen over the 2009-2014 period, largely due to an improved outlook for silicone ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is planning to temporarily suspend production at its St. Petersburg plant in Russia due to fall in sales of its products in the country. The production will be suspended between 16th March and 31st March. ...
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Ford has announced that it has nearly completed the final part of a $2.6bn investment at its manufacturing operations in Valencia, Spain. With the investment, the company aims to create one of the world's most advanced and flexible ...
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Venezuela has hit an all time low in vehicle production, which fell to a 19,759 units representing a drop of 72.5%. Government's currency control has tied auto makers from importing essential components for the production of vehicles. ...
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In 2014, cumulative production of new energy automobiles is 83900 vehicles, an increase of nearly 4 times According to MIIT statistics, the production of new energy automobiles registered 27,200 units, a three times increase compared with ...
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A 1,200-kilometer highway that links two of China's biggest cities is being equipped with a charging system for electric vehicles, a big sign of improvement in the development of such facilities. Despite a number of measures taken by the ...
Hyundai Motor will build two factories in China this year, increasing its manufacturing units in the country to five. The two new plants will be built at Cangzhou, Hebei province and Chongqing in southeast China. Each plant is ...
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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The results contained in this earnings release reflect the results previously filed in Form 10-Q on November 14, 2014. Key ...
The Volkswagen brand's “Think Blue. Factory.” environmental program remains on track for success. The objective is to reduce energy and water consumption as well as the share in waste, CO2 and solvent emissions at all Volkswagen ...
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