US automotive giant Ford has added aero curtains to its pickup truck F-150 with a view to cutting down wind drag by manipulating airflow across the front wheels. The technology, which was first introduced in Ford Mustang, lets air flow ...
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Spireon, a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, has announced the acquisition of privately held Inilex, a leader in next-generation GPS recovery software solutions. Their main product, Skylink, enables new car dealers to significantly ...
The Auckland Council in New Zealand is switching on to electric vehicles (EVs), substituting 10 of its petrol vehicles with two all-electric Nissan Leafs and eight Toyota Prius hybrids. If everything works as planned, the civic body will ...
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Japanese automotive test systems firm Horiba has acquired the vehicle engineering, research and product testing business of UK-based Mira, extending its portfolio to next generation mobility. The new entity, henceforth known as Horiba ...
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Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a division of Michelin North America, has introduced next generation wide-base single trailer tire, approved by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay, to be utilized in regional operations. The ...
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Backup camera and sensor systems firm Rear View Safety has introduced two new backup sensor systems - RVS-116 and RVS-BES02 - capable of adding more safety dimension to road for drivers and pedestrians. The system, capable of being ...
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Global developer of motor and motion control technologies Trinamic Motion Control has announced its latest single-axis stepper motor control and driver IC. The TMC2100, with integrated MOSFETs to drive RMS motor current to 1.2A, is ...
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US automotive giant Ford has joined hands with Australian supplier Carbon Revolution to enable mass production of carbon fiber as material to make the wheels of Mustang Shelby GT350R. The carbon fibers not only help reduce the overall ...
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Automotive major General Motors (GM) is calling back 780,000 crossover SUVs, most of them in North America, for defective rear power lift gates and another 155,000 cars in India to address wiring problem linked to remote. For North ...
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Chevrolet, an arm of US automotive major General Motors, has redesigned its 2016 Silverado 1500 full-size pickup, upgrading the Chevy truck with eight-speed automatic transmissions. With this, the Chevrolet aims to sustain the sales ...
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US-based Kettering University's Advanced Power Electronics Lab (APEL) has joined hands with German automotive lighting and electronic products firm HELLA for bringing about an innovation towards charging electric vehicles (EV). HELLA has ...
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) looking to use compressed natural gas (CNG), the cleanest, cheapest fuel for trucks and buses, will be able to fill up close to junction 28 on the M6 in Lancashire as CNG Fuels has secured planning permission for ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will invest over $166m in three new press lines at Sterling Stamping Plant in Michigan, US to meet the rising demand for body panels and assemblies. The new additions, expected to become operational after ...
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US based vehicle remarketing services Cox Automotive has voluntarily pulled out its filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act as amended to provide the US Department of Justice additional time for reassessing the ...
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US semiconductor firm Texas Instruments (TI) has launched a 120-V automotive grade half-bridge gate driver, touted to be the fastest in the sector, offering negative voltage handling capability on the high-side pin for hybrid vehicles. ...
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