"Ford was founded on the innovative spirit of Henry Ford, and the opportunity today to reinvent the driving experience excites us just as it probably would have him," said Paul Mascarenas, vice president and chief technical officer of Ford. ...
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General Motors (GM) of Canada is investing $850m in its research and development (R&D) activities at the Canadian Engineering Centre in Oshawa, Ontario between 2009 and 2016. According to the GM, the investment will offer long-term ...
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The Bosch Group is planning to invest EUR77m to build a new plant in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, to develop and produce automotive electronic control units. First phase construction is scheduled to start in the second quarter of this year, ...
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US based automotive parts maker Johnson Controls has signed an agreement to acquire bankrupt lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems manufacturer A123 Systems' auto business for $125m. Under the terms of agreement Johnson Controls ...
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South Korea based chemical and trading company Hyosung is planning to build a $150m facility in Romania to produce auto airbags and tyre components. The company said that the construction work on the new plant is expected to begin in the ...
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General Motors China has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) to manage its Chevrolet Volt demonstration fleet in Beijing for a period of one year. The MoU will also ...
Intel Capital has raised a $100m investment fund to assist enhance the innovation and the adoption of new technology and services in the automotive industry. The funding is part of company's ongoing work with automakers and in-vehicle ...
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The French government is supporting the creation of a number of collaborative research programmes in areas such as 3D semiconductor research,automotive electronic systems and nanotechnologies for smartphones. At the heart of many of these ...
The world´s largest trade show,glasstec/solarpeq,opened today in Düsseldorf,Germany.New glass technologies of every type and configuration,along with the machinery that creates them,take up nine exhibit halls over four days.The ...
SKF had a ground-breaking ceremony to formally begin the construction of a new SKF Campus on 18 October 2012 at Jiading, Shanghai. The new Campus will include a new automotive factory for production of wheel hub bearing for passenger cars ...
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Porsche Consulting,a wholly-owned subsidiary of Porsche in Stuttgart,is establishing a new subsidiary in the US,which marks the third foreign subsidiary after Milan in Italy and Sao Paulo in Brazil. The company will start operations in ...
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It would be difficult to discuss the Chinese paint and coatings market without mentioning the Chinese economy. That vibrant, herculean economy is the heart and soul of the emergence of China onto the global scene in recent years. While the ...
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