Known as the "Kingdom of Hand Tools," Taiwan has long been the world's major supplier of general hand tools, and now some makers on the island are taking aim at the high-end market. With the help of industry and government-backed ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan has abandoned the deal to sell its EV battery manufacturing unit to Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital. The deal, valued at nearly $1bn, was cancelled by Nissan stating that the Chinese firm lacked the ...
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Automotive parts supplier Magna International formed a joint venture (JV) in China to make composite liftgates for a global automaker’s crossover vehicle commencing in late 2018. The JV with Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) ...
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Nissan Motor and DeNA will start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial in Japan, starting 5 March 2018. The field test, which will run until 18 March 2018, will take place in Minatomirai district of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
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The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi automotive alliance announced that its member companies sold a combined total of 10,608,366 units in the 12 months to 31 December 2017. Growing demand for SUVs, light commercial vehicles and a rising number ...
Nissan has unveiled its new compact SUV concept Xmotion at this year’s North American International Auto Show being held in Detroit, US. The concept is a six-passenger, three-row claims to fuse Japanese culture and craftsmanship ...
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The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi automotive alliance has launched a venture capital fund to invest up to $1bn in the next five years. The new entity will act as main interface for start-ups, investors and the venture capital ecosystem to ...
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Nissan said that will demonstrate its new brain-to-vehicle (B2V) technology at the upcoming CES 2018 to be held in Las Vegas, the US. The technology will allow vehicles to interpret signals from the driver’s brain and accelerate ...
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Nissan will start full production of the new Nissan LEAF at its Smyrna vehicle assembly plant to enhance its global leadership in zero-emission electric vehicles. The next-generation LEAF, unveiled yesterday, will feature greater range, ...
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Groupe Renault and Brilliance China Automotive have signed a joint venture (JV) contract to manufacture and sell light commercial vehicles (LCV) in China in three segments with three brands. The new JV, which will be known as ...
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Groupe Renault has debuted what it claims to be the world’s first in autonomous obstacle avoidance that matches professional test drivers. Renault Open Innovation Lab, which is based in Silicon Valley, developed the new feature for ...
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Chief executives from automotive industry are seeking urgent clarity from the UK Prime Minister Theresa may on Brexit. Executives from companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Bentley, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW met with May to ...
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“The SiC power business is concrete and real, with a promising outlook,” said Yole Développement in 2016. The trend has not changed in 2017, and the SiC industry is going even further as industrial players have increasing ...
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Food processing, packaging and weighing equipment manufacturer Heat and Control has opened a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, which has a manufacturing area of more than 11,800m2. Building on a foundation of 35 years ...
Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled a longer-range version of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV). The company has so far sold more than 112,000 Leaf EVs in the US and over 283,000 globally. The new model of the electric vehicle will be ...