Maxion Wheels has opened a new light vehicle aluminum wheel plant in Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new plant, adjacent to the company's existing steel wheel plant, will add two million aluminum wheels per year in capacity and create an ...
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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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Hyundai gave out details of its 2015 Accent with improved styling and performance when compared to its predecessors. It features all-aluminum 1.6-liter Gamma four-cylinder engine which delivers 137 horsepower and pumps 123 lb-ft of ...
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Hennessy Industries Inc. announced that its BADA wheel weight division has been honored with the 2014 Partners in Transformation Award from Sears Holdings Corp. for its implementation of a closed-loop recycling program. BADA was ...
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Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in March this year it sold 1.26 million steel wheel rims, indicating a 12 percent growth year on year. In the given month, the company's wheel rim exports amounted ...
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Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in February this year it sold one million steel wheel rims, rising by 31 percent year on year. In the given month, the company's wheel rim exports increased to ...
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Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in January this year it sold 970,000 steel wheel rims, rising by 21 percent year on year. In the given month, the company's wheel rim exports increased to 125,406, ...
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The Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in December last year it sold 859,679 steel wheel rims, up by 12.5 percent compared to the same month of 2012. In the given month, the company's wheel rim ...
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Accuride announced today the development of a new coating technology for steel wheels, which it says will extend service life by two years. The new Steel Armor coating will better protect against corrosion, and will be available at no ...
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The Hennessy Industries Inc. BADA wheel weight manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Ky., was recently named a recipient of the 2013 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the second year in a row. "Creating quality ...
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Hennessy Industries Inc., manufacturer of Coats wheel servicing equipment, is launching the "Lights, Camera, Coats" contest in an effort to encourage customers to send video testimonials about why they trust the brand for wheel servicing ...
Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
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The Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that it registered net sales of INR 850.2 million ($14 million) in July, increasing by 10.8 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2012. In terms of units ...
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The Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that it registered net sales of INR 720.9 million ($12.1 million) in June, slightly up 0.6 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2012. In terms of units ...
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Reportedly, Topy Industries, one of Japan's major automotive wheel manufacturers, announced a JV with Topy MW Manufacturing Mexico to develop new forged steel wheels plant in the Santa Fe Industrial Park in Mexico's Guanajuato state. The ...
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