Electric cars are expected to enter a fast-growth period this year – media reports indicated that traditional automotive heavyweight Hota Industrial Mfg has seen a huge increase of orders from one of its major clients, Tesla Inc. ...
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German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) with China’s CITC to manufacture 48-volt battery systems. The companies, via their respective subsidiaries, will set up the JV for the ...
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The US House has approved a proposal to accelerate the deployment of self-driving cars. The bill, known as the Self-Drive Act, is yet to become a law. When enacted, the law will enable auto-makers and tech companies to test 25,000 ...
Passenger car sales in China, the world's biggest auto market, will grow nearly 13 percent this year from a year earlier, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Judging from this year's sales trend, sales of passenger and ...
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A recent survey has raised the question of whose lives our autonomous cars will prioritise. What kind of ethical decisions will the first driverless cars make? It might be a funny question, but it's one with serious implications. If a ...
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Eco-friendly cars and self-driving technology became the hot topics for the international automobile industry in 2015. In January at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, over 40 new vehicles were unveiled. They included a ...
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AkzoNobel and leading Chinese auto maker JAC Motors have pioneered the first use of VOC-free powder technology for automotive body coatings. As sustainability continues to gain increasing importance in China, AkzoNobel's Interpon powder ...
Sales growth in China's auto market will resume in 2016 after having stagnated since 2015, while automakers' margins will narrow due to fiercer competition, Fitch Ratings predicted Tuesday. Reduced purchase taxes and recovering consumer ...
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More car exports to Oceanic country look unlikely in near future Chinese carmakers look unlikely to take advantage of the free trade agreement between China and Australia signed this month due to their lack of competitiveness in the ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has launched new LED packages for the automotive lighting segment to further strengthen its presence in automotive LED lighting. Since 2011, the firm has developed LED packages for the automotive ...
Recently China listed auto makers released their sales report in the first quarter, and many auto makers saw decreasing, especially the commercial vehicles makers. And their profits are decreasing even further on the base of last year. ...
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Foton Motor overseas strategy are blossoming in Africa. And their KD plant in Kenya has finished and the assembly line are over 10,000 square meters with full refitting and test ability. And the new plant is rather important for Foton ...
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The Chinese government encourages global auto makers to develop so-called joint-venture indigenous brands to build up technological and marketing capabilities of Chinese auto makers.Nissan Motor Co.'s 7201.TO 2.00% passenger-car ...
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It is reported by Indian Economic Times that the new administration pays more attention on infrastructure construction and Beiben considers to re-enter the market with new trucks. The great potential of Indian market attract many China ...
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According Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Google is not likely to become a mass car manufacturer despite having capability to impact the industry with its software and automated driving technology. Tech companies and auto makers have started ...
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