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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DS Smith’s plastics and extruded products division has showcased its polypropylene solutions at the Empack Porto event in Portugal. The event was scheduled between 20 and 21 September in Porto. At the event, the company has ...
DS Smith Plastics is set to open a new rigid packaging manufacturing facility in Romeoville, Illinois, US. The company intends to start production at the new rigid packaging facility in the last quarter of this year. DS Smith will use ...
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French automaker PSA Group (Groupe PSA) has completed the acquisition of General Motors' (GM) European brands Opel and Vauxhall. With the acquisition now being officially complete, PSA Group has become the second largest automaker in ...
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Constellium will exhibit its latest portfolio of innovative aluminium solutions for the automotive industry at the Automotive Engineering Expo 2017 in Nuremberg, which will be held between 30 and 31 May. The latest innovations to be ...
Sedans have always held an important place in the automotive market, especially if it’s the Chinese market that we are speaking about. The world’s biggest automotive market, China, offers immense potential to automakers to ...
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Suzuki Motor, Toshiba and Denso have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company to produce automotive lithium-ion battery packs in India. In India, higher attention is being paid to environment, and new CO2 standards for ...
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Benefiting from the steady LED market price and the rapid growth of the automotive lighting field, automotive LED value will reach $2. 817 billion (+14.8% YoY) in 2017, as LEDinside forecasts. Relatively speaking, the compound annual growth ...
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The PSA Group and the CK Birla Group have sign joint-venture (JV) agreements to produce and sell vehicles and components in India by 2020. The ceremony of signature lays the foundation for a long term partnership between the two Groups ...
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Fueled by the favorable policy for small engine cars and people's enthusiasm for SUVs, China's automotive market is set for double-digit growth this year. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show a record ...
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Bosch is planning to invest nearly EUR400m in the US over the course of the current year, about one-fifth more than in 2015. Bosch’s headcount is also expected to rise, from 17,800 associates at present to more than 18,800 by early ...
Samsung Electronics has agreed to acquire US auto parts manufacturer Harman International Industries for about $8bn, in a bid to accelerate growth in automotive and connected technologies. The deal will give Samsung a significant presence ...
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ZTE has released three 4G multi-mode automotive modules to improve the powerful world of the connected car. The three modules released are for the China, Europe and North America markets, and support GNSS, EU eCall, and FOTA remote ...
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Cooper Standard has opened its new India headquarters and technical center in Pune, Maharashtra. Relocated from its previous location in Sahibabad, the 6,000-square-foot facility employs approximately 40 people and designs sealing ...
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According to the new 2016 edition of the IHS Markit's 'Packaged LED Report' (its annual revenue-share ranking of the top LED suppliers in backlighting, automotive, lighting and other applications), Nichia led in both lighting and mobile ...
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