Conventional and electrified driveline systems firm GKN Automotive has come up with its headquarters unit for the Americas region at Auburn Hills in Michigan, US, to capitalize on consumer demand for all-wheel drive (AWD) and hybrid ...
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Intertek has launched the highest-specification test cells at the Transportation Technologies powertrain test laboratory located in Milton Keynes, UK, to provide automotive powertrain testing and engineering services. In order to provide ...
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The Hybrid Shop LLC (THS) has sold a 38% stake in its hybrid and electric vehicle conditioning business to an equity partner. Although THS declined to identify the equity partner, the company says it is a Northern Virginia investment firm ...
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China makers of film capacitors are boosting production for emerging applications while bolstering competitiveness in traditional bases in consumer electronics, power supplies and communication devices. Companies are complementing these ...
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Nova Bus, a North American subsidiary of Volvo Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) on an electrification project for the public transit system of ...
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Volvo has developed a method of storing energy in car body panels that could make conventional hybrid and electric vehicle batteries a thing of the past. The three-and-a-half year project –funded by the European Union and comprising ...
About 58 million of stop/start vehicles, also known as micro-hybrids, are expected to be produced in 2022, which is 89% of the total hybrid and electric vehicle production market, according to a new report from IMS Research. The research ...
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Magna International has reported sales of $7.7bn for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012, an increase of 5%, compared to $7.3bn for the same period in 2011. For the second quarter of 2012, the company's net income totaled $349m, or ...
Sevcon and Flextronics Automotive have entered into an agreement to provide hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain systems to automotive OEM customers in Germany and other central European countries. The deal will allow combination ...
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