Axalta Coating Systems has started construction on a new Asia-Pacific R&D and technology center in Shanghai. Planned to open in the second quarter of 2016, the facility will feature product development and application laboratories, and ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has begun construction on a new Asia-Pacific R&D and Technology Center. The new facility, which has been approved by Axalta’s Board of Directors, will be located in Shanghai’s Minhang Industrial ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has been named a finalist in the 2015 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers Contribution to Excellence) Award program for its innovative 2-Wet Monocoat paint system. The first of its kind, the 2-Wet ...
Axalta Coating Systems supported the EyesOn Design Awards program at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, benefiting the visual research program at Henry Ford Health System’s Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. Lisa ...
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General Motors expects the sale of light vehicle in the US to reach 17 million units in 2015 from the previous 16.5 million units sold in 2014. General Motors CEO Mary Barra said: "The U.S. economy and vehicle sales have been rebounding ...
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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The results contained in this earnings release reflect the results previously filed in Form 10-Q on November 14, 2014. Key ...
Financially, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. fared well in the third quarter of 2014. Compared to 3Q 2013, the company improved its net loss to a net gain. But how did the company fare in the United States? Cooper's total light vehicle tire ...
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Inefficiencies and durability questions cropping up with now-proliferating stop/start systems could be opening the door for long-promising, but little applied ultracapacitor technology in the light-vehicle market. Ultracaps, long ...
In August this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production volume increased by 4.5 percent compared to July and rose by 4.7 percent year on year to 271,406 units, according to the release from the Mexican Association of the ...
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Axalta Coating Systems broke ground in Wuppertal, Germany, on construction to expand its capacity to produce waterborne coatings. The new facility will increase the footprint of what is already the largest of the company’s 35 ...
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Tire pricing in the aftermarket took a step backward in August. So says industry analyst Nick Mitchell. "Our survey of more than 20,000 consumer replacement tire SKUs suggests that the broader pricing environment deteriorated slightly ...
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The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it has unveiled a new, free, online search tool consumers can use to find out if a vehicle is directly impacted by a ...
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Liquid and powder coating supplier, Axalta Coating Systems has announced a plan to invest $10.5 m in Tlalnepantla operations center in Mexico, to improve its capacity to produce resins, which is used to make transportation coatings. The ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has made a commitment to invest $10.5 million in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, to expand capacity to produce resins used in the manufacture of transportation coatings. The investment is intended to enhance and expand the ...
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Tire pricing in the aftermarket is stabilizing. So says industry analyst Nick Mitchell. July marked the third consecutive month of firmer retail pricing for consumer tires, according to Mitchell, senior vice president of research for ...
Tags: Tire, Rise, Auto Parts