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17th May, 2007
OPEL is better than Toyota
Renate Künast, leader of the parliamentary group of the Greens in the Bundestag, informed yesterday with OPELs about natural gas vehicles. Here it regards the gas tanks of a Zafira CNG; at the microphone OSV Marketingleiter Klaus Hablik. The Adam OPEL GmbH found a new advertising medium for its cars on Monday: Renate Künast. Resulting from an annoying about the ......
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16th May, 2007
About the business transfer of brake business for the automobile
Because this corporation and the Sumitomo Electric Industies, Ltd. corporation (below, the Sumitomo electric) both corporations on 2007 October 1st brake business for the automobile of the Sumitomo electric agreed to business transferring at this corporation, we inform.
　As for both corporations, corporation [denso], with the Toyota Motor Corporation corporation establishing corporation adding Vicks which does the development sale of the ......
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15th May, 2007
BES Workshop on Clean and Efficient Combustion of 21st Century Transportation Fuels
From the invention of the wheel, advances in transportation have increased the mobility of human kind, enhancing the quality of life and altering our very perception of time and distance. Early carts and wagons driven by human or animal power allowed the movement of people and goods in quantities previously thought impossible. With the rise of steam power, propeller driven ......
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15th May, 2007
Ford Motor China launched the eighth annual Conservation & Environmental Grants,
Ford Motor China launched the eighth annual Conservation & Environmental Grants, China Program (CEGC) today, with a focus on encouraging community environmental protection to raise environmental awareness in China. Along with continuing programs in youth engagement and NGO training, this year’s CEGC will unveil new Community Environmental Grants for fostering environmental projects in local communities.
Mei-Wei Cheng, Chairman and CEO ......
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14th May, 2007
The Chinese Market for OEM Automotive Electronics
A trend for vehicle manufacturers in China to use electronic systems made in China rather than importing them is forecast to accelerate in the next five years. This is according to a new report, entitled “The Chinese Market for OEM Automotive Electronics”, published recently by IMS Research.
The fast growth in demand for Chinese made systems is largely due to increased ......
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14th May, 2007
Research and develop technology to recycle advanced batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
The United States Council for Automotive Research’s (USCAR) Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP), composed of DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, recently awarded a contract to OnTo Technology LLC of Bend, Ore., to research and develop technology to recycle advanced batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
The research will involve two kinds of advanced battery chemistries – nickel-metal hydride ......
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14th May, 2007
New Saab 9-3 range debuts for 2008 Model Year
Inspired by the award-winning Aero X concept car, the new Saab 9-3 range will feature bold styling and cutting edge technology for greater driving appeal.
With all-new front bodywork, ‘signature’ lighting, new door panels and rear styling features, the latest generation 9-3 acquires a more focused, assertive stance, reflecting the introduction of technical advances aimed at delivering an even more ......
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13th May, 2007
A new type of engine that could dramatically reduce oil consumption
Researchers have created the first computational model to track engine performance from one combustion cycle to the next for a new type of engine that could dramatically reduce oil consumption and the emission of global-warming pollutants."We're talking about a major leap in engine technology that could be used in hybrid cars to make vehicles much more environmentally friendly and fuel ......
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13th May, 2007
CONTRIBUTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPLIER SECTORTO THE ECONOMIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS 50 STATES
The motor vehicle industry is the largest manufacturing industry in the United States. No other
single industry is linked so closely to the U.S. manufacturing sector or directly generates so
much retail business and employment. When people think of the automobile industry, they most
likely picture a very large assembly plant staffed with thousands of people, equipped with
conveyor belts and robots as far ......
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13th May, 2007
Latest Ressearch fuel cell catalyst by AKTA
Catalyst developer Acta has launched a new fuel cell catalyst for direct alcohol fuel cells. Acta claim that the HYPERMEC 3-Series anode electro-catalysts offer 70 percent higher performance than the 2-Series. The company also claims that early samples to key customers have been successful and that the product is now on general release to the market.
Acta launched its HYPERMEC ......
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13th May, 2007
Nissan Micra C+C Open For Pre-Orders
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced it will begin taking pre-orders for the Micra C+C (Coupe + Convertible) from May 11, 2007. The new model will be introduced in Japan in mid-July.
Micra C+C, the coupe/convertible model of the Micra, initially launched in Europe in November 2005, continues to be a popular and distinctive model in the range. Micra C+C’s roomy interior ......
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13th May, 2007
Lifetime Achievement Award from Transportation Safety Equipment Institute
Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Larry Henneberger, partner at the law firm of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., was awarded the first ever Henneberger Lifetime Achievement Award by the Transportation Safety Equipment Institute (TSEI) at its Spring Meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
“Larry has devoted an extraordinary amount of his professional lifetime to TSEI, its members and the industry it serves,” ......
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13th May, 2007
Reduce the cost of drilling for oil.
Technology that has helped improve the environmental performance of cars is being adapted to reduce the cost of drilling for oil. Engineers at the University of Bath are working on a new £175,000 project that will help reduce the size and cost of the drilling systems used to reach oil reserves found as deep as 6 miles (9.5 kilometres) underground
These ......
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