Autoweb on Globalization: Competing, Surviving in a Flat World
Aug 14, 2006
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Aug. 14 -- The world is "flat" -- meaning that anyone, anywhere can perform a job for another company located halfway around the globe, says Stephen Koons, vice president of strategic business development for Autoweb. The rise of the "flat world" or globalization, however, has brought about tumu ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2006
Contract for project awarded by USABC supports effort to boost battery and vehicle performance MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14 -- Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions (JCS) has been awarded a 24-month contract to develop advanced, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) by the United States Adva ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif.--Aug. 14, 2006--Enova Systems (OTCBB:ENOV) (AIM:ENV) (AIM:ENVS), a leading developer and manufacturer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, is pleased to announce it has received a major contract to integrate service vans for a Major North American fleet operator. Enova wi ... Continue reading
Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 34% Over Diesel
Aug 14, 2006
S Energy Weekly Fuel Report Week Ending August 11, 2006 Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 34% Over Diesel Tampa, FL - August 14, 2006: US Energy Initiatives Corporation ("US Energy" or the "Company") (OTCBB: USEI) issued the Company's Weekly Fuel Price Report for the week ending August 11, 2006. US Energy manufacturers and market ... Continue reading
AES, Global Power Company Joins Plug-In Hybrid Consortium
Aug 14, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va.--Aug. 14, 2006--The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium ("Consortium") and The AES Corporation today announced that AES has joined the Consortium in support of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). The Consortium is made up of a growing number of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other organi ... Continue reading
Award-Winning Auto Designer Chip Foose joins MotorCity Casino Expansion Design Team
Aug 14, 2006
DETROIT, Aug. 14 -- Chip Foose, the renowned designer behind some of the most famous vehicles of the past decade and the star of the popular TLC series "Overhaulin'," has joined MotorCity Casino's (MCC) expansion project as a design consultant. Foose will bring his award-winning design talent to Detroit to help make th ... Continue reading
Mechanical Fuel Pumps Moving Towards Extinction - Automotive Fuel Pumps
Aug 14, 2006
DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 14, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40663) has announced the addition of "Automotive Fuel Pumps - Global Strategic Business Report" to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Automotive Fuel Pumps in thousand Units. The major product se ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2006
CLEVELAND--Aug. 14, 2006--Eaton Corporation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today showcased the first-ever hydraulic hybrid diesel urban delivery vehicle. The EPA's patented hydraulic hybrid diesel technology is achieving a 60 to 70 percent improvement in fuel economy and more than a 40 percent reduc ... Continue reading
Wind energy milestone reached: American Wind Energy Association
Aug 14, 2006
Att. Editors and Reporters, U.S. WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS REACH NEW MILESTONE: 10,000 MEGAWATTS U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity, and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American Wind Energy Association ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2006
August 9, 2006 -- Traverse City, Michigan -- We are all members of the same global auto industry. And I think that is one of the great things about this conference... it brings us all together each year to address issues of common concern... and common responsibility. This viewpoint also suggests, as the theme Dave Col ... Continue reading
Automotive Technology Center To Host Aug. 21 Open House at Tri-C's Western Campus
Aug 11, 2006
Tour the automotive facility and meet with faculty PARMA, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The Advanced Automotive Technology Center will host an open house from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Monday, August 21 at Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2006
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--Aug. 11, 2006--Methode Network Bus Products and Cableco Technologies, both divisions of Methode Electronics, Inc., announced the successful completion of full EIA testing on the PowerRail 2000A pluggable power distribution system. The PowerRail 2000A is the 2000 amp version of Methode's PowerRail ... Continue reading
Affinia Group Announces Second Quarter Results
Aug 11, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 11 -- Affinia Group Inc. today announced second quarter financial results for 2006. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006 revenue was $562 million, representing a $4 million decrease compared to the second quarter of 2005. The decrease was primarily attributed to the discontinuation of certain comm ... Continue reading
SORL Auto Parts Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results
Aug 11, 2006
- Demonstrated strong growth across all divisions, export hit historical high - ZHEJIANG, China, Aug. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake valves as well as other auto parts in China, today announced its financial results for the second ... Continue reading
Automakers to Invest $1 Billion in Hybrid Venture
Aug 11, 2006
Washington DC August 11, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that during an industry trade meeting in Traverse City, MI, representatives from General Motors, BMW AG, and DaimlerChrysler announced plans to invest more than $1 billion into the joint development of next-generation gas-electric hybrid engine technology. Ov ... Continue reading
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