"Bobsy" Child Safety Seat from Volkswagen Accessories Receives Top Marks in Crash Test
Mar 16, 2009
Dreieich, 13 March 2009 - Safety, best possible protection in case of an accident and easy handling. These features make the child safety seat "Bobsy G 0-1 ISOFIX" from Volkswagen Accessories the front runner in the crash test "Small Family Car" of the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme). The two-part var ... Continue reading
Mar 15, 2009
AUTO SUPPLIERS IN TROUBLE Grant Thorntonâs View By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We listened to a sobering auto industry analysis this week at a gathering of the Detroit Automotive Press Association where Grant Thornton partner, Laura Marcero, tried to offer an optimistic view of the future of the ... Continue reading
Grant Thornton LLP Predicts a Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain
Mar 13, 2009
- Supply Base Needs to be Reduced by 500 Tier One Suppliers - Government, Automakers, Suppliers and Lenders Need to Sit at Same Table - Firm Calls for Bankruptcy Code Revisions and Anti-Trust Provisions to Allow Collaboration DETROIT, March 13 -- The economic impact of a General Motors or Chrysler bankruptcy is being d ... Continue reading
AVIC To Set Up EV Manufacturing Base In Henan
Mar 13, 2009
AVIC to set up EV manufacturing base in Henan http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009638/AVIC-to-set-up-EV-manufacturing -base -in-Henan.html Shanghai, March 13 (Gasgoo.com) Central China's Henan province yesterday signed a framework pact for strategic cooperation with the Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC), the count ... Continue reading
Re-engineered battery material could lead to rapid recharging of many devices
Mar 13, 2009
Beltway for electrical energy solves long-standing problem MIT News Office Elizabeth A. Thomson, News Office Camebridge MA March 11, 2009; MIT engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, li ... Continue reading
Harbin Electric Announces Fourth Quarter and 2008 Annual Results
Mar 13, 2009
Annual Net Income up Fifty Percent on Eighty-Five Percent Rise in Sales Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Highlights -- Total revenues were $120.8 million, up 84.7% from $65.4 million in 2007 -- Net income was $25.4 million, up 50.2% from $16.9 million in 2007 -- Cash and cash equivalents were $48.4 million up from $45.5 mill ... Continue reading
Goodyear Recognized on Fortune's Global Most Admired List
Mar 13, 2009
AKRON, Ohio, March 13 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has once again been recognized as one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune magazine. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) Among companies in Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies' Motor Vehicle Parts category, Goodye ... Continue reading
Safe on the Go with the "Bobsy"
Mar 13, 2009
Safety, best possible protection in case of an accident and easy handling. These features make the child safety seat "Bobsy G 0-1 ISOFIX" from Volkswagen Accessories the front runner in the crash test "Small Family Car" of the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme). ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 Tire Brings Formula One Inspiration To The Street
Mar 13, 2009
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 Tire Brings Formula One Inspiration To The Street Advanced âStealth Technologyâ helps RE-11 accelerate from the pack NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 12, 2009; Race car drivers around the globe have long relied on the leading-edge technology in Bridgestone Potenza⢠tires to carry them to ... Continue reading
New Citroën Dispatch 2.0i Van And Range Improvements
Mar 13, 2009
Citroën is adding another new Dispatch model to its popular mid-size LCV range. The new Dispatch 1000 L1H1 2.0i 140 petrol-engined panel van is now on sale. In addition, the specification of most other Dispatch models has been further improved with the introduction- either as standard - or as part of option packs - of ... Continue reading
Mini and Airstream. An Exciting Cooperation Set to Steal Hearts
Mar 13, 2009
Airstream Inc. and MINI have teamed up to offer the best in both design and functionality with a one-off MINI Cooper S Clubman and Airstream creation designed by Republic of Fritz Hansen. The concept will be presented for the first time at the INTERNI DESIGN ENERGIES exhibition in the courtyards of Università degli St ... Continue reading
Ener1 Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Results
Mar 12, 2009
New York, March 12 -- Ener1, Inc. , developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, today reported its 2008 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. The following highlights significant events that occurred since the e ... Continue reading
Continental Introduces Its First Turbocharger for Gasoline Engines
Mar 12, 2009
First major contract for a European vehicle platform with US potential mid-term: turbocharger production to start in 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 12 -- Continental, the international automotive supplier, is expanding its product portfolio: after just three years of development work, the Powertrain Division's first t ... Continue reading
Ford Builds on Electric Power Steering Technology to Enhance Drive Quality, Enable More Features
Mar 12, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., March 12 -- Ford Motor Company is taking full advantage of the fuel economy, performance and reliability benefits associated with Electric Power Steering (EPS) on a variety of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products, but the company isn't stopping there. Customers already behind the wheel of the Ford Escape ... Continue reading
Mar 12, 2009
BRUSSELS, March 12 -- WABCO Holdings Inc. , a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today announced the completion of a strategic partnership agreement to supply China National Heavy Truck Corporation (CNHTC), the largest producer of heavy duty trucks in China. WABCO's strat ... Continue reading
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