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Friday, 12 March 2010
ENER1, a developer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and pure electric vehicles, has reported net sales of $34.8m for the full year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $6.84m for the comparable period in 2008.
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Friday, 12 March 2010
Audi has selected Novelis as the main supplier of aluminum sheet for the redesigned Audi A8 luxury sedan. The latest model will use Novelis Fusion technology to achieve weight savings not previously possible in automotive structural components.
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Staff Writer
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Nissan North America (NNA) has unveiled the all-new Nissan NV, the first entry in the company's new Nissan commercial vehicle lineup in North America.
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Staff Writer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Navistar International Corporation has reported sales and revenues of $2.8 billion for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2010, compared to $2.97 billion for the comparable period in 2009.
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Staff Writer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
GE, Navistar International Corporation and Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC) have jointly expanded financing relationship under which GE Capital will become Navistar’s preferred provider of retail financing solutions to support sales of Navistar trucks and school buses in the US.
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Staff Writer
Monday, 08 March 2010
Navistar is proposing to invest more than $100m to move its world headquarters to Lisle, Illinois, at the site of the former East Lucent Campus, generating and preserving more than 7,000 direct and indirect jobs for Lisle–all with a plan that is compatible with the surrounding community and preserves a Fortune 500 headquarters in Illinois.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
General Automotive Company has announced a revised JV with SenCer to develop, commercialize and market SenCer's UltraTemp ceramic composite materials for accelerating the development of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly fuel cell technologies.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
China XD Plastics Company, a manufacturer of modified plastics for use in the automotive applications, has signed a one-year non-exclusive agreement with Ningbo Huading New Material Technology Company (NHNM).
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
Autoliv, a manufacturer of automotive safety systems, has acquired Visteon’s radar system business. This acquisition in active safety systems follows upon the company’s 2008 acquisition of the automotive radar business from Tyco Electronics.
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Staff Writer
Thursday, 04 March 2010
General Motors (GM) has named Selim Bingol as its new vice president of communications, effective March 8, 2010. Mr Bingol will report to Ed Whitacre, chairman and CEO of the company. He has experience in all facets of communications.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 12 March 2010
Nova Bus has won a $10m order to supply 24 Nova LFS buses for the City of Honolulu with options on additional vehicles. The buses will be assembled in Nova's upstate New York plant and delivered in late 2010. The vehicles will feature clean diesel engines that meet strict EPA 2010 emissions regulations.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 12 March 2010
The BMW Group has reported revenues of E50.68 billion for the full year 2009, a decrease of 4.7 percent, compared to E53.19 billion for the prior year period. Net Profit was E210m for 2009, a decrease of 36.4 percent, compared to E330m for the year ago period.
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Staff Writer
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Navistar has unveiled the International TerraStar Class 4/5 commercial truck. The truck features MaxxForce Advanced EGR emissions technology. The TerraStar will initially be available with a 4x2 drivetrain, with a 4x4 drivetrain planned for 2011.
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Staff Writer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
A123 Systems, a developer of batteries systems, has signed an agreement with Navistar International to develop lithium ion battery systems for electric vehicles (EVs) for the Navistar Modec Electric Vehicle Alliance, a joint venture between Navistar and Modec.
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Staff Writer
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Dassault Systemes (DS), a provider of product lifecycle management solutions, and German carmaker BMW have signed a strategic five-year global agreement to pave the way to meet the automotive market’s new challenges.
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Staff Writer
Monday, 08 March 2010
Standard Motor Products, a manufacturer of automotive replacement parts, has reported net sales of $160.12m for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to $148.87m for the same period in 2008.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
Midas, a provider of automotive services, has reported a net loss of $0.2m, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 2, 2010, compared to net income of $2.7m, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2008.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
AT&T and WebTech Wireless, a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services, have teamed up to help Kings Area Rural Transit (KART) to improve its rural transportation services.
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Staff Writer
Friday, 05 March 2010
Chrysler Group has named Steve Williams as head of advance engineering, planning and regulatory affairs. In that role, Mr Williams continues his responsibility for all advance engineering and assumes the company's regulatory and planning activities.
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Staff Writer
Thursday, 04 March 2010
General Motors (GM) has said that its vice chairman Robert Lutz will retire effective May 1, 2010, capping a 47-year career in the global auto industry that included senior leadership positions at four leading automakers.
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