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07/05/2013
| Johnson Controls honoured for seating and interiors
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| Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, seating components and automotive interiors and electronics, has received the Automotive Innovations Award 2013 in the Interiors category. At the awards, the Center of Automotive Management in Bergisch Gladbach, and consulting and auditing fir ... Read more
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26/04/2013
| Audi concept commits to cutting vehicle weights
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| Audi engineers are waging war on excess weight, and their latest victory is a TT 2-litre TFSI Coupe which has shed an incredible 300kg and gained a power upgrade to 310PS, giving it a 4.2-second 0-62mph sprint time and a top speed of over 170mph. The TT ultra quattro concept is, as its name suggests ... Read more
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25/04/2013
| ADAC to partner with Messring on crash testing
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| Messring Systembau and ADAC have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of automotive safety technology. Under the terms of the deal, the crash-test facility provider will be responsible for production and sales of the new ADAC test system for collision avoidance systems.
The patent-pendin ... Read more
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25/04/2013
| ZF test rig picks up design award
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| The new EOL-transmission test rig for the unique 9-speed automatic transmission has been honoured with the internationally acclaimed iF product design award 2013. The newly developed noise protection cabin with its remarkable design serves to ensure an acoustically correct measurement of the specime ... Read more
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19/04/2013
| TRW Automotive technologies set for Japanese auto maker
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| TRW Automotive has launched its first integrated Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) and direct tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer. The system delivers RKE and TPM functions with fewer parts.
"Integrating RKE and TPMS can offer enhanced value and performan ... Read more
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11/04/2013
| Latest Renault concept shows lighting innovations and EV potential
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| Renault and British designer Ross Lovegrove have collaborated to create the Twin'Z. This concept car sets out to illustrate Renault's new design strategy through parallels with threshold phases of human existence, according to the French. "Twin'Z is a fun, modern, artistic take on the city car which ... Read more
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03/04/2013
| Race-proven Camero Z/28 powered by LS7 V8
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| The race-proven LS7 7-litre V8 powers the all-new 2014 Camaro Z/28 – the most track-focused production model in the car's history. It's matched with a TREMEC TR6060 six-speed manual transmission with unique gearing tailored to the LS7's performance characteristics for optimal track performance.
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25/03/2013
| Sulzer expands coatings materials facility
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| Sulzer is strengthening its position as a leading surface solutions provider with the expansion of its ceramic materials production in Barchfeld, Germany. Ceramic materials are used in a broad range of applications to help ensure parts last longer and function at optimal efficiency. This expansion ... Read more
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15/03/2013
| Design and manufacturing colour solutions offered by X-Rite Pantone
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| X-Rite, Incorporated, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Pantone LLC, says it is ushering in the digital era of colour and appearance management to address some of the toughest design and manufacturing problems faced by the automotive industry. In response to a widespread need for more sophis ... Read more
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14/03/2013
| Increased automotive presence for carbon composites specialist
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| Future Fibres is to target the automotive sector in a bid for growth, and to showcase its latest expertise in a British prototype vehicle. The company and its technology partner, Persico S.p.A. have combined their respective expertise in advanced composite fibres and precision tooling to produce pr ... Read more
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