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Successful EU Research Project: MotorBrain Increases Range and Safety of Electric Vehicles

Successful EU Research Project: MotorBrain Increases Range and Safety of Electric Vehicles

30 European partners are carrying out basic research on electric drive systems Electric drives are to become significantly smaller and lighter Main focus lies on integration of electronics and more safety To design smaller, lighter, safer, and more efficient electric drives — with these objectives, researchers from nine European countries commenced the MotorBrain project, funded by the European Union, three[Read More…]

New management at Messe Frankfurt Istanbul Ltd.

As of 1 January 2015, there will be a new management team at the helm of Messe Frankfurt Istanbul Uluslararası Fuarcılık Ltd. The Messe Frankfurt Executive Board has appointed Işın Sağlam and Tayfun Yardım as Managing Directors of the company. They will take over from Mirko Schubert, who had been overseeing the Istanbul subsidiary and who will return to his position as[Read More…]

Halla Visteon Climate Control Honored by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Group

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. a full-line supplier of automotive thermal management solutions, has been honored by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Group in Asia Pacific with the 2013 Supplier of the Year award in the electrical export category. The award recognizes the supplier that demonstrates excellent export performance to FCA facilities outside of Asia. It was presented during the annual[Read More…]

by December 10, 2014 International, Newscast, Web Exclusive
Ghaziabad Precision Products to focus on offering solutions for valve train components

Ghaziabad Precision Products to focus on offering solutions for valve train components

Text & Photos: Anirudh Raheja   Ghaziabad Precision Products (GPP), a Tier-1 manufacturer of push rods, rocker arms and shaft assemblies is now focusing on expanding its reach by developing complete solutions in valve train components. “We are developing rocker arm and shaft assembly with overhead cam application and tappets keeping in mind the new platforms which are expected to[Read More…]

UNO MINDA and Toyoda Gosei establish Joint Venture for Rubber Hoses

UNO MINDA and Toyoda Gosei establish Joint Venture for Rubber Hoses

To address increasing demand of Rubber Hoses in India and to procure these components locally On 7th November’2014, UNO Minda, NK Minda Group, an Indian major automotive supplier and Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., Japan entered into a Joint Venture partnership to manufacture and sell rubber hoses in India. The collaboration was finalized between Nirmal K. Minda, Chairman & MD, UNO[Read More…]

by December 8, 2014 Newscast, Web Exclusive

Record number of exhibitors in largest Automechanika Shanghai show

Exhibition space at capacity   Popularity of fringe programme continues among exhibitors and visitors   Automechanika Shanghai 2014, Asia’s largest trade show for automotive parts, accessories, equipment and services, will open on 9 December at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, with record exhibitor numbers. The total number of exhibitors stands at 4,906, a six percent increase on last year’s[Read More…]

KUKA is planning complete takeover of Swisslog

Now that more than 80% of the shares have been tendered in the public tender offer process, KUKA AG is aiming at a complete takeover of Swisslog Holding AG. In case of holding more than 90% of the Swisslog shares on expiry of the tender offer, KUKA AG would merge with Swisslog and compensate the remaining shareholders in cash. After[Read More…]

Ralph Lauxmann Becomes Head of Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety Division

Ralph Lauxmann Becomes Head of Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety Division

Effective January 1, 2015, Ralph Lauxmann will take over as Head of Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety division headquarters in Frankfurt, at international automotive supplier Continental. In this role, he will report directly to Frank Jourdan, Head of the Chassis & Safety division and member of the Executive Board of Continental AG and functionally to Christian Senger,[Read More…]

KUKA welcomes Voith as new anchor shareholder

KUKA AG was on 3 December informed by the technology group J. M. Voith GmbH & Co. Beteiligungen KG, Heidenheim an der Brenz (Germany), that Voith has acquired the KUKA shares from Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH. The voting rights held by Voith equal 25.1 percent; these voting rights are represented by shares (24.09 percent) and other financial instruments (1.01 percent). Now,[Read More…]

Magna Facility the Home for Foam

Michigan plant produces 25 million seat cushions in less than 5 years The average travel time to work in the United States is 25.4 minutes, according to the US Census Bureau. That’s an average of 50.8 minutes to make the round trip each day, which leads to about 4¼ hours each week. With motorists spending this kind of quality time[Read More…]