Valeo set to put camless
valvetrain into production
by 2012
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VDO and Mahle join the
chase for turbocharger
market
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BMW plans extensive cost-cutting
program
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Ford is entering the
compact SUV market
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PSA plans to boost margins
and production
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Competition is increasing
in the turbocharger market
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OEMs will have to introduce
head-protection measures
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CO2 stalemate between
the car industry and the
European Commission continues
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Nissan is considering
plans for an all-electric
vehicle
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Jaguar and Land Rover
will invest €1 billion
on hybrid technology
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Continental will start
production of its compact
20kW lithium-ion battery
in late 2009
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Denso and NGK plan to
supply the market for
diesel glow-plug pressure
sensor
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Safety
firm TRW is slimming down
its brake calipers
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Jaguar’s
XF executive sedan is
sporting a novel transmission
selector
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Nippon
Seiki is developing next-generation
head-up displays (HUD)
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Fiat Powertrain Technology
(FPT) is working on a
high-tech twin-cylinder
gasoline engine
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Ford buys a 72.4 per
cent stake in a former-Daewoo
factory
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Volvo explores ways of
supplying the electricity
stored on board back to
the grid
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KTM of Austria is creating
a new assembly plant near
Graz
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Van makers are moving
more of their operations
to Turkey
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Saab is using kaizen techniques
to boost efficiency and
quality
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Mitsubishi is moving
production of European-market
Outlander SUVs
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Mazda and Nissan are
using nanotechnology
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Continental
shift
Neumann hopes to win people
over with the idea that
the big change means they’re
forming one of the most
innovative and powerful
companies in the supply
world
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FRANKFURT
REPORT:
Frankfurt's economy drive
This year’s Frankfurt
auto show introduced more
fuel-efficient models
and concepts that could
surpass the EU’s
emissions targets
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FRANKFURT
REPORT:
Burning issue
OEMs
need to reduce the cost,
back-pressure and weight
of aftertreatment systems
– and improve the
performance
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Clubman
adds capacity
BMW’s recent investment
in the UK includes a new
paint process for the
Mini Clubman
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Along
the same lines
While
manufacturing efficiency
improves on CNC-based
lines, managing production
presents challenges
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Renault
Laguna
Renault wants the new
Laguna to be in the top
three for quality in its
segment, backed up by
outstanding crash safety
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Batteries
not included
OEMs will be able to assess
the potential of hybrid
flywheel kinetic energy
recovery systems (KERS)
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Fire
without a spark
After years in the lab,
HCCI prototypes are coming
on to the road
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Down
to the wire
The
increasing levels of electronics
are hampering OEMs’
efforts to reduce vehicle
mass
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Lightweight
contender
Car manufacturers have
fine-tuned the minutiae
of building a small car
to an astonishing degree
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OEMs
introduce plastic oil
pans to
reduce vehicle mass
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ScaLight could reduce
the weight of a vehicle
by up to 18%
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Elastogran
has developed polyurethane
(PU) fenders
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Getrag has developed a
hybrid drivetrain
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Graziano
Transmissions is developing
a 750Nm dual clutch transmission
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Hoerbiger
Drive Technology secures
development programmes
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Cherry has developed an
inductive displacement
sensor
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Driver/gearbox
interfaces to replace
gear levers
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Audi's
diesel SUV to get two
tanks for SCR
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Oshino
shines light on safety
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3M
has developed a lighting
source for license plates
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Renault
to launch Europe’s
first production four-wheel-steer
system
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Siemens
VDO has developed a piezo
tyre pressure monitor
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Volkswagen
Group and Porsche are
preparing hybrid SUVs
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Plastic Omnium has developed
30% cheaper bumper
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Multi-purpose
tailgate offers profits
lift
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Mahle
turns diesel into drinking
water
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Audi crams in more technology
into V6s
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