Building a Better Car Battery
Researchers are working to develop a battery that will significantly increase the range and lower the cost of electric cars.

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Ashok Leyland enters LCV segment with Dost
Business Line Dr V. Sumantran, Executive Vice-Chairman of Hinduja Automotive, and Dr Andy Palmer, Senior Vice-President of Nissan Motor and Chairman of Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain, at the launch of a Ashok Leyland Dost in Chennai on Tuesday.

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Dow Corning investing $30 million in silicon metal manufacturing site in Alabama
According to officials at the Williams Township-based company, the investment will be used to enhance equipment and technology at the site, helping to make the site more efficient.

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Japan disaster: Carmakers may lose up to 600,000 vehicles
Global carmakers may lose production of 600,000 vehicles by the end of the month as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan halts assembly lines and work at suppliers including the maker of a paint pigment.About 320,000 vehicles may…

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Detroit Manufacturing
In a four story building in Downtown Detroit two seamstresses huddle under bright fluorescent lights and sew together leather jackets. The building they work in is a glorious example of Detroit Industrial past where machinery from the 1950’s still reigns.   This is the third floor…stock room…the other side we have a cutting room, a cutting table and that’s where we do all of the linings and the …

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Carbon opening doors to German-based company
Pennsylvania is one of eight states in the country vying for a German-based automotive manufacturing company’s business.

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