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West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS), a new international trade exhibition in Lagos, has received official endorsement from the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC). Taking place from November 6th to 8th 2019 at the Landmark Centre on Victoria Island, WAAS will showcase the latest developments, products and services from more than 100 exhibitors from Nigeria and across the world.Over 3,000 professionals from the automotive spare parts and accessories industry exp

Comfort Motion Global, (CMG) today announced the launch of its Motion Seating technology to the automotive market. Based on years of biomechanical testing and medical research, this new motion seating technology reduces occupant fatigue and improves overall wellness and safety through automated, micro-adjustments of the driver and passenger seats. This first of its kind technology can be programmed into any memory seat and can additionally actuate any other system in the seat such a

Dana Incorporated and Valeo today announced a global collaboration to develop and supply 48-volt electric-vehicle systems for new-mobility applications, including low-speed electric and hybrid e-AWD vehicles. The first system is scheduled to launch in early 2020 with a major European automaker on series-produced cars.   The joint development will provide customers with complete electromechanical systems for three- and four-wheeled low-speed electric vehicles, as well as hybrid

Nokian Tyres, a premium tire manufacturer dedicated to providing drivers with peace of mind in all conditions, celebrated the official opening of its North American production factory in Dayton, Tennessee on Wednesday. The 830,000-square-foot complex is one of the most advanced tire production facilities in the industry. The company will channel its Scandinavian values of safety and sustainability into making approximately four million tires per year at the factory once it reaches f

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today that is has opened another new company-owned Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center in Greater Houston. A core element of Valvoline's strategy is to accelerate the growth of its industry-leading quick-lube model, which is all about delivering a quick, easy and trusted experience for every customer, every day. Of the 13 Valvoline Instant

On September 25, LANXESS (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. started production at its high-performance materials facility in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND). LANXESS's fourth at CND will produce Durethan and Pocan-branded high-performance materials for the automotive, electric and electronics markets. Changzhou CPC Municipal Committee secretary Wang Quan said during his speech at the inauguration ceremony, "We, the members of the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC, the e

Valvoline™, a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, today announced the first of its electric vehicle-specific product and service offerings with the introduction of Valvoline EV Performance Fluids. The global product line — which includes ValvolineTM EV Heat Transfer Fluid, ValvolineTM EV Drive System Fluid, ValvolineTM EV Brake Fluid and ValvolineTM EV Grease — is designed for the distinct needs of the expanding number of EVs on

The Polyplastics Group has announced the launch of a new DURANEX(R) polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) grade that has the outstanding electrical properties traditionally found in PBT, while also offering other important performance attributes. DURANEX(R) 750AM is a 30% glass-reinforced flame-retardant (FR) grade with low warpage, high rigidity, and heat and moisture resistance (hydrolysis resistance). DURANEX(R) 750AM is ideally suited for automotive applications such as communication

Vecna Robotics, a leader in autonomous material handling solutions, is teaming with UniCarriers Americas (UCA), a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment and part of the family of one of the world's largest manufacturing companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Vecna Robotics and UCA are collaborating on a line of autonomous material handling vehicles for warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing environments. Vecna Robotics is integrating its state-of-the-a

UL, a leading global safety science organization, announced that it is establishing a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery laboratory to support the growing EV market.  To be fully operational by April 2020 and located in Changzhou, China, the facility will be one of the most advanced in the world and provide comprehensive EV battery testing and advisory services for EV automotive and battery manufacturers as well as top suppliers. With continued growth in the EV sector, d

About two years after the announcement of the world's first hybrid LED "Eviyos," Osram is starting a new chapter in multi-pixel solutions for car headlights. With more than 25,000 individually controllable pixels, the LED has a footprint of just 40 mm². The individual light pixels are brought together to a pixel pitch of only 40 µm, creating a particularly space-saving component. This not only emphasizes Osram’s innovation leadership in the automotive sector, bu

INEOS Automotive has announced that its utilitarian 4x4 will be named ‘Grenadier’ after the pub in which it was conceived, with over 6,000 international fans and followers responding to an online poll to choose the vehicle’s name. INEOS also confirmed that the Grenadier will be built in a bespoke new manufacturing facility on a greenfield site in Bridgend, South Wales. This will create 200 jobs initially, and up to 500 in the long term.  Site development is no

Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with Tianmu Lake Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technologies (TIES), a major Chinese energy storage research and development center, to build an Advanced Battery Technology Innovation Center. The Innovation Center, to be located at the 500 million-yuan, 51,000 square meter TIES facility in Liyang, China, will be dedicated to transforming and upgrading the advanced battery industry, including nurturing advanced battery technology research

StradVision has partnered with a leading European OEM and a Korean Tier 1 supplier on a front-camera project that will be a key component of ADAS systems in vehicles that will begin hitting the roadways by late 2020. Development on the project is scheduled to be completed by early 2020. The project will be centered around StradVision's deep learning-based SVNet External vision processing software. StradVision CEO Junhwan Kim said this project is an exciting development

Through its commitment to the manufacture of vehicles where they are sold, Toyota makes an investment of $ 391 million in its truck assembly plant in San Antonio To better serve your customers. Once completed, the total investment in the plant will exceed $ 3 billion . Today's announcement is part of Toyota's broader commitment to invest $ 13 billion in its operations in the United States for five years until 2021. This new investment also brings with it a commitment from To