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KW automotive, the suspension manufacturer, has already developed the first in the market full adjustable coilover suspension kit for the latest Toyota GR Supra (JTSC). With the KW Variant 3 coilover suspension, the Japanese sports car dynamics of lateral motion will improve without sacrificing tire comfort in daily life. On undulating asphalt surfaces, the KW suspension dampens harmoniously and prevents bumpy driving behavior. The pitch and roll movements of the bodywork are noticeably reduc

Copart, Inc., a global online vehicle auction company today announced the opening of its new location in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state. The Buffalo facility is the sixth in the state and will complement Copart's Rochester location in providing capacity for operations in the western part of New York. "Expanding our business to Buffalo is another step in creating a denser network of facilities in the state, allowing us to address the increasing deman

Genuine Parts Company announced today an acquisition for its European Automotive business. Alliance Automotive Group (AAG), the Company's wholly-owned automotive distribution company based in London, U.K., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Todd Group (Todd). The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019 and is contingent upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions and receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Todd, based in

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today its franchisee, Metrolube Companies, has opened a new Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center in the northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. 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

Karamba Security, a world leader in automotive and enterprise edge cybersecurity, today announced the signing of a production agreement of its leading Carwall® runtime integrity software, in Alpine infotainment systems. The platform provides an ECU self-protection against remote code execution (RCE), helping to protect vehicles from cyberattacks. Protection against cyberattacks is critical in order to safeguard customer safety in the connected and autonomous vehicle er

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles – and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S. and Europe – positioning both companies to better serve customers while improving their competitiveness and cost and capital efficiencies. Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess, Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett as well as Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky announced Volksw

Kalray, a pioneer in the field of processors for new intelligent systems, and eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software Solutions today announce the availability of the eMCOS POSIX 1 Real Time Operating System (RTOS) from eSOL on the MPPA® intelligent processor from Kalray. This is to meet the increasing and high standards of performance and safety in the markets for vehicles, industry and medicine. The support extends the already existing eMCOS core profile, which has alre

DENSO Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation today agreed to establish a joint venture* for research and advanced development of next-generation, in-vehicle semiconductors. The two companies will study the details and aim to establish the new company in April 2020. Recently, electronic controls have been increasingly implemented into vehicles. Furthermore, the number of in-vehicle semiconductors has also grown, and the performance of these semiconductors has continuously improved.

Corning Incorporated today hosted an opening ceremony for its new Automotive Glass Solutions facility in the Hefei Xinzhan Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Anhui province, China. This high-volume manufacturing facility will enable Corning to deliver AutoGrade™ Gorilla Glass parts for Automotive Interiors directly to automakers around the world as they incorporate more displays and more technical glass into their vehicle designs. Introduced earlier this year, AutoGrade&tr

Volkswagen today inaugurated the “We Campus” in Berlin. The digital launch command for the new facility was given by Ramona Pop, Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprises, and Christian Senger, Volkswagen brand Board Member responsible for Digital Car & Services. The new “We Campus” will bring together about 900 experts from Volkswagen and its technology partners who have previously worked at different locations. In future, th

Blackstone Resources AG  has teamed up with several strategic partners from Germany, Belgium, Poland and Austria, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. It has started to build and will finance its own research team with these partners. These include research specialists from a number of disciplines that are based at the Fraunhofer Institutes of both Offenburg and Goslar, plus the Technical Universities of Clausthal and Braunschweig in Germany. This move forms part of Blackstone&r

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today its franchisee, Henley Companies, has opened a new Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. 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. He

Teijin Limited announced today that it has agreed to wholly acquire Benet Automotive s.r.o. (Benet), a leading automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. Benet, headquartered in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, is a tier one supplier of composite components to the automotive industry, offering advanced technologies for carbon-fiber-reinforced and glass-fiber-reinforced plastic molding, as w

Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today its franchisee, Galena Companies, has acquired two quick-lube locations in the Philadelphia metro area that are now operating as Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service centers. 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 expe

Aluminium China and Lightweight Asia 2019, which will be held by Reed Exhibitions during July 10th-12th will showcase a new chapter in the aluminium industry by exploring the green manufacturing trends involved in the developments and products in diverse industries, especially automotive industry. Lightweight Automobiles Are Key The use of lightweight aluminium vehicles can effectively combine energy savings with emission reductions by adopting new materia