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Hector Fratty
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FIAT PREDICT GLOBAL CONSOLIDATION, SEEKS PARTNER.
Italian Fiat is looking for an ally to help it gain economies of scale in a deal that could go beyond project-specific alliances to include equity crossholdings, according to news reports.
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VDA Supplier Fund Mulled
VDA, the German automotive industry trade association, is considering setting up a fund to support suppliers in trouble. In principle, vehicle manufacturers would pay into the fund, but the details still have to be agreed.
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TRW vision of DA Advance Line
For the next decade, the market will continue to increase fitment of EPS and will strive to have large segment vehicles matching the performance of the lower end B and C segments.
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ESC Offers Greatest Safety Benefit
An assessment of vehicle safety systems by the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has concluded that electronic stability control (ESC)
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Mirror-Cam for Toyota Backup Display
Gentex are shipping their Rear Camera Display (RCD) Mirror for the 2009 Toyota RAV4 compact SUV, which is due to launch in Europe in early 2009.
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Splitview for S-Class: 2009
Mercedes-Benz have announced their new Splitview technology will debut on the S-Class in summer 2009.
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New U.S. Xenon Usage Study
UMTRI authors Michael J. Flannagan, Mary Lynn Buonarosa, Joel M. Devonshire, Brandon Schoettle, and Naoko Takenobu have published extensive new data regarding HID headlamp usage rates in the U.S. by area and time of night.
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Xenon Safety Boost Little Known
Car dealers and buyers are still not aware vehicle safety is increased by high-performance headlamps. This is the current result of a survey among buyers and dealers in Germany, Poland,
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Digital Sensors Replace Analog
Analog vehicle sensors can be replaced easily and economically with modern digital solutions. The basis is the new SENT protocol for data transmission in cars.
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