Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Ltd. (A joint Venture with Igarashi Motors India Pvt. Ltd) has announced that it shall be setting up a plant in the Chennai region during the recently conducted ground breaking ceremony of the facility. The plant that is expected to be functional by end of 2012 will produce Wiper systems, [...]

Beginning June 1, the value of certain spare parts manufactured by Kamsky motorcar giant for KAMAZ vehicles will be significantly reduced.
Thus the company seeks to strengthen its position in the aftermarket and offers consumers an opportunity to buy spare parts for KAMAZ vehicles at more affordable prices. The action provides for the reduction of prices [...]

In June, another will rise in wages of employees of KAMAZ.
In April and May salaries at KAMAZ has significantly increased compared with January-February. But then it happened as a result of natural growth in production volumes. Now, plus this will also increase due to additional funds allocated to the payroll. Given that in the summer [...]

VANCOUVER – The Canadian Automobile Association is bringing drivers, cyclists and experts together for a one-day national conference to discuss ways to enable cyclists and drivers to get along better on Canada’s roadways.
Canadians, including the 5.6 million members of CAA coast-to-coast, are faced with the challenges of bike-car coexistence, whether they are behind the [...]

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., its holding company in China, had decided to support an environmental protection project carried out by a Chinese environmental NGO, the Beijing SanSheng Environment and Development Research Institute.
The project will benefit Heyuan, an ethnic minority village in the Laojun Mountain [...]

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a tire sales company in China, would join hands with the China Environmental Protection Foundation, an advisory body to the Chinese government, to highlight Yokohama Rubber’s environmental activities and products and to spread recognition throughout China that “Yokohama Tire [...]

Before Volvo Trucks releases a new model onto the market, the vehicle always undergoes a rigorous crash-test programme. The Volvo FE Hybrid is no exception. With its 578 kg battery pack, it presents the crash-test engineers with new challenges.
“It’s immensely important to carry out collision tests when working with new alternative drivelines. In the hybrid [...]

Volvo introduces a very powerful 16-litre diesel engine for power generation applications. The new TWD1663GE is rated at 685 kWm and features Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to comply with the stringent US EPA and CARB Tier 4i emission limits.
“The TWD1663GE has been developed to be a prime and standby power product in the 550-625 kWe [...]

[A new cage shape delivering high performance bearing capabilities and a 25% reduction in rotating torque!]
NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) has developed a “low torque deep groove ball bearing (without seal)” that reduces rotating torque by 25%*1, as part efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency. This comes amidst calls for greater efficiency of [...]

Enjoy a more connected riding experience
The roar of the engine and the sound of the wind rushing by are an integral part of the motorcycle experience. We don’t want to change that experience – we just want to make it even better. For example, background noise can often make communications difficult, but with the BMW [...]