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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. In 2006, it received the Technological Development Award at the 56th JSAE Awards , hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan.

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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

Green Car Congress

Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co., Ltd, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China, to provide high-power lithium-phosphate batteries for use in its Electric Bus Project. In February 2006, China BAK Battery formed a contract manufacturing partnership with A123Systems.

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GM Brazil to Invest R$2B in Expansion and New Line of Chevrolet Small Cars

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The investment is the largest made by the company in its 84 years in Brazil. In 2005 and 2006, it received investments of about US$480 million, resulting in the launch of the Chevrolet Prism in October 2006 and the expansion of its production capacity to 230,000 vehicles per year. This will be the second expansion to Gravataí.

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